Aprilia still doesn’t have the continuity in MotoGP in 2019 assured, since the Gresini ‘joint venture’ ends later this year and hasn’t yet been extended. Noale’s factory is then the only one of those who are now involved in the championship without a guaranteed future.

Speedweek writes that Aprilia is currently negotiating the extension of the contract that links it to the Gresini structure in the premier class. At this time, there are no more manufacturers without at least one satellite or factory team confirmed for the next year.

Moreover, all the manufacturers have some confirmed program: first, the Ducati, Honda, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha with their respective official structures. As for satellites, only Suzuki and Yamaha have no connection to any team.

Honda continues with LCR and it seems that it will lose Marc VDS to Suzuki. KTM will start a partnership with Tech3, while the Ducati remains linked to the Ducati, Angel Nieto Team and Avintia can’t be ruled out – although Yamaha is singled out as an alternative to the latest.

It’s certain that no customer team will enter MotoGP next year, since for contractual reasons no new training is due to enter until 2022. On the other hand, it is the wish of the Dorna executive director that all the builders have at least one satellite, the which so far has not been possible for Aprilia, KTM and Suzuki.

KTM has already established a client program with Tech3, while Suzuki will already have an agreement with Marc VDS. Also, Yamaha may well be the only one to be without a satellite team in 2019 after the end of the partnership with Tech3, but there is the possibility of Avintia leaving the Ducati ‘sphere’ to join the brand of tuning fork.