History
2025 Titolo
The line-up of the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team in 2025 will see the return of Jack Miller, who will pair with Miguel Oliveira on the Yamah YZR-M1 2025. Alongside its MotoGP efforts, this year Pramac Racing will also make its debut in the Moto2 World Championship as BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2, Tony Arbolino and Izan Guevara the two riders, signalling its commitment to nurturing talent across categories.
2024 The masterpiece championship
If 2023 had been an outstanding season, the 2024 MotoGP season will be remembered as the Masterpiece Championship, with Prima Pramac Ducati achieving a monumental milestone by becoming the first independent team since 2001 (and the first in the MotoGP era) to win the MotoGP Riders World Championship with Jorge Martín. In a tense and thrilling battle with reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who ended up by winning 11 races against the 3 of the Spaniard (with the two tying at 7 Sprint-race wins each) but who suffered too many mistakes, Martín emerged victorious at the final GP of the season in Barcelona, showcasing incredible speed, fierce determination, and solid consistency throughout the season. This landmark victory capped off an extraordinary era for Pramac Racing under the leadership of Paolo Campinoti, with the team also ending the championship as 2nd overall in the teams standings. It was a season of unforgettable triumphs but also of radical changes, as the team in Barcelona bid farewell not only to Martín (and his teammate Franco Morbidelli) but also to Ducati after 20 remarkable seasons to embark on a new long-term partnership with Yamaha as second Official Factory team.
2023 Team’s triumph
The season 2023 is the one that consecrated Prima Pramac Ducati as one of the most beautiful realities of MotoGP. The new face in the team was Gino Borsoi, the former rider who cut his teeth as a team manager in Moto3 and Moto2 and who was called by Paolo Campinoti to replace Calabresi as team manager. Also thanks to Borsoi’s reorganization of the garage, Jorge Martín was able to fight until the last race in Valencia for the Riders World Championship, with the team winning the Team World Championship for the first time in its history (as well as its third consecutive title as Best Independent Team), with a 59-point margin over the Ducati factory team. Martín’s battle against Francesco Bagnaia on the identical Ducati GP23 was an exciting one that lasted throughout the season, with the Madrid-born rider taking home 4 GP and 9 Sprint Races – the new addition to the Championship – as well as a total of 7 other podiums between Saturday and Sunday, only surrendering in the final race. As for Zarco, after a long-time chasing, the Frenchman finally managed to win his first MotoGP race in Australia. The triumph became reality after a thrilling final lap, as Johann, thanks to five other podium finishes, bade farewell to the team as 5th overall in the riders standings at the end of the season.
2022 Consistency and growth
Pramac Racing confirmed the same line-up for 2022, with both riders riding the factory spec Desmosedici GP22. Johann Zarco secured one pole position (at the Portuguese Grand Prix) and four podiums, finishing 8th overall. Martín confirmed his tremendous speed in qualifying with five pole positions and a total of four podiums, again finishing 9th overall. The team finished the season in 4th place in the teams’ standings, to be confirmed as Best Independent Team.
2021 A New winning duo with Zarco and Martín
For 2021 Pramac Racing switched to a completely new duo, with veteran and two-time Moto2 World Champion Johann Zarco and rookie Jorge Martín, also a World Champion in Moto3, taking possession of the box. It was a rocket start to the season for the team, with Zarco finishing 2nd in the two opening races in Qatar to take a provisional lead in the World Championship, and Martín finishing just behind his teammate in the Doha GP after having started from the pole position. The Frenchman had a great first half of the season, finishing runner-up at his home GP at Le Mans and at the GP of Catalunya, before losing momentum in the second half of the season: he still managed to finish 5th overall with 173 points. After his solid performance at the Lusail International Circuit, Martín went through a very complicated period after a nasty crash in the free practice session of the Portuguese Grand Prix sidelined him for four consecutive races. But his comeback was extraordinary, with the Madrid-born rider taking his first MotoGP win at the Styrian GP in Zeltweg and finishing 3rd at the Austrian GP the following week on the same track. A 2nd place in the final race at Valencia confirmed Martinator’s growth and speed (he ended the season with a total of 4 pole positions) as the Spaniard completed his rookie season as 9th overall with 111 points, with Pramac Racing 4th overall in the teams’ standings and Best Independent Team. At the end of the season, Team Manager Francesco Guidotti resigned from his role after 10 years with the team, with Claudio Calabresi taking his place.
2020 Teamwork and rising talent
Both Miller and Bagnaia were re-confirmed for the 2020 season, in a campaign that saw the team make a major contribution to Ducati’s World Constructors title: Miller scored 4 podiums, including three 2nd places, to finish the season 7th in the riders’ standings, while Bagnaia, after breaking his leg during the free practice at the Czech GP in Brno, scored his first MotoGP podium with a 2nd place at the San Marino GP in Misano Adriatico, before crashing the following week on the same track during the Emilia Romagna GP while leading the race. Confirming Pramac Racing’s excellent work in developing and nurturing young talent, both Bagnaia and Miller were promoted to the official Ducati team at the end of the season.
2019 A New generation with Bagnaia
With Petrucci promoted to the factory team, Pramac Racing signed fresh 2018 Moto2 World Champion Francesco Bagnaia for the 2019 season, while confirming Jack Miller, with the Australian riding a factory spec GP19 and the Italian riding the GP18 of the previous season. Miller scored five 3rd place finishes to finish 8th overall in the riders championship, while Bagnaia’s best result was a 4th place at the Australian Grand Prix, helping Pramac Racing finish 6th in the teams standings.
2018 A fresh start and strong results
At the end of the 2017 season the team signed Jack Miller, while Petrucci was confirmed on board, with the Italian finishing 2nd in the French GP at Le Mans, a result that secured him a place in the Ducati factory team for 2019. Jack Miller’s best result was a 4th place in Argentina, a race in which he stunned the world by taking an incredible pole position on slick tyres on the very wet asphalt of the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. The 235 points scored by the two riders during the season put Alma Pramac Racing in 5th place in the teams standings.
2017 Petrucci’s breakthrough season
The 2017 season was an exceptional one for Octo Pramac Racing. Danilo Petrucci emerged as one of the main characters of the season, scoring four podiums with an impressive third place at Mugello and narrowly missing out on victories at Assen and Misano. Petrucci also qualified on the front row at Barcelona, Sachsenring, Misano, and Motegi to finish 8th in the overall standings, as Octo Pramac Racing finished 6th in the team standings.
2016 A Solid year for Petrucci and Redding
The team’s new addition for 2016 was British rider Scott Redding, who replaced Hernandez. A hand injury during winter testing in Australia forced Petrucci to sit out the first four races, with Ducati test rider Michele Pirro taking his place. When he finally returned on the grid, at the French GP at Le Mans, Petrux finished 7th, his best result of the season then replicated at the Czech GP. Redding’s promising start included a sixth-place finish at the Austin Grand Prix in the United States, as the Briton continued to improve with a podium finish at the Dutch GP in Assen and a 4th place finish the following week in Germany. Octo Pramac Yakhnich finished the season sixth in the teams’ standings, while Petrucci and Redding finished 14th and 15th respectively in the riders’ overall classification.
2015 A New era with Petrucci
For the 2015 season, with Iannone promoted to the Ducati factory team, the Octo Pramac team signed Danilo Petrucci, while confirming Hernandez, with the Italian promise and the Colombian riding the Ducati Desmosedici GP15. Petrucci’s great skills in the rain were rewarded at the British GP, where the Terni-born rider clinched his first ever podium in MotoGP, a stupendous 2nd place in the all-Italian sandwich of legend Valentino Rossi and Ducati factory rider Andrea Dovizioso.
2013-2014 Stronger ties with Ducati
The 2013 season marked the start of a stronger alliance with Ducati, with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer promoting Pramac Racing as a factory supported team, a closer partnership that allowed the Paolo Campinoti-led team to have a much closer cooperation with the factory team, as well as helping with the development of the Desmosedici. The riders were young talent Andrea Iannone and veteran Ben Spies on the factory GP13. Iannone was also confirmed for 2014 – a season that saw him finish 10th overall – joined on board by Yonny Hernandez, the first Colombian to make the step up to MotoGP.
2011-2012 A shift in team dynamics
In 2011 Pramac Racing celebrated its tenth year in the MotoGP Championship by signing MotoGP legend Loris Capirossi alongside young talent Randy De Puniet and finished the season in sixth place overall. In 2012 the team reduced its presence on the grid to just one rider, Héctor Barberá: the Spaniard managed to finish in the top ten in 11 races despite an injury, with the highlight of a front row start at the Italian GP at Mugello.
2009-2010 Returning to Pramac Racing
For the 2009 MotoGP season the team returned to its roots as Pramac Racing. Mika Kallio, the standout rookie of the season, and Ducati Corse test rider Niccolò Canepa were part of the lineup, along with Aleix Espargaró, who alternated between the two riders. In 2010 Espargaró and Kallio defended the team colours, with Pramac Racing finishing eighth in the teams standings for the third year in a row.
2008 The Alice Team era
For the 2008 season the team changed its name to Alice Team, with Sylvain Guintoli and Toni Elias as riders. Elias took two consecutive podiums at the Czech Republic and San Marino GPs, making Pramac the only independent team to finish on the podium twice during the season.
2005-2007 Partnership with Ducati
In 2005 Pramac Racing joined the Luis D’Antin team, becoming Pramac D’Antin, and began a long-term relationship with Ducati as bike supplier, with Roberto Rolfo riding the Desmosedici GP4 with Dunlop tyres. The following season Alex Hofmann and José Luis Cardoso rode the Ducati GP6, the same spec bike as the factory team, but it was not until 2007, with the new 800cc bikes on the grid and Alex Barros riding the Desmosedici GP7 supplied with Bridgestone tyres, that the team began to get its first significant results with the Ducati, with the Brazilian rider taking a podium finish at the Italian Grand Prix and placing the team sixth overall in the team standings.
2002-2004 Beginnings and early success
Pramac Racing made its debut in the MotoGP World Championship in 2002 as Pramac Honda Racing. The team’s rider was Tetsuya Harada, who in the inaugural season rode a Honda NSR500 with Dunlop tyres. The following season the team signed another Japanese rider, Makoto Tamada, the bike was the RC211V, and Bridgestone made its debut as a tyre supplier in the MotoGP championship: the best result of the season was a 3rd place in Brazil. In that same year Pramac Honda Racing also supported the Sito Pons team (rider Max Biaggi), while in 2004 the two teams merged to form the Camel Honda team, with Tamada again using Bridgestone tyres and Biaggi Michelin: Tamada won in Brazil and Japan, the first two maiden victories in Pramac Racing history and finished the season in 6th place, while Biaggi won one race and finished third overall.
Team Records
2021-2024
Best Independent Team
2021
Triple crown: Best Independent Team, Best Independent Rider, Jorge Martín Rookie of the Year
2022
Best Independent Team
2023
Best Independent Team, Team World Champion, Jorge Martin 2nd in the World Championship
2024
World Champion with Jorge Martín, Best Independent Team
