In 2024, Maverick Viñales was the only one to deprive Ducati of a Sunday success. During the Grand Prix of the Americas, the third round of the season contested on the Austin circuit, the Spaniard outperformed the eight Desmosedici GPs on the grid to win under the Aprilia banner.
Starting from pole position, the road to victory was not easy. A poor start saw him fall to ninth, and forced to show authority in his climb back to the front.
This success was his first for the Noale brand. A result therefore allowed him to become the first rider in the MotoGP era to win at least one race with three different manufacturers. He who had already won when he was a pilot
In 2025, however, the Catalan will join yet another brand. Following his signing with Tech3 at the start of the summer, he will partner Enea Bastianini in the KTM satellite team. He could therefore take the opportunity to extend his record, and win a race with a fourth different manufacturer.
A victory which would allow him to distance himself from a few drivers on the grid who will have the opportunity to equal his current mark next year.
Who to match Maverick Viñales?
On the 2025 MotoGP grid, two other riders can match Maverick Viñales. Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) and Alex Rins (Yamaha) have already won with two brands in the premier category, but not yet with the Iwata factory.
As a reminder, the Australian won the Dutch Grand Prix for Honda in 2016, before winning three times with Ducati. However, he failed during his time with KTM.
The Spaniard, for his part, won five victories with Suzuki in MotoGP, including the manufacturer's last before its withdrawal from the class, in 2022. He then moved to Honda, where he also took the last victory to date. factory, during the 2023 Grand Prix of the Americas.
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