First reported by Motorsport.com final month, Ducati has agreed phrases with Aldeguer to trip manufacturing facility equipment from subsequent 12 months.
Nonetheless, whereas anticipated to be with Pramac, the official launch from Ducati doesn’t explicitly state what group the 18-year-old can be positioned at.
Aldeguer has been one of many high paddock prospects for the final couple of years, with a transfer to MotoGP in 2025 broadly anticipated after he received 5 grands prix for Velocity Up in Moto2 final season on his method to third within the championship.
He has been linked to a number of MotoGP rides for 2024, together with Honda, however elected to stay in Moto2 with Velocity As much as see out the remainder of his contract.
Motorsport.com understands Aldeguer’s Ducati contract – which runs for 2 years with an choice to increase that till no less than 2028 – for his MotoGP debut carries with it a base wage of round €300,000.
“I want to warmly welcome Fermin into the Ducati household and we will not wait to see him already on the Desmosedici GP,” Ducati basic supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna stated.
“I’m very glad about this settlement as a result of Aldeguer is likely one of the strongest riders of the brand new technology of the world championship.
Fermin Aldeguer, SpeedUp Racing
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“Within the final years, we have now adopted his evolution and through final season he confirmed an unbelievable velocity.
“He’s a really younger man with implausible potential and traits to do nicely and we are going to give him all of the technical assist to make him develop.”
Aldeguer’s signing additionally comes per week on from Pramac group boss Gino Borsoi telling Motorsport.com that he felt like 2023 runner-up Jorge Martin’s time with the squad “has come to a little bit of an finish.”
Martin’s contract with Pramac runs out on the finish of this season, with the Spaniard making no secret of his want to maneuver to a manufacturing facility group.
Had he received the 2023 championship, he would have been mechanically promoted to the manufacturing facility Ducati group alongside Francesco Bagnaia.
Aldeguer’s signing is the second contract Ducati has inked with a rider within the final two weeks, after agreeing new phrases with double world champion Bagnaia via to the tip of 2026.
Alongside Bagnaia and Aldeguer, solely Honda’s Luca Marini and LCR counterpart Johann Zarco, and KTM’s Brad Binder have agency offers in place past this season.
