Aprilia RS-GP

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	Prototype
Engine	1,000 cc (61 cu in) four-stroke V4
Transmission	6-speed

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.

History

For 2015 Aprilia returned to the world championship with a factory effort, with Álvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri, who made a comeback since he last competed in the premier class back in 2010. Aprilia return to the premier class under the name Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, to be exact, not under a full factory effort.

For 2016 Aprilia stays 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.

Specifications

Main frame: Aluminium twin spar frame, aluminium swingarm

Kerb weight: 157 kg min. (as per FIM regulations)

Fuel tank capacity: 22 litres (as per FIM regulations)

Accessories: Barracuda

Engine: Four-stroke V4, liquid-cooled

Valvetrain: DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, pneumatic springs, gear drive

Total displacement: 1000 cc

Maximum Power: 255 hp

Maximum speed: 350 km/h

Gearbox: 6-speed seamless shift manual, final chain drive

Tyres: Michelin

Brakes: Brembo

Chain: Titanium PBR sprocket

Suspension: Öhlins magnesium 42mm fully-adjustable telescopic fork (front), fully-adjustable Öhlins Pro-link monoshock (rear)

Exhaust : Akrapovič

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	20	Pts	Pos
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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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			QAT	THA	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	FIN	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
			29	Andrea Iannone
			41	Aleix Espargaró

* Season still in progress.