Savadori, Bradl join Pedrosa for Jerez MotoGP wild-cards
Three factory t🍬est riders join the MotoGP regulars for the Spanish Grand Prix.
MotoGP gr💞id numbers will be boosted by the attendance of three wild-c🐈ard riders at Jerez this weekend.
Headlining the trio will be home star Dani Pedrosa, whose Jerez race appearance was officially announced by KTM during the previous COT🐻A event.
Pedr♕osa delighted the Spanish fans by ✱leading opening practice last season, qualifying on the second row and finishing sixth (Sprint) and seventh (Grand Prix) in the races.
The Spaniard's last wild-card appearance, at Misano, also saw the debut of a caᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrbon fibre chassis, which Pedrosa took to the brink of the podium in both races. Might KTM unveil a similar surprise this weekend?
Meanwhile, Aprilia and Honda have confirmed to mahbx.com that their respectiv꧒e test riders, Lorenzo Savadori and Stefan Bradl, will also compete a✱t Jerez, raising grid numbers to 25.
Jerez is a popular event for wild-card entries since factory test riders are already familiar with the circuit from private t꧅esting and - having taken part in theꦦ grand prix weekend - are already up to speed for the following Official test on Monday.
MotoGP rules allow a max♑imum of three wild-cards atꦓ each Grand Prix round.
Ducati is the only factory currently unable to fi🅘eld wild-cards duಌe to it’s ‘A’ ranking in the new concessions format.
Yamaha is yet to reveal when its test rider, Cal Crutchlow, will take part as a wild-card. The En🍌glishman last raced i🐟n MotoGP at Motegi in 2023.
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