Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team to Debut in Intermediate Class in 2025
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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that besides the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team contesting the MotoGP World Championship starting next year, Yamaha and Pramac will also be collaborating in the intermediate class as of 2025, running the Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team.
Starting a Moto2 team was a logical next step for Yamaha and Pramac, who have already established themselves as key players in the premier class and want to branch out further into racing-talent development in the lower classes. The new Moto2 team will tie in with Yamaha's award-winning BLU CRU programme, with which it shares similar goals focused on nurturing upcoming talent.
For 2025, Yamaha and the Pramac team have carefully selected young talented riders who have a long career ahead of them and yet have the maturity to help the team take its first steps in this exciting new project.
Italian rider Tony Arbolino, 2020 Moto3 Vice Champion and 2023 Moto2 Vice Champion, and Spaniard Izan Guevara, 2022 Moto3 World Champion, make an exciting pairing that will debut on track at the first official Moto2 winter test, held from 7-8 February 2025, at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain.
Lin Jarvis
Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Racing
Paolo Campinoti
Team Principal, Pramac Racing
"We are proud to strengthen this mission by expanding our presence into Moto2. I am confident that we have the team and technical expertise needed to start this exciting new chapter on the right track.
Tony Arbolino
Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Rider
"I always loved Yamaha as per what they represent as a brand and history.
"Besides I have full trust in Pramac to help me become a better rider. I will do my best to deliver the best possible results. The title in Moto2 is our goal.
"Thanks to them for their trust on me.
Izan Guevara
Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Rider
"I'm looking forward to working again with one of the people who helped me become World Champion, Gino Borsoi. I know many of the people who will work in the team and I know it will be easy to work together.
"Above all I want to thank Pramac and Yamaha for giving me this opportunity to race with them in 2025. I'm sure we are going to achieve a lot of success. I am very motivated by this change and by the project I will be involved in.
"The creation of the Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team reflects Yamaha's dedication to nurturing young talents and guiding them through the racing ranks as well as the company's dedication to be back at the top of MotoGP.
"The creation of the Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team is a natural development and fits in with Yamaha's acclaimed BLU CRU programme, which successfully develops riders across multiple disciplines.
"With Tony Arbolino and Izan Guevara, we have an outstanding rider line-up for the new Moto2 team, combining skills, talent, and potential. We look forward to seeing their journey unfold as we continue building a stronger foundation for Yamaha's future in MotoGP.