After three years at Alpine, Davide Brivio will return to MotoGP – The Italian is the new Team Principal of the new Aprilia satellite team Trackhouse
In recent months, Davide Brivio has often been linked with a return to the MotoGP paddock. The latest rumors saw him possibly joining Honda, but the former Suzuki team boss will dock at Trackhouse
Brivio will become team principal of Aprilia’s new satellite team, Trackhouse has confirmed, taking over the role from PJ Rashidi. The Italian is thus returning from Formula 1 to MotoGP after three years at Alpine.
“I got to know Davide and knew he would be a perfect fit for the Trackhouse culture,” says Trackhouse boss Justin Marks. “I know he will lead us to great things on and off the track.”
After winning the world championship title with Suzuki in 2020, Brivio was hired by Renault CEO Luca de Meo as director of the Formula 1 project. But he soon took a back seat. For the past year and a half, Brivio has been in charge of Alpine’s junior program.
The end of the collaboration was finally confirmed at the end of 2023. The 59-year-old was open to a possible return to the MotoGP paddock after more than two decades in this environment.
“Everything has happened very quickly in the last few days,” says Brivio. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know Trackhouse better and seeing what we can do in MotoGP with the successful vision of this company. “
“Everything has happened very quickly in the past few days. Before I couldn’t say where I was going, but hey, this is great news and we will start working quickly.” The signing of Brivio underlines Trackhouse’s ambitions.
The US team Trackhouse will enter the premier class in 2024. In principle, the team structure has been taken over from RNF Racing, with Wilco Zeelenberg as team manager. Miguel Oliveira will receive the same RS-GP specification as the works team.
Raul Fernandez will probably still start the season with the 2023 bike. Trackhouse assumes that he will receive a major technical update in the spring (probably in Jerez). But according to the regulations, he has to stick with the 2023 engine.
The fact that Brivio is interested in the new satellite team also has to do with Aprilia Motorsport boss Massimo Rivola. With Brivio, Aprilia has brought a manager with excellent connections on board. He was a key figure in Valentino Rossi’s switch from Honda to Yamaha (2003/04).
After the two world championship titles in the 250cc class, Brivio brought Jorge Lorenzo to Yamaha. He later built up the Suzuki team for the comeback in 2015 and led the brand to the world title
