Aprilia re-signed Savadori through 2028
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 10, 2026
Savadori stayed with Aprilia
Aprilia Racing kept Lorenzo Savadori as its test rider and retained him in a key MotoGP development role. The team extended his contract for two more years. That deal mattered beyond a simple roster move. It gave Aprilia continuity in one of its technical jobs, and it kept a familiar rider in the development work that would shape the next phase of the project.
The extension also lined Savadori up with the first two years of MotoGP’s new 850cc regulations. Aprilia made clear that he would remain a central part of its development program as the series moved into that new era. Test riders carried a heavy load in that kind of transition. They helped a team sort through parts, settings and direction before the race riders saw them in competition. Aprilia’s decision to keep Savadori in that role showed it wanted a stable hand guiding that process. It also showed trust in a rider who already knew the machinery, the personnel and the demands of the team’s operation.
Savadori and Aprilia
Savadori’s link to Aprilia ran deep. He joined Aprilia’s MotoGP project in 2019, then moved into a full-time racing role for the team between late 2020 and mid-2021. Since then, he had stayed on as the team’s test rider, which had made him a constant presence inside the program even when he was not lining up on Sundays. His history with the brand stretched back more than a decade, and it included time on Aprilia’s RSV4 in European Superstock and WorldSBK. That long connection gave the team a rider who already understood its methods and expectations.
He also brought a background built on more than one phase of the sport. Savadori was from Cesena, and his career with Aprilia had moved through development work and race duty in different forms. That mattered for a team that valued both speed and technical understanding. A test rider needed to provide feedback that engineers could trust, but he also had to know how a bike behaved when the pressure rose in race conditions. Savadori had done both jobs for Aprilia. His new contract kept that experience in house at a time when the team wanted a steady hand through another technical reset.
Savadori’s value
Aprilia said Savadori reflected the team’s spirit through his speed, technical feedback, consistency, grit and team-first attitude. That profile fit the kind of rider a factory leaned on when it wanted to build around continuity instead of constant change. Massimo Rivola also pointed to Savadori as an important reason for the team’s unified spirit, saying riders who put the company’s interests ahead of their own were rare. The message from Aprilia was clear. It valued Savadori for more than lap times. It valued the way he worked inside the project and the way he supported the wider group.
Savadori echoed that feeling. He said he was glad to continue with Aprilia and said he felt deeply attached to the team. He also said he was proud of the progress the group was making as it worked to keep Aprilia at the front. That sense of shared purpose fit the deal. Savadori had kept his place in the project while the team continued to chase stronger results and prepare for what came next. His 2025 workload underlined that importance. He made 13 Grand Prix appearances that year as a replacement for injured Jorge Martin. The new agreement kept him in Aprilia’s plans as MotoGP headed into its next phase.
