Aprilia RS-GP

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Aprilia RS-GP

Alvaro Bautista riding Aprilia RS-GP at Catalunya 2015
Manufacturer	Aprilia
Parent company	Piaggio
Production	since 2015
Predecessor	Aprilia RS Cube
Class	MotoGP Prototype
Engine	1,000 cc (61 cu in) four-stroke 75°/90°V4
Transmission	6-speed
Weight	160 kg (dry)
Fuel capacity	22 litres

The Aprilia RS-GP is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Aprilia to compete in the MotoGP World Championship, starting from 2015 season.

History[]

For 2015, Aprilia returned to the world championship supplying Aprilia Racing Team Gresini with two bikes for riders Álvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri, who made a comeback since he last competed in the premier class back in 2010.

For 2016, Aprilia stayed in MotoGP but this time the 2011 Moto2 World Champion, Stefan Bradl, joined the Aprilia squad, having competed with the team from 2015 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix onward.

On March 26, 2017, the RS-GP achieved its best result yet, having finished in 6th place in the 2017 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix with Aleix Espargaró after starting the race from 15 on the grid, the same feat occurred in 2018 at Aragon when Aleix Espargaró achieved another P6 result.

During the 2021 season, the RS-GP saw major improvements and results primarily by Aleix Espargaró as opposed to the results in 2018 through to 2020. The RS-GP once again achieved 2 more P6 finishes in Portimão and Jerez by Aleix Espargaró once again and saw consistent top 10 finishes by Espargaró while former test rider Lorenzo Savadori who was promoted after Bradley Smith left, only saw his personal best results within the top 15 with 2 15th place finishes and a 14th-place finish. The RS-GP also achieved its best Qualifying result within the top 3 in the MotoGP era with Aleix Espargaró starting 3rd behind Fabio Quartararo in 2nd and Johan Zarco in 1st.

At the British GP, Aleix Espargaró earned both Aprilia and the RS-GP its first-ever podium finish in 3rd in the Modern MotoGP 4-stroke era and Aprilia’s first podium finish in the premier class since Jeremy McWilliams in 2000.

Specifications[]

Complete MotoGP results[]

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Tyres	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
2015	B	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
			6	Stefan Bradl										20	14	Ret	16	18	18	21	10	18		8 (17)	18th	39	11th	36	5th
			19	Álvaro Bautista	Ret	15	19	15	15	14	10	17	14	18	13	10	15	13	16	14	15	14		31	16th
			33	Marco Melandri	21	Ret	20	19	18	18	Ret	19												0	NC
			70	Michael Laverty									20											0	NC
2016	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	JPN	AUS	VAL
			6	Stefan Bradl	Ret	7	10	14	10	14	12	8	DNS	19	14	Ret	12	10	10	11	17	13		63	16th	145	7th	101	5th
			19	Álvaro Bautista	13	10	11	Ret	9	Ret	8	Ret	10	16	16	10	10	9	7	12	7	10		82	12th
2017	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
			22	Sam Lowes	18	Ret	Ret	16	14	19	19	Ret	Ret	18	20	Ret	Ret	20	13	19	Ret	Ret		5	25th	67	12th	64	6th
			41	Aleix Espargaró	6	Ret	16	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	8	13	Ret	Ret	6	7	Ret		Ret		62	15th
2018	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
			41	Aleix Espargaró	19	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	17	C	14	6	13	Ret	9	11	Ret	44	17th	64	10th	59	6th
			45	Scott Redding	20	12	17	15	Ret	Ret	12	14	15	Ret	20	C	21	16	16	19	13	19	11	20	21st
2019	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
			29	Andrea Iannone	14	17	12	DNS	Ret	15	11	10	13	17	16	10	DNS	11	15	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	43	16th	106	9th	88	6th
			41	Aleix Espargaró	10	9	Ret	11	12	11	Ret	12	Ret	18	14	Ret	12	7	Ret	15	10	13	9	63	14th
		Aprilia Factory Racing	38	Bradley Smith	Ret			17			Ret							19						0	NC
2020	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR
			32	Lorenzo Savadori												Ret	18	Ret						0	NC	54	11th	51	6th
			38	Bradley Smith	15	12	17	13	19	19	13	16	Ret	19	15									12	21st
			41	Aleix Espargaró	Ret	Ret	10	11	12	13	Ret	12	14	13	Ret	Ret	9	8						42	17th
2021	M	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini			QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	MAL	ALG	VAL
			12	Maverick Viñales													18	13		8	16	16		11 (106)[a]	10th	135	9th	121	6th
			32	Lorenzo Savadori	19	20	14	19	Ret	15	15	Ret	16	DNS		DNS								4	26th
			41	Aleix Espargaró	7	10	6	6	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	Ret	10	3	4	8	Ret	7	Ret	9		120	8th