MOTOGP 2026 – GP 12, UK




MARCO BEZZECCHI RETURNS TO THE TRACK AFTER HIS INJURY ON THE SACHSENRING, JORGE MARTÍN READY FOR THE TWELFTH GP OF THE SEASON







FROM 3 TO 6 SEPTEMBER, HISTORY WILL BE MADE IN MANDELLO DEL LARIO: MOTO GUZZI CELEBRATES ITS 105TH BIRTHDAY WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW FACILITY; THE NEW MOTO GUZZI MUSEUM IS INAUGURATED, A HUB OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND THE HISTORY OF WORLD MOTORCYCLING; MANDELLO BECOMES A MEETING PLACE WHERE CORPORATE CULTURE AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY COME TOGETHER, AND WHERE TRADITION AND EXPERIMENTATION CONVERGE; A SUPER-MODERN HUB WITH EXTENSIVE SPACE FOR EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES AND SHOPPING. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS AND FANS ARE EXPECTED TO DESCEND UPON MANDELLO FOR FOUR DAYS OF MUSIC, BEAUTIFUL BIKES AND EVENTS OPEN TO EVERYONE

VICTORY FOR HARRISON MACKAY (ARMADA SC31 RACING TEAM). GREAT PERFORMANCE FROM ALFIE DAVIDSON (INCOMPETITION APRILIA), BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM

AT THE ‘RO RALLY MARATHON’, THOMAS MARINI SECURES HIS FIRST WIN NOT ONLY IN THE TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS, BUT ALSO IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR JACOPO CERUTTI FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT DURING DAY SIX OF COMPETITION. HE WILL RETURN TO ITALY IN THE COMING DAYS

A DEDICATED EXPERIENCE FOR APRILIA FANS TO ENJOY GRAND PRIX OF SAN MARINO AND RIMINI RIVIERA FROM THE HEART OF THE ACTION



THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE FARNESINA AS PART OF THE “MOTO D’ITALIA – CULTURE BEYOND THE TRACK” EVENT. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WAS A DELEGATION FROM APRILIA RACING, CELEBRATED AS A LEADING EXAMPLE OF ‘MADE IN ITALY’ EXCELLENCE


JORGE MARTÍN FIFTH, SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON MARCO BEZZECCHI’S LEFT CLAVICLE. PODIUM FOR THE SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM WITH OGURA SECOND AND FERNÁNDEZ THIRD
THIS EXTRAORDINARY VESPA, A TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND MODEL, PAYS HOMAGE TO THE ITALIAN NAVY’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS SHIP, ECHOING HER COLOURS AND STYLE. ITALIAN PRIDE, HISTORY AND TRADITION ARE THE VALUES SHARED BY THE VESPA AND THE VESPUCCI, WHICH THEY BRING WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO IN THE WORLD, AS DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COUNTRY


APRILIA & MOTO GUZZI LAUNCHED THE “MAESTRALE RIDE TOUR”: A UNIQUE MOTORCYCLE TEST RIDE EXPERIENCE ACROSS FRANCE, FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER 2026


JORGE MARTÍN AND MARCO BEZZECCHI ON THE TRACK AT SACHSENRING FOR THE FINAL RACE AHEAD OF THE SUMMER BREAK


HARRISON MACKAY, DEL TEAM ARMADA SC31 RACING, PORTA LA RS 660 SUL GRADINO PIÙ ALTO DEL PODIO

AN AUSTRIAN WHO HAS BEEN LIVING AND WORKING IN CREMONA FOR YEARS, A CITY FAMOUS WORLDWIDE AS THE CAPITAL OF VIOLIN MAKING AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF ANTONIO STRADIVARI. HE SHARES A LOVE FOR THE ICONIC ITALIAN SCOOTER WITH HIS SISTER ASTRID. WIDE MET THEM AT A MAJOR EVENT ‘VESPA: 80 YEARS OF AN ICON – ROMA 2026’




MARTÍN THIRD, BEZZECCHI CRASHES OUT. OGURA WINS AHEAD OF FERNÁNDEZ
DURING THE FOUR-DAY 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR THE VESPA, THE VESPA VILLAGE AT THE FORO ITALICO WELCOMED MORE THAN 50,000 VISITORS, ENTERTAINING THEM WITH EVENTS, MUSIC, SHOPPING AND THE VESPA CLUB ACTIVITIES. SATURDAY'S PARADE WAS THE BIGGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR EVENT, WHEN 25,000 VESPAS FROM 67 COUNTRIES RODE THROUGH THE CENTRE OF ROME. THE GREATEST-EVER CELEBRATION OF VESPA AND THE STYLE AND JOIE DE VIVRE IT HAS REPRESENTED FOR EIGHT DECADES

UNVEILED IN ROME AT THE FORO ITALICO AS PART OF THE “80 YEARS OF AN ICON” EVENT, THE VESPA EDIZIONE OTTANTESIMO IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM TODAY, EXCLUSIVELY ON VESPA.COM. A COLLECTOR’S MODEL BASED ON THE VESPA GTS 310, PRODUCED IN A NUMBERED EDITION, LIMITED TO 1,946 UNITS. THE SPECIAL LIVERY, INSPIRED BY THE RAW STEEL OF THE BODY, IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY. EIGHTY YEARS OF FREEDOM, LIGHT-HEARTEDNESS, STYLE AND ELEGANCE, ENCAPSULATED IN AN EXCLUSIVE EDITION THAT IS ALREADY IN HIGH DEMAND FROM COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS


THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE OPENING OF THE VESPA VILLAGE AT THE FORO ITALICO MARKS THE OFFICIAL START OF “VESPA ROMA 2026 - 80 YEARS OF AN ICON”, THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENT CELEBRATING THE GLOBAL VESPA LEGEND. THOUSANDS OF VESPISTI HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED AND ARE INVADING THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL. HUGE CROWDS AT THE VESPA VILLAGE, WHERE THE PHOTO EXHIBITION “80 YEARS OF AN ICON - THE EXHIBITION” HAS OPENED. UNVEILING OF THE VESPA EDIZIONE OTTANTESIMO, THE EXCLUSIVE CELEBRATION EDITION ISSUED IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF 1,946 UNITS


BAGNAIA HAS SIGNED A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT TO LINE UP ALONGSIDE MARCO BEZZECCHI ON THE APRILIA RS-GP, FORMING AN ALL-ITALIAN TEAM IN MOTOGP

ALFIE DAVIDSON (APRILIA IN COMPETITION) TRIUMPHS IN RACE 2 AND SECURES A PODIUM IN RACE 1. HARLEY MCCABE (FIBRE TEC APRILIA-BY MLAV RACING) ALSO PERFORMS WELL, BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM IN BOTH RACES


TENTH GP OF THE SEASON FOR MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN AT THE HISTORIC TT CIRCUIT ASSEN
CURATED BY GIACOMO BRETZEL, THE EXHIBITION CHRONICLES THE HISTORY AND GLOBAL CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE VESPA BRAND THROUGH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES AND UNIQUE MODELS. THE SHOW IS A HIGHLIGHT OF “VESPA ROMA 2026 – 80 YEARS OF AN ICON,” A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS FROM JUNE 25 TO 28. FOLLOWING ITS ROME DEBUT, THE EXHIBITION WILL TRAVEL TO THE PIAGGIO MUSEUM IN PONTEDERA, FROM 9 JULY

THOMAS MARINI WINS THE OVERALL STANDINGS ON DAY 2, WHILE MARCO MENICHINI TAKES THIRD IN CLASS

MARTÍN NINTH, BEZZECCHI DNS. ANOTHER PODIUM FOR SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S OGURA, SECOND, FERNÁNDEZ SEVENTH


A CELEBRATORY ‘COFFEE TABLE BOOK’ AND A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION OF HELMETS



THE ETERNAL CITY SPONSORS AND HOSTS THE LARGET VESPA EVENT EVER, WITH ENTHUSIASTS RIDING IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE AT THE FORO ITALICO FROM JUNE 25 TO 28: MUSIC, EXHIBITIONS, GAMES, GUESTS AND NON-STOP ENTERTAINMENT

VICTORY IN THE SUPERSTOCK CLASS AND SIXTH OVERALL FOR THE TEAM AND THE ITALIAN BIKE IN THE BELGIAN ROUND

CONVENIENT FINANCING, NO DEPOSIT AND ZERO INTEREST. SAVINGS OF UP TO 800 EUROS, PLUS THE PEACE OF MIND OF A FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL MODELS. SAVINGS OF UP TO 800 EUROS, PLUS THE PEACE OF MIND OF A FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL MODELS. FROM 9 TO 13 JUNE, DEALERSHIPS ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL OPEN DAY, WITH FREE TEST RIDES NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING ON PIAGGIO.COM

APRILIA RACING SCORES A PODIUM IN THE SPRINT RACE ON SATURDAY: MARCO BEZZECCHI FINISHES THIRD, MAINTAINING CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERSHIP


INCREDIBLE DEALS ON APRILIA AND MOTO GUZZI BIKES THROUGHOUT JUNE. THE APRILIA TUAREG ADVENTURE BIKE COMES WITH 2 YEARS OF MAINTENANCE INCLUDED, PLUS 1,500 EURO OF BENEFITS. MOTO GUZZI IS OFFERING 1500 EURO OF BENEFITS ACROSS ITS NEW V85 RANGE AND ON THE STELVIO GRAND TOURER. A SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 9–13 JUNE, INCLUDING FREE TEST RIDES - BOOK ON APRILIA.COM AND MOTOGUZZI.COM

HANK VOSSBERG, ROBEM ENGINEERING TEAM, TRIUMPHS IN RACE 2 AND SECURES A PODIUM IN RACE 1. JODY BARRY ALSO PERFORMS WELL, BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM IN RACE 1


CERUTTI SECURES THE WIN NOT ONLY IN THE TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS, BUT ALSO IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. THOMAS MARINI COMPLETES THE APRILIA ONE-TWO IN THE M5 CLASS


ONE-TWO IN THE HOME RACE: MARCO BEZZECCHI WINS, JORGE MARTÍN SECOND


THE AGREEMENT, ANNOUNCED DURING THE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY, LAUNCHES THE PARTNERSHIP FROM 2026
THE ETERNAL CITY WELCOMES THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF A TIMELESS ICON. FROM JUNE 25 TO 28, FOUR DAYS OF FESTIVITIES AND EVENTS OPEN TO ALL: MUSIC, EXHIBITIONS, GAMES, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND ENDLESS FUN. SET TO BE THE LARGEST GATHERING IN VESPA HISTORY, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VESPISTI FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE EXPECTED TO CELEBRATE A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF STYLE, JOIE DE VIVRE, AND FREEDOM


WELCOME LIKE STARS BY EMPLOYEES AT THE PIAGGIO FACTORY AND STUDENTS IN THE MUSEUM AUDITORIUM



JACOPO CERUTTI TRIUMPHS IN THE SARDINIAN STAGE OF THE EUROPEAN BAJA CHAMPIONSHIP, COMPETING ON A TUAREG RALLY 660 IDENTICAL TO THOSE SOLD AT DEALERSHIPS. AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENT THAT CONFIRMS THE TUAREG RALLY AS THE ULTIMATE BENCHMARK AMONG TWIN-CYLINDER OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES, EVEN ON THE MOST DEMANDING TERRAIN

A SPECIAL EDITION CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR PIAGGIO’S CROSSOVER, WITH OVER HALF A MILLION MODELS SOLD WORLDWIDE. THE BEVERLY IS THE ONLY SCOOTER THAT COMBINES THE AGILITY AND ROAD HOLDING OF A HIGH-WHEEL SCOOTER WITH THE COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE GT. THE BEVERLY 25TH ANNIVERSARY ENHANCES THE STRONG, EDGY CHARACTER OF THE LATEST GENERATION BEVERLY SCOOTER, WHILST RETAINING THE SPORTY ELEGANCE OF THE EARLIEST MODELS. IN PIAGGIO SHOWROOMS WITH PRICES FROM 6,050 EURO


SUCCESS FOR JACOPO CERUTTI AND THE STOCK TWIN-CYLINDER BIKE IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. A POSITIVE SUNDAY ALSO FOR THOMAS MARINI AND MARCO MENICHINI IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY, FINISHING FIRST AND SECOND IN CLASS ON DAY 2 IN OLBIA



MATTEO VANNUCCI AND THE REVO-M2 TEAM DELIVER APRILIA'S FIRST-EVER WIN IN THE SPORTBIKE CLASS AT MOST (CZECH REPUBLIC). HANK VOSSBERG’S WINNING STREAK CONTINUES IN THE TWINS CUP, TAKING BOTH VICTORIES AT BARBER (USA). A POSITIVE WEEKEND ALSO FOR THE INCOMPETITION TEAM, WITH ALFIE DAVIDSON SECURING A WIN AND A PODIUM IN THE BRITISH SPORTBIKE AT DONINGTON (UK)

RIDERS' STANDINGS AFTER SIX GRAND PRIXES, FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP 10: BEZZECCHI LEADS, FOLLOWED BY MARTÍN, OGURA FIFTH, AND FERNANDEZ SIXTH. NEXT RACES: ITALIAN GP AT MUGELLO

EIGHTY YEARS AGO, A DREAM ON TWO WHEELS WAS BORN. TODAY, VESPA CELEBRATES THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MODEL THAT EMBODIES ITS ORIGINAL SPIRIT. THE VESPA PRIMAVERA 80TH AND VESPA GTS 80TH RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS, REINTERPRETING THE STYLE, COLOURS AND DETAILS THAT CREATED A LEGEND WITH A SPECIAL LIVERY EMBELLISHED WITH HIGH-QUALITY DETAILS. MODELS DESTINED TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON THE HISTORY OF VESPA, AND TO BECOME UNIVERSAL ICONS OF STYLE AND FREEDOM. THESE VALUES WILL BE CELEBRATED IN ROME FROM 25 TO 28 JUNE, AT THE BIGGEST VESPA EVENT EVER HELD. PRICES FOR THE VESPA 80TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES START AT 5.750 EURO


AN EVENING OF STYLE AND GLAMOUR WITH A HOST OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR GIOVANNI PUGLIESE, PETER HANKE, FEDERAL MINISTER FOR INNOVATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND JOSEF FABER, CEO OF FABER HOLDING

GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA, SIXTH ROUND OF THE SEASON WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON HIS HOME TRACK


JORGE MARTÍN WINS HIS FIRST RACE ON THE RS-GP IN A COMEBACK RIDE, MARCO BEZZECCHI SECOND. TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S AI OGURA COMPLETES A HISTORIC ALL-APRILIA PODIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TOP CLASS




THE SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT RUNS FROM 12 TO 16 MAY, WITH FREE TEST RIDES ENABLING VISITORS TO TRY OUT THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE APRILIA, MOTO GUZZI, PIAGGIO AND VESPA RANGES FOR 2026

ALFIE DAVIDSON OF TEAM INCOMPETITION RACING APRILIA TAKES THE RS 660 TO THE TOP STEP OF THE PODIUM AT OULTON PARK





FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP SIX IN JEREZ: MARCO BEZZECCHI SECOND AND JORGE MARTÍN FOURTH. TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S AI OGURA FIFTH AND RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ SIXTH
NEW: VESPA PRIMAVERA 80TH AND GTS 80TH, AND THE DROP “80TH ANNIVERSARY”


EIGHTY YEARS AGO, A DREAM ON TWO WHEELS WAS BORN: THE VESPA. TODAY, VESPA CELEBRATES THIS EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE WITH A SPECIAL SERIES WHICH EMBODIES ITS ORIGINAL SPIRIT, AS IT INTRODUCES THE VESPA 80TH: THE VESPA PRIMAVERA AND VESPA GTS GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS, REIMAGINING THE STYLE, COLOURS AND DETAILS THAT CREATED A LEGEND. AN EXCLUSIVE SERIES WITH A SPECIAL LIVERY ENHANCED BY HIGH-END DETAILS, DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO SEE THE VESPA AS A TRUE SYMBOL OF FREEDOM. THE VESPA PRIMAVERA 8 AND VESPA GTS 80TH ARE TWO MODELS THAT ARE SET TO LEAVE THEIR MARK ON HISTORY, NOT ONLY IN CELEBRATING THIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY, BUT ALSO BY BECOMING UNIVERSAL ICONS OF STYLE AND LIBERTY




IN THE TWINS CUP, SECOND VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR HANK VOSSBERG, WHO TRIUMPHS IN RACE 1 AND CLAIMS A PODIUM IN RACE 2 AT ATLANTA. A POSITIVE WEEKEND ALSO FOR THE REVO-M2 TEAM, WHICH DELIVERED EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES IN SPORTBIKE AT ASSEN AND IN THE EWC AT LE MANS


MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON THE TRACK, LORENZO SAVADORI PARTICIPATING AS WILD CARD

JACOPO CERUTTI TAKES A TWIN-CYLINDER BIKE TO THE TOP STEP OF THE OVERALL PODIUM. THOMAS MARINI FINISHES SECOND TO COMPLETE THE ONE-TWO

THE FIRST AND ONLY BIKE IN THE WORLD AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET WITH CARBON-CARBON BRAKES CAPTURES THE MARKET: ALL 30 APRILIA X 250TH UNITS SOLD IN RECORD TIME


THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE SINGLE-MAKE TROPHY DEDICATED TO THE APRILIA RS 660 KICKS OFF ON APRIL 24 AT MISANO



A RIDING COURSE WITH EXCEPTIONAL ‘SUPER COACHES’: SIX-TIME WORLD CHAMPION AND MOTOGP LEGEND MAX BIAGGI AND THE ENTIRE APRILIA RACING MOTOGP TEAM: MARCO BEZZECCHI, JORGE MARTIN AND LORENZO SAVADORI. MORE INFO AND BOOKINGS ON APRILIA.COM



FROM 15 TO 18 APRIL 2026, VISITORS CAN ENJOY THIS SPECIAL PERIOD, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNMISSABLE BENEFITS AND DISCOVERING ALL THE NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2026 FROM THE ITALIAN BRANDS: APRILIA UNVEILS THE BRAND-NEW SR GT 400, THE CROSSOVER SCOOTER READY FOR ANYTHING, ALONGSIDE THE RS 457 GP REPLICA, THE HIGH-ADRENALINE A2 SPORTS BIKE WITH MOTOGP LIVERY. MOTO GUZZI PRESENTS THE STELVIO TOURER IN THE NEW COLOURS FOR 2026, FROM JUST 259 EURO PER MONTH, AS WELL AS THE REVAMPED V85 RANGE. VESPA INTRODUCES THE NEW PRIMAVERA AND SPRINT S MODELS, ICONS THAT ARE NOW EVEN SAFER AND MORE HI-TECH. PIAGGIO, MEANWHILE, IS OFFERING AFFORDABLE ZERO-DEPOSIT, ZERO-INTEREST FINANCING FOR ITS BEST-SELLING HIGH-WHEEL MODELS, THE MEDLEY AND THE BEVERLY

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SINGLE-MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP DEDICATED TO THE APRILIA RS 457, KICKING OFF ON MAY 17 AT VALLELUNGA


THOMAS MARINI WINS ALL THE STAGES OF THE WEEKEND IN THE G-1000 CLASS. MARCO MENICHINI TAKES SECOND IN CLASS ON DAY 2






THE FIRST AND ONLY BIKE IN THE WORLD ON THE MARKET WITH CARBON-CARBON BRAKES, A FEATURE EXCLUSIVE TO MOTOGP, TO CONFIRM THE DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE PREMIER MOTORCYCLE RACING CHAMPIONSHIP. APRILIA X 250TH, WHICH HAS A SPECTACULAR “STARS AND STRIPES” THEMED LIVERY INSPIRED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG, IS THE MOST POWERFUL RSV4 EVER BUILT, WITH 240 HP POWERING JUST 165 KG FOR A WEIGHT/POWER RATIO THAT PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED RIDING EXPERIENCE. SIXTH GENERATION OF THE X BRAND, THE NEW APRILIA X 250TH IS AN AERODYNAMIC EXCELLENCE WITH THE VERY LATEST GENERATION SEAT WINGS, FOUND ONLY ON THE RS-GP PROTOTYPE THAT RACES IN THE MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

ANTICIPATION HIGH ALSO FOR THE NEW X, THE LIMITED-EDITION BIKE THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON FRIDAY 27 MARCH. MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON TRACK FOR THE GRAND PRIX OF THE UNITED STATES


FOURTH WIN IN A ROW AND SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON FOR MARCO BEZZECCHI, JORGE MARTÍN SECOND. FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP TEN POSITIONS WITH TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S OGURA FIFTH AND FERNÁNDEZ TENTH


THE TWO SMALL- AND MEDIUM-DISPLACEMENT SPORTS MOTORCYCLES ARE THE COUNTRY’S MOST POPULAR MODELS, WITH OVER 21% OF THE MARKET SHARE. THESE NEW SPORTS BIKES HAVE ALSO PROVED EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THE USA - A MARKET IN WHICH APRILIA HAS SEEN 12% GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR - AS WELL AS IN EUROPE, WHERE THE RS 660 IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING SPORTS BIKES OVERALL, DRIVEN IN PART BY APRILIA’S MOTOGP SUCCESS. THE RS RANGE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF THE MODERN ROAD SPORTS BIKE CATEGORY, CREATED BY APRILIA ITSELF, THANKS TO ITS LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIKES THAT ARE BOTH APPEALING AND AFFORDABLE, DELIVERING PLENTY OF FUN ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS SUPERB PERFORMANCE ON THE TRACK

VESPA’S YOUNGEST AND MOST METROPOLITAN MODELS BOAST IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW FEATURES. GREATER SAFETY: THANKS TO THE NEW REAR DISC BRAKE; NEW STYLE: NEW RIMS, FULLY DIGITAL DASHBOARD AND GRILLE ON THE SPRINT S BODY; GREATER COMFORT: ALL VERSIONS NOW KEYLESS. THE ELEGANT LINES OF THE VESPA ARE PAIRED WITH THREE CUTTING-EDGE ENGINES: 50, 125 AND 150 CC. TWO ELECTRIC VERSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, WITH REMOVABLE BATTERIES. NOW AVAILABLE AT PIAGGIO GROUP SHOWROOMS


ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL, IS POSPONED TO NOVEMBER DUE THE ONGOING GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PORTUGAL AND VALENCIA GRAND PRIX DATE ADJUSTED



THE RIDER FROM SAN MARINO JOINS JACOPO CERUTTI IN THE TOUT TERRAIN RALLY CUP EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. MARCO MENICHINI AND FRANCESCO MONTANARI CONTINUE THE APRILIA TUAREG RACING CAMPAIGN IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY STARTING AT THE END OF THE MONTH

CHRIS PARRISH SECURES POLE, HANK VOSSBERG COMMANDS RACE 1 IN DAYTONA WEEKEND. NEXT ROUND: 17-19 APRIL, MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA

THE SR GT 400 IS THE NEW MID-SIZE GT THAT TURNS THE RULES UPSIDE-DOWN, BRINGING ALL OF APRILIA'S MOTORCYCLING EXPERTISE TO THE WORLD OF SCOOTERS: AGILE AND RESPONSIVE COURTESY OF ITS POWERFUL 400-CC, 36 HP ENGINE, THE SR GT 400 IS DESIGNED TO DOMINATE BOTH ON EVERYDAY ROADS AND ON LESS-TRAVELLED ROUTES. PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN UNTIL MARCH 31 ON APRILIA.COM


FOUR APRILIAS IN TOP FIVE IN MOTOGP FOR FIRST TIME IN TEAM’S HISTORY. MARCO BEZZECCHI WINS, JORGE MARTÍN FOURTH. RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ THIRD, AI OGURA FIFTH WITH TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM

AFTER OFFICIAL TESTING, MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ARE READY FOR FIRST RACE OF SEASON

AN UNEXPECTED ARBOREAL JOURNEY FOR MOTORCYCLISTS

“TUAREG EXPEDITIONS”: MOTORCYLE TRIPS, FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER. EUROPE, UNITED STATES, AFRICA. “TUAREG TRAINING”: OFF-ROAD RIDING COURSE, FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER


THE INITIATIVE IS PROMOTED BY THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR GROWT AND THE PROMOTION OF EXPORTS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, IN CLOSE COLLABORAZION WITH MOTOGP (DORNA SPORTS), THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION (FMI), ANCMA (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CYCLES, MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES, ITALY), EICMA (INTERNATIONA EXBITION OF CYCLES, MOTORYCLES AND ACCESSORIES, ITALY), AND THE ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY (ICE)


THE OUTGOING CHAMPION JACOPO CERUTTI IS THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURER'S RIDERS, FINISHING FOURTH IN THE +650 TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS STANDINGS

““ART, TECHNIQUE AND EMOTION” IS THE MOTTO OF THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS WINNING MOTORCYCLE PROJECTS, PRESENTED DURING THE MEETING AT THE APRILIA RACING HEADQUARTERS IN NOALE


JACOPO CERUTTI WINS THE STAGE AND TAKES THE LEAD BOTH OVERALL AND IN THE +650 CLASS

AS THE 2026 MOTOGP SEASON GETS UNDERWAY WITH LORENZO SAVADORI DURING THE THREE-DAY SHAKEDOWN TEST AT SEPANG, FOLLOWED BY THE OFFICIAL TEST WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND LORENZO SAVADORI, WHO WILL STAND IN FOR JORGE MARTÍN

FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROLOGUE AND THE FIRST STAGE (TANGERI-BOUSAID), THE VERY FIRST STAGE (BOUSAID-TAGOUNITE) FOR THE APRILIA TUAREG RACING RIDERS, WITH REIGNING CHAMPION JACOPO CERUTTI FOURTH OVERALL




AFTER A STREAK OF SUCCESSES IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY, TUAREG RACING SETS ITS SIGHTS ON EUROPE BY PARTECIPATING IN THE TOUT TERRAIN RALLY CUP. THE GOAL IS TO CONFIRM ONCE AGAIN ITS STATUS AS A LEADING FORCE IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RALLY RAID AND TO WIN IN EUROPE


THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE BRAND-NEW APRILIA SR GT 400 - THE POWERFUL, HIGH-TECH MID-SIZED GT SCOOTER THAT’S READY FOR ADVENTURE, INSPIRED BY APRILIA'S CULTURE OF MOTORCYCLING - AND ON THE RS AND TUONO 457, DEDICATED TO THE YOUNGEST RIDERS. THE SOPHISTICATED APRILIA FACTORY FAMILY OF SPORTS BIKES ARE SET TO BE PRESENTED AT THE EVENT, WITH CAPTIVATING NEW GRAPHICS INSPIRED BY AERODYNAMIC RESEARCH. MEANWHILE, MOTO GUZZI HAS OVERHAULED THE LOOK OF THE STELVIO, V7 AND V85 MODELS, DRAWING FROM SOME OF THE THEMES THAT LIE AT THE HEART OF THE BRAND’S HISTORY, SUCH AS SPORT AND TRAVEL. THE APRILIA AND MOTO GUZZI SPACE AT THE EVENT WILL ALSO SHOWCASE THE EXPERIENCES AND TROPHIES ON THE TRACK, WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE EXCITING PROGRAMME FOR 2026

A DELEGATION FROM THE NORTHERN MOST SCOOTER CLUB IN EUROPE WAS WELCOMED TO THE ITALIAN CAPITAL, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FRIENDSHIP AND VESPA PASSION. TRONDHEIM IS A FAVOURITE STOP FOR TRAVELLERS BEFORE THEY CONTINUE TO THE NORTH CAPE


THE NEW RS-GP26 IS UNVEILED IN THE MILAN SKY STUDIOS, WITH THE LION AS A PROTAGONIST OF THE 2026 LIVERY. APRILIA RACING’S 2026 SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN. THE GOAL IS TO GO BEYOND THE RESULTS OF 2025, ALREADY THE BEST SEASON EVER IN APRILIA RACING HISTORY


UNTIL 15 SEPTEMBER, VISITORS CAN PURCHASE ADMISSION TICKETS AT THE SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE OF €15 EXCLUSIVELY ON THE OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE. TICKET SALES MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY TOWARDS EICMA 2026, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE EICMA RIDING X FEST ON 19–20 SEPTEMBER. FREE BOOKING FOR ATM PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES IS ALREADY AVAILABLE








SONG COMPOSED AND SUNG BY LIONESSA IN THE FILM “RIDE BACK TO FAITH” BY DIRECTOR HERMANN WEISKOPF (ALSO AN ACTOR RIDING HIS VESPA), WHICH WAS SCREENED AS A WORLD PREMIERE AT ISFMF 2026 WHICH WAS HELD IN VARAZDIN









THE MUSICIAN AND VESPA ENTHUSIAST MADE A RIDE FROM BUSTO ARSIZIO TO TRIESTE, IN THE SADDLE OF HER VESPA LX 50. THREE DAYS, TWELVE STOPS, TRAVELING SLOWLY AND A LEISURELY 500 KILOMETRES, THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT ITALIAN REGIONS. ALL DOCUMENTED BY THE KITE CHAMPION ‘FLY FISH’

THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER A2 SPORT BIKE AMONG YOUNG MOTORCYCLISTS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE GP REPLICA VERSION, WITH AN EVEN RICHER SPECIFICATION AND BOLD GRAPHICS DERIVED FROM THE MOTOGP-WINNING RS-GP. AVAILABLE NOW IN APRILIA SHOWROOMS


ON THE ROAD THROUGH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, ALBANIA. WITH ANDREA’S HOMAGE, “WHY THE MOTORBIKE”











Mario and Leonardo Gabrieli are ready for their great father-son adventure on a Vespa. Photo courtesy.





MARCO BEZZECCHI RETURNS TO THE TRACK AFTER HIS INJURY ON THE SACHSENRING, JORGE MARTÍN READY FOR THE TWELFTH GP OF THE SEASON


UNTIL 15 SEPTEMBER, VISITORS CAN PURCHASE ADMISSION TICKETS AT THE SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE OF €15 EXCLUSIVELY ON THE OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE. TICKET SALES MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY TOWARDS EICMA 2026, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE EICMA RIDING X FEST ON 19–20 SEPTEMBER. FREE BOOKING FOR ATM PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES IS ALREADY AVAILABLE





FROM 3 TO 6 SEPTEMBER, HISTORY WILL BE MADE IN MANDELLO DEL LARIO: MOTO GUZZI CELEBRATES ITS 105TH BIRTHDAY WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW FACILITY; THE NEW MOTO GUZZI MUSEUM IS INAUGURATED, A HUB OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND THE HISTORY OF WORLD MOTORCYCLING; MANDELLO BECOMES A MEETING PLACE WHERE CORPORATE CULTURE AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY COME TOGETHER, AND WHERE TRADITION AND EXPERIMENTATION CONVERGE; A SUPER-MODERN HUB WITH EXTENSIVE SPACE FOR EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES AND SHOPPING. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS AND FANS ARE EXPECTED TO DESCEND UPON MANDELLO FOR FOUR DAYS OF MUSIC, BEAUTIFUL BIKES AND EVENTS OPEN TO EVERYONE

VICTORY FOR HARRISON MACKAY (ARMADA SC31 RACING TEAM). GREAT PERFORMANCE FROM ALFIE DAVIDSON (INCOMPETITION APRILIA), BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM

AT THE ‘RO RALLY MARATHON’, THOMAS MARINI SECURES HIS FIRST WIN NOT ONLY IN THE TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS, BUT ALSO IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR JACOPO CERUTTI FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT DURING DAY SIX OF COMPETITION. HE WILL RETURN TO ITALY IN THE COMING DAYS


A DEDICATED EXPERIENCE FOR APRILIA FANS TO ENJOY GRAND PRIX OF SAN MARINO AND RIMINI RIVIERA FROM THE HEART OF THE ACTION



THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE FARNESINA AS PART OF THE “MOTO D’ITALIA – CULTURE BEYOND THE TRACK” EVENT. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WAS A DELEGATION FROM APRILIA RACING, CELEBRATED AS A LEADING EXAMPLE OF ‘MADE IN ITALY’ EXCELLENCE


JORGE MARTÍN FIFTH, SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON MARCO BEZZECCHI’S LEFT CLAVICLE. PODIUM FOR THE SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM WITH OGURA SECOND AND FERNÁNDEZ THIRD
THIS EXTRAORDINARY VESPA, A TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND MODEL, PAYS HOMAGE TO THE ITALIAN NAVY’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS SHIP, ECHOING HER COLOURS AND STYLE. ITALIAN PRIDE, HISTORY AND TRADITION ARE THE VALUES SHARED BY THE VESPA AND THE VESPUCCI, WHICH THEY BRING WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO IN THE WORLD, AS DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COUNTRY


APRILIA & MOTO GUZZI LAUNCHED THE “MAESTRALE RIDE TOUR”: A UNIQUE MOTORCYCLE TEST RIDE EXPERIENCE ACROSS FRANCE, FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER 2026


JORGE MARTÍN AND MARCO BEZZECCHI ON THE TRACK AT SACHSENRING FOR THE FINAL RACE AHEAD OF THE SUMMER BREAK


HARRISON MACKAY, DEL TEAM ARMADA SC31 RACING, PORTA LA RS 660 SUL GRADINO PIÙ ALTO DEL PODIO

AN AUSTRIAN WHO HAS BEEN LIVING AND WORKING IN CREMONA FOR YEARS, A CITY FAMOUS WORLDWIDE AS THE CAPITAL OF VIOLIN MAKING AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF ANTONIO STRADIVARI. HE SHARES A LOVE FOR THE ICONIC ITALIAN SCOOTER WITH HIS SISTER ASTRID. WIDE MET THEM AT A MAJOR EVENT ‘VESPA: 80 YEARS OF AN ICON – ROMA 2026’





MARTÍN THIRD, BEZZECCHI CRASHES OUT. OGURA WINS AHEAD OF FERNÁNDEZ
DURING THE FOUR-DAY 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR THE VESPA, THE VESPA VILLAGE AT THE FORO ITALICO WELCOMED MORE THAN 50,000 VISITORS, ENTERTAINING THEM WITH EVENTS, MUSIC, SHOPPING AND THE VESPA CLUB ACTIVITIES. SATURDAY'S PARADE WAS THE BIGGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR EVENT, WHEN 25,000 VESPAS FROM 67 COUNTRIES RODE THROUGH THE CENTRE OF ROME. THE GREATEST-EVER CELEBRATION OF VESPA AND THE STYLE AND JOIE DE VIVRE IT HAS REPRESENTED FOR EIGHT DECADES

UNVEILED IN ROME AT THE FORO ITALICO AS PART OF THE “80 YEARS OF AN ICON” EVENT, THE VESPA EDIZIONE OTTANTESIMO IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM TODAY, EXCLUSIVELY ON VESPA.COM. A COLLECTOR’S MODEL BASED ON THE VESPA GTS 310, PRODUCED IN A NUMBERED EDITION, LIMITED TO 1,946 UNITS. THE SPECIAL LIVERY, INSPIRED BY THE RAW STEEL OF THE BODY, IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY. EIGHTY YEARS OF FREEDOM, LIGHT-HEARTEDNESS, STYLE AND ELEGANCE, ENCAPSULATED IN AN EXCLUSIVE EDITION THAT IS ALREADY IN HIGH DEMAND FROM COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS



BAGNAIA HAS SIGNED A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT TO LINE UP ALONGSIDE MARCO BEZZECCHI ON THE APRILIA RS-GP, FORMING AN ALL-ITALIAN TEAM IN MOTOGP

ALFIE DAVIDSON (APRILIA IN COMPETITION) TRIUMPHS IN RACE 2 AND SECURES A PODIUM IN RACE 1. HARLEY MCCABE (FIBRE TEC APRILIA-BY MLAV RACING) ALSO PERFORMS WELL, BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM IN BOTH RACES


TENTH GP OF THE SEASON FOR MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN AT THE HISTORIC TT CIRCUIT ASSEN
CURATED BY GIACOMO BRETZEL, THE EXHIBITION CHRONICLES THE HISTORY AND GLOBAL CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE VESPA BRAND THROUGH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES AND UNIQUE MODELS. THE SHOW IS A HIGHLIGHT OF “VESPA ROMA 2026 – 80 YEARS OF AN ICON,” A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS FROM JUNE 25 TO 28. FOLLOWING ITS ROME DEBUT, THE EXHIBITION WILL TRAVEL TO THE PIAGGIO MUSEUM IN PONTEDERA, FROM 9 JULY

THOMAS MARINI WINS THE OVERALL STANDINGS ON DAY 2, WHILE MARCO MENICHINI TAKES THIRD IN CLASS

MARTÍN NINTH, BEZZECCHI DNS. ANOTHER PODIUM FOR SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S OGURA, SECOND, FERNÁNDEZ SEVENTH


A CELEBRATORY ‘COFFEE TABLE BOOK’ AND A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION OF HELMETS



THE ETERNAL CITY SPONSORS AND HOSTS THE LARGET VESPA EVENT EVER, WITH ENTHUSIASTS RIDING IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE AT THE FORO ITALICO FROM JUNE 25 TO 28: MUSIC, EXHIBITIONS, GAMES, GUESTS AND NON-STOP ENTERTAINMENT

VICTORY IN THE SUPERSTOCK CLASS AND SIXTH OVERALL FOR THE TEAM AND THE ITALIAN BIKE IN THE BELGIAN ROUND



CONVENIENT FINANCING, NO DEPOSIT AND ZERO INTEREST. SAVINGS OF UP TO 800 EUROS, PLUS THE PEACE OF MIND OF A FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL MODELS. SAVINGS OF UP TO 800 EUROS, PLUS THE PEACE OF MIND OF A FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL MODELS. FROM 9 TO 13 JUNE, DEALERSHIPS ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL OPEN DAY, WITH FREE TEST RIDES NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING ON PIAGGIO.COM


INCREDIBLE DEALS ON APRILIA AND MOTO GUZZI BIKES THROUGHOUT JUNE. THE APRILIA TUAREG ADVENTURE BIKE COMES WITH 2 YEARS OF MAINTENANCE INCLUDED, PLUS 1,500 EURO OF BENEFITS. MOTO GUZZI IS OFFERING 1500 EURO OF BENEFITS ACROSS ITS NEW V85 RANGE AND ON THE STELVIO GRAND TOURER. A SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 9–13 JUNE, INCLUDING FREE TEST RIDES - BOOK ON APRILIA.COM AND MOTOGUZZI.COM

APRILIA RACING SCORES A PODIUM IN THE SPRINT RACE ON SATURDAY: MARCO BEZZECCHI FINISHES THIRD, MAINTAINING CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERSHIP



HANK VOSSBERG, ROBEM ENGINEERING TEAM, TRIUMPHS IN RACE 2 AND SECURES A PODIUM IN RACE 1. JODY BARRY ALSO PERFORMS WELL, BRINGING THE SECOND APRILIA RS 660 TO THE PODIUM IN RACE 1


CERUTTI SECURES THE WIN NOT ONLY IN THE TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS, BUT ALSO IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. THOMAS MARINI COMPLETES THE APRILIA ONE-TWO IN THE M5 CLASS


ONE-TWO IN THE HOME RACE: MARCO BEZZECCHI WINS, JORGE MARTÍN SECOND


THE AGREEMENT, ANNOUNCED DURING THE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY, LAUNCHES THE PARTNERSHIP FROM 2026

SONG COMPOSED AND SUNG BY LIONESSA IN THE FILM “RIDE BACK TO FAITH” BY DIRECTOR HERMANN WEISKOPF (ALSO AN ACTOR RIDING HIS VESPA), WHICH WAS SCREENED AS A WORLD PREMIERE AT ISFMF 2026 WHICH WAS HELD IN VARAZDIN
THE ETERNAL CITY WELCOMES THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF A TIMELESS ICON. FROM JUNE 25 TO 28, FOUR DAYS OF FESTIVITIES AND EVENTS OPEN TO ALL: MUSIC, EXHIBITIONS, GAMES, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND ENDLESS FUN. SET TO BE THE LARGEST GATHERING IN VESPA HISTORY, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VESPISTI FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE EXPECTED TO CELEBRATE A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF STYLE, JOIE DE VIVRE, AND FREEDOM


WELCOME LIKE STARS BY EMPLOYEES AT THE PIAGGIO FACTORY AND STUDENTS IN THE MUSEUM AUDITORIUM





JACOPO CERUTTI TRIUMPHS IN THE SARDINIAN STAGE OF THE EUROPEAN BAJA CHAMPIONSHIP, COMPETING ON A TUAREG RALLY 660 IDENTICAL TO THOSE SOLD AT DEALERSHIPS. AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENT THAT CONFIRMS THE TUAREG RALLY AS THE ULTIMATE BENCHMARK AMONG TWIN-CYLINDER OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES, EVEN ON THE MOST DEMANDING TERRAIN

A SPECIAL EDITION CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR PIAGGIO’S CROSSOVER, WITH OVER HALF A MILLION MODELS SOLD WORLDWIDE. THE BEVERLY IS THE ONLY SCOOTER THAT COMBINES THE AGILITY AND ROAD HOLDING OF A HIGH-WHEEL SCOOTER WITH THE COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE GT. THE BEVERLY 25TH ANNIVERSARY ENHANCES THE STRONG, EDGY CHARACTER OF THE LATEST GENERATION BEVERLY SCOOTER, WHILST RETAINING THE SPORTY ELEGANCE OF THE EARLIEST MODELS. IN PIAGGIO SHOWROOMS WITH PRICES FROM 6,050 EURO


SUCCESS FOR JACOPO CERUTTI AND THE STOCK TWIN-CYLINDER BIKE IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. A POSITIVE SUNDAY ALSO FOR THOMAS MARINI AND MARCO MENICHINI IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY, FINISHING FIRST AND SECOND IN CLASS ON DAY 2 IN OLBIA




MATTEO VANNUCCI AND THE REVO-M2 TEAM DELIVER APRILIA'S FIRST-EVER WIN IN THE SPORTBIKE CLASS AT MOST (CZECH REPUBLIC). HANK VOSSBERG’S WINNING STREAK CONTINUES IN THE TWINS CUP, TAKING BOTH VICTORIES AT BARBER (USA). A POSITIVE WEEKEND ALSO FOR THE INCOMPETITION TEAM, WITH ALFIE DAVIDSON SECURING A WIN AND A PODIUM IN THE BRITISH SPORTBIKE AT DONINGTON (UK)

RIDERS' STANDINGS AFTER SIX GRAND PRIXES, FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP 10: BEZZECCHI LEADS, FOLLOWED BY MARTÍN, OGURA FIFTH, AND FERNANDEZ SIXTH. NEXT RACES: ITALIAN GP AT MUGELLO




EIGHTY YEARS AGO, A DREAM ON TWO WHEELS WAS BORN. TODAY, VESPA CELEBRATES THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MODEL THAT EMBODIES ITS ORIGINAL SPIRIT. THE VESPA PRIMAVERA 80TH AND VESPA GTS 80TH RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS, REINTERPRETING THE STYLE, COLOURS AND DETAILS THAT CREATED A LEGEND WITH A SPECIAL LIVERY EMBELLISHED WITH HIGH-QUALITY DETAILS. MODELS DESTINED TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON THE HISTORY OF VESPA, AND TO BECOME UNIVERSAL ICONS OF STYLE AND FREEDOM. THESE VALUES WILL BE CELEBRATED IN ROME FROM 25 TO 28 JUNE, AT THE BIGGEST VESPA EVENT EVER HELD. PRICES FOR THE VESPA 80TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES START AT 5.750 EURO


AN EVENING OF STYLE AND GLAMOUR WITH A HOST OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR GIOVANNI PUGLIESE, PETER HANKE, FEDERAL MINISTER FOR INNOVATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND JOSEF FABER, CEO OF FABER HOLDING


GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA, SIXTH ROUND OF THE SEASON WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON HIS HOME TRACK


JORGE MARTÍN WINS HIS FIRST RACE ON THE RS-GP IN A COMEBACK RIDE, MARCO BEZZECCHI SECOND. TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S AI OGURA COMPLETES A HISTORIC ALL-APRILIA PODIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TOP CLASS




THE SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT RUNS FROM 12 TO 16 MAY, WITH FREE TEST RIDES ENABLING VISITORS TO TRY OUT THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE APRILIA, MOTO GUZZI, PIAGGIO AND VESPA RANGES FOR 2026

ALFIE DAVIDSON OF TEAM INCOMPETITION RACING APRILIA TAKES THE RS 660 TO THE TOP STEP OF THE PODIUM AT OULTON PARK


THE MUSICIAN AND VESPA ENTHUSIAST MADE A RIDE FROM BUSTO ARSIZIO TO TRIESTE, IN THE SADDLE OF HER VESPA LX 50. THREE DAYS, TWELVE STOPS, TRAVELING SLOWLY AND A LEISURELY 500 KILOMETRES, THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT ITALIAN REGIONS. ALL DOCUMENTED BY THE KITE CHAMPION ‘FLY FISH’





FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP SIX IN JEREZ: MARCO BEZZECCHI SECOND AND JORGE MARTÍN FOURTH. TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S AI OGURA FIFTH AND RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ SIXTH
NEW: VESPA PRIMAVERA 80TH AND GTS 80TH, AND THE DROP “80TH ANNIVERSARY”


EIGHTY YEARS AGO, A DREAM ON TWO WHEELS WAS BORN: THE VESPA. TODAY, VESPA CELEBRATES THIS EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE WITH A SPECIAL SERIES WHICH EMBODIES ITS ORIGINAL SPIRIT, AS IT INTRODUCES THE VESPA 80TH: THE VESPA PRIMAVERA AND VESPA GTS GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS, REIMAGINING THE STYLE, COLOURS AND DETAILS THAT CREATED A LEGEND. AN EXCLUSIVE SERIES WITH A SPECIAL LIVERY ENHANCED BY HIGH-END DETAILS, DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO SEE THE VESPA AS A TRUE SYMBOL OF FREEDOM. THE VESPA PRIMAVERA 8 AND VESPA GTS 80TH ARE TWO MODELS THAT ARE SET TO LEAVE THEIR MARK ON HISTORY, NOT ONLY IN CELEBRATING THIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY, BUT ALSO BY BECOMING UNIVERSAL ICONS OF STYLE AND LIBERTY




IN THE TWINS CUP, SECOND VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR HANK VOSSBERG, WHO TRIUMPHS IN RACE 1 AND CLAIMS A PODIUM IN RACE 2 AT ATLANTA. A POSITIVE WEEKEND ALSO FOR THE REVO-M2 TEAM, WHICH DELIVERED EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES IN SPORTBIKE AT ASSEN AND IN THE EWC AT LE MANS


MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON THE TRACK, LORENZO SAVADORI PARTICIPATING AS WILD CARD

JACOPO CERUTTI TAKES A TWIN-CYLINDER BIKE TO THE TOP STEP OF THE OVERALL PODIUM. THOMAS MARINI FINISHES SECOND TO COMPLETE THE ONE-TWO

THE FIRST AND ONLY BIKE IN THE WORLD AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET WITH CARBON-CARBON BRAKES CAPTURES THE MARKET: ALL 30 APRILIA X 250TH UNITS SOLD IN RECORD TIME


THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE SINGLE-MAKE TROPHY DEDICATED TO THE APRILIA RS 660 KICKS OFF ON APRIL 24 AT MISANO



A RIDING COURSE WITH EXCEPTIONAL ‘SUPER COACHES’: SIX-TIME WORLD CHAMPION AND MOTOGP LEGEND MAX BIAGGI AND THE ENTIRE APRILIA RACING MOTOGP TEAM: MARCO BEZZECCHI, JORGE MARTIN AND LORENZO SAVADORI. MORE INFO AND BOOKINGS ON APRILIA.COM



FROM 15 TO 18 APRIL 2026, VISITORS CAN ENJOY THIS SPECIAL PERIOD, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNMISSABLE BENEFITS AND DISCOVERING ALL THE NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2026 FROM THE ITALIAN BRANDS: APRILIA UNVEILS THE BRAND-NEW SR GT 400, THE CROSSOVER SCOOTER READY FOR ANYTHING, ALONGSIDE THE RS 457 GP REPLICA, THE HIGH-ADRENALINE A2 SPORTS BIKE WITH MOTOGP LIVERY. MOTO GUZZI PRESENTS THE STELVIO TOURER IN THE NEW COLOURS FOR 2026, FROM JUST 259 EURO PER MONTH, AS WELL AS THE REVAMPED V85 RANGE. VESPA INTRODUCES THE NEW PRIMAVERA AND SPRINT S MODELS, ICONS THAT ARE NOW EVEN SAFER AND MORE HI-TECH. PIAGGIO, MEANWHILE, IS OFFERING AFFORDABLE ZERO-DEPOSIT, ZERO-INTEREST FINANCING FOR ITS BEST-SELLING HIGH-WHEEL MODELS, THE MEDLEY AND THE BEVERLY

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SINGLE-MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP DEDICATED TO THE APRILIA RS 457, KICKING OFF ON MAY 17 AT VALLELUNGA


THOMAS MARINI WINS ALL THE STAGES OF THE WEEKEND IN THE G-1000 CLASS. MARCO MENICHINI TAKES SECOND IN CLASS ON DAY 2

THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER A2 SPORT BIKE AMONG YOUNG MOTORCYCLISTS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE GP REPLICA VERSION, WITH AN EVEN RICHER SPECIFICATION AND BOLD GRAPHICS DERIVED FROM THE MOTOGP-WINNING RS-GP. AVAILABLE NOW IN APRILIA SHOWROOMS






THE FIRST AND ONLY BIKE IN THE WORLD ON THE MARKET WITH CARBON-CARBON BRAKES, A FEATURE EXCLUSIVE TO MOTOGP, TO CONFIRM THE DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE PREMIER MOTORCYCLE RACING CHAMPIONSHIP. APRILIA X 250TH, WHICH HAS A SPECTACULAR “STARS AND STRIPES” THEMED LIVERY INSPIRED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG, IS THE MOST POWERFUL RSV4 EVER BUILT, WITH 240 HP POWERING JUST 165 KG FOR A WEIGHT/POWER RATIO THAT PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED RIDING EXPERIENCE. SIXTH GENERATION OF THE X BRAND, THE NEW APRILIA X 250TH IS AN AERODYNAMIC EXCELLENCE WITH THE VERY LATEST GENERATION SEAT WINGS, FOUND ONLY ON THE RS-GP PROTOTYPE THAT RACES IN THE MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

ANTICIPATION HIGH ALSO FOR THE NEW X, THE LIMITED-EDITION BIKE THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON FRIDAY 27 MARCH. MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ON TRACK FOR THE GRAND PRIX OF THE UNITED STATES

ON THE ROAD THROUGH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, ALBANIA. WITH ANDREA’S HOMAGE, “WHY THE MOTORBIKE”


FOURTH WIN IN A ROW AND SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON FOR MARCO BEZZECCHI, JORGE MARTÍN SECOND. FOUR APRILIAS IN THE TOP TEN POSITIONS WITH TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S OGURA FIFTH AND FERNÁNDEZ TENTH



THE TWO SMALL- AND MEDIUM-DISPLACEMENT SPORTS MOTORCYCLES ARE THE COUNTRY’S MOST POPULAR MODELS, WITH OVER 21% OF THE MARKET SHARE. THESE NEW SPORTS BIKES HAVE ALSO PROVED EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THE USA - A MARKET IN WHICH APRILIA HAS SEEN 12% GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR - AS WELL AS IN EUROPE, WHERE THE RS 660 IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING SPORTS BIKES OVERALL, DRIVEN IN PART BY APRILIA’S MOTOGP SUCCESS. THE RS RANGE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF THE MODERN ROAD SPORTS BIKE CATEGORY, CREATED BY APRILIA ITSELF, THANKS TO ITS LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIKES THAT ARE BOTH APPEALING AND AFFORDABLE, DELIVERING PLENTY OF FUN ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS SUPERB PERFORMANCE ON THE TRACK

VESPA’S YOUNGEST AND MOST METROPOLITAN MODELS BOAST IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW FEATURES. GREATER SAFETY: THANKS TO THE NEW REAR DISC BRAKE; NEW STYLE: NEW RIMS, FULLY DIGITAL DASHBOARD AND GRILLE ON THE SPRINT S BODY; GREATER COMFORT: ALL VERSIONS NOW KEYLESS. THE ELEGANT LINES OF THE VESPA ARE PAIRED WITH THREE CUTTING-EDGE ENGINES: 50, 125 AND 150 CC. TWO ELECTRIC VERSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, WITH REMOVABLE BATTERIES. NOW AVAILABLE AT PIAGGIO GROUP SHOWROOMS




ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL, IS POSPONED TO NOVEMBER DUE THE ONGOING GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PORTUGAL AND VALENCIA GRAND PRIX DATE ADJUSTED



THE RIDER FROM SAN MARINO JOINS JACOPO CERUTTI IN THE TOUT TERRAIN RALLY CUP EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. MARCO MENICHINI AND FRANCESCO MONTANARI CONTINUE THE APRILIA TUAREG RACING CAMPAIGN IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY STARTING AT THE END OF THE MONTH

CHRIS PARRISH SECURES POLE, HANK VOSSBERG COMMANDS RACE 1 IN DAYTONA WEEKEND. NEXT ROUND: 17-19 APRIL, MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA

THE SR GT 400 IS THE NEW MID-SIZE GT THAT TURNS THE RULES UPSIDE-DOWN, BRINGING ALL OF APRILIA'S MOTORCYCLING EXPERTISE TO THE WORLD OF SCOOTERS: AGILE AND RESPONSIVE COURTESY OF ITS POWERFUL 400-CC, 36 HP ENGINE, THE SR GT 400 IS DESIGNED TO DOMINATE BOTH ON EVERYDAY ROADS AND ON LESS-TRAVELLED ROUTES. PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN UNTIL MARCH 31 ON APRILIA.COM



FOUR APRILIAS IN TOP FIVE IN MOTOGP FOR FIRST TIME IN TEAM’S HISTORY. MARCO BEZZECCHI WINS, JORGE MARTÍN FOURTH. RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ THIRD, AI OGURA FIFTH WITH TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM


AFTER OFFICIAL TESTING, MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN ARE READY FOR FIRST RACE OF SEASON

AN UNEXPECTED ARBOREAL JOURNEY FOR MOTORCYCLISTS

“TUAREG EXPEDITIONS”: MOTORCYLE TRIPS, FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER. EUROPE, UNITED STATES, AFRICA. “TUAREG TRAINING”: OFF-ROAD RIDING COURSE, FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER



THE INITIATIVE IS PROMOTED BY THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR GROWT AND THE PROMOTION OF EXPORTS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, IN CLOSE COLLABORAZION WITH MOTOGP (DORNA SPORTS), THE ITALIAN MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION (FMI), ANCMA (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CYCLES, MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES, ITALY), EICMA (INTERNATIONA EXBITION OF CYCLES, MOTORYCLES AND ACCESSORIES, ITALY), AND THE ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY (ICE)


THE OUTGOING CHAMPION JACOPO CERUTTI IS THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURER'S RIDERS, FINISHING FOURTH IN THE +650 TWIN-CYLINDER CLASS STANDINGS

““ART, TECHNIQUE AND EMOTION” IS THE MOTTO OF THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS WINNING MOTORCYCLE PROJECTS, PRESENTED DURING THE MEETING AT THE APRILIA RACING HEADQUARTERS IN NOALE


JACOPO CERUTTI WINS THE STAGE AND TAKES THE LEAD BOTH OVERALL AND IN THE +650 CLASS

AS THE 2026 MOTOGP SEASON GETS UNDERWAY WITH LORENZO SAVADORI DURING THE THREE-DAY SHAKEDOWN TEST AT SEPANG, FOLLOWED BY THE OFFICIAL TEST WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND LORENZO SAVADORI, WHO WILL STAND IN FOR JORGE MARTÍN

FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROLOGUE AND THE FIRST STAGE (TANGERI-BOUSAID), THE VERY FIRST STAGE (BOUSAID-TAGOUNITE) FOR THE APRILIA TUAREG RACING RIDERS, WITH REIGNING CHAMPION JACOPO CERUTTI FOURTH OVERALL





AFTER A STREAK OF SUCCESSES IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY, TUAREG RACING SETS ITS SIGHTS ON EUROPE BY PARTECIPATING IN THE TOUT TERRAIN RALLY CUP. THE GOAL IS TO CONFIRM ONCE AGAIN ITS STATUS AS A LEADING FORCE IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RALLY RAID AND TO WIN IN EUROPE



THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE BRAND-NEW APRILIA SR GT 400 - THE POWERFUL, HIGH-TECH MID-SIZED GT SCOOTER THAT’S READY FOR ADVENTURE, INSPIRED BY APRILIA'S CULTURE OF MOTORCYCLING - AND ON THE RS AND TUONO 457, DEDICATED TO THE YOUNGEST RIDERS. THE SOPHISTICATED APRILIA FACTORY FAMILY OF SPORTS BIKES ARE SET TO BE PRESENTED AT THE EVENT, WITH CAPTIVATING NEW GRAPHICS INSPIRED BY AERODYNAMIC RESEARCH. MEANWHILE, MOTO GUZZI HAS OVERHAULED THE LOOK OF THE STELVIO, V7 AND V85 MODELS, DRAWING FROM SOME OF THE THEMES THAT LIE AT THE HEART OF THE BRAND’S HISTORY, SUCH AS SPORT AND TRAVEL. THE APRILIA AND MOTO GUZZI SPACE AT THE EVENT WILL ALSO SHOWCASE THE EXPERIENCES AND TROPHIES ON THE TRACK, WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE EXCITING PROGRAMME FOR 2026

A DELEGATION FROM THE NORTHERN MOST SCOOTER CLUB IN EUROPE WAS WELCOMED TO THE ITALIAN CAPITAL, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FRIENDSHIP AND VESPA PASSION. TRONDHEIM IS A FAVOURITE STOP FOR TRAVELLERS BEFORE THEY CONTINUE TO THE NORTH CAPE


THE NEW RS-GP26 IS UNVEILED IN THE MILAN SKY STUDIOS, WITH THE LION AS A PROTAGONIST OF THE 2026 LIVERY. APRILIA RACING’S 2026 SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY WITH MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN. THE GOAL IS TO GO BEYOND THE RESULTS OF 2025, ALREADY THE BEST SEASON EVER IN APRILIA RACING HISTORY




Mario and Leonardo Gabrieli are ready for their great father-son adventure on a Vespa. Photo courtesy.