Aprilia Racing continues its flyaway tour in Australia

JORGE MARTÍN AND MARCO BEZZECCHI ARRIVE AT PHILLIP ISLAND FOR AUSTRALIAN GP

MotoGP’s flyaway tour continues in Australia at the historic Phillip Island circuit for the season’s eighteenth round. Jorge Martín and Marco Bezzecchi are preparing to tackle one of the most iconic circuits on the calendar, which this year hosts the final MotoGP Grand Prix before the planned move to Adelaide next season.

Jorge Martín arrives at Phillip Island after a positive weekend in Indonesia, where he finished fourth in the sprint and third in the long race. That run of results has taken him back to the top of the championship on 355 points.

Marco Bezzecchi comes to the Australian GP after securing his fifth Grand Prix win of the season in Indonesia. Despite crashing in the sprint, the Italian rider ended the weekend with an important victory and now goes into the Australian round determined to repeat the feat.

The 4.45 km Phillip Island circuit is renowned for its spectacular setting. Running along the clifftops of the island, in the state of Victoria, and surrounded by unspoilt countryside, the track has five right-handers and seven left-handers. 

After Indonesia, it’s clearer than ever that this championship will be fought out between the top three. We arrive in Australia with the gaps in the riders’ standings even tighter, so we have to keep working and keep faith in what everyone at Aprilia and the team is doing. It will be my first time on the RS-GP at a circuit as special as Phillip Island. I’m confident that my team and I will do an excellent job and give this circuit the send-off it deserves. – Jorge Martin

I’m really happy to be heading to Phillip Island. It’s a shame this will be our last time there, but I’m delighted to be back on the bike. I can’t wait, especially after the fantastic Sunday we had in Indonesia. As always, we’ll be working hard as a team to be competitive and have fun out there. – Marco Bezzecchi