Oliveira To Factory Aprilia In 2024
T
he Trackhouse Aprilia Mo-
toGP team (formerly RNF
Aprilia) will see lead rider Miguel
Oliveira on a RS-GP24 machine
similar to the factory riders Aleix
Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.
It was looking as though
Oliveira would be on a RS-GP23
machine for the 2024 season as
the deadline for the application
for current-spec machinery had
long since expired, but Track
-
house has been given special
dispensation by Aprilia Racing
boss, Massimo Rivola to have
one of the latest machines in its
garage in 2024.
Oliveira was unable to test the
machine at the 2023 season-
ending Valencian test due to
damage suffered to his right
shoulder in a crash in Qatar but
will get his first taste of the 2024
Aprilia at the season-opening
test in Malaysia on February 6-8.
Teammate Raul Fernandez will
start the season with a 2023-
spec chassis fitted with the latest
engine and, depending on results,
will be moved to a full 2024
Aprilia later in the season.
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Did You Know?
W
hile Honda HRC's Jett Lawrence is
the only rookie to win in his AMA Su-
percross debut in the premier class, there
are 10 other riders who earned their first
premier-class wins at Anaheim: Gaylon
Mosier, Kent Howerton, Donnie Hansen,
David Bailey, Johnny O'Mara, Damon Brad-
shaw, Chad Reed, Josh Grant, Ken Roczen
and Jason Anderson.
There have also been several Honda-
mounted riders who chalked up Super-
cross wins at Anaheim, including Marty
Smith, Donnie Hansen, David Bailey, John-
ny O'Mara, Rick Johnson, Jeff Stanton,
Jeremy McGrath, Ezra Lusk, Mike LaRoc-
co, Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, Ken
Roczen and Chase Sexton.
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There have been several first-time Supercross premier-
class winners at Anaheim, but none as a rookie until now.
Jett Lawrence has that honor.
Miguel Oliveira is a happy man now
that he's got a factory Aprilia for 2024.
