Biaggi–Checa

Lore & Background

The team's origins trace back to the d'Antin MotoGP team, created in 1999 by Spanish former motorcycle racer Luis d'Antin and based in Madrid. Pramac Racing first entered MotoGP in 2002, taking over the activities of Hardwick Racing. In 2005, d'Antin MotoGP and Pramac Racing merged to form Pramac d'Antin. Prior to the 2007 season, Pramac and d'Antin reached an agreement that saw the d'Antin team becoming an integral part of the Pramac Group. Luis d'Antin resigned from the team midway through the 2008 season. For the 2009 season, the team reverted to the name Pramac Racing. In 2023, Pramac Racing won the MotoGP teams' championship, becoming the first independent team to take that title. In 2024, Martín finished 3rd in the 2024 Solidarity Grand Prix with a Desmosedici GP24 which crowned him the 2024 World Championship. Martín made history as the first champion from an independent team in the MotoGP era, since Valentino Rossi with Nastro Azzurro Honda in 2001, while Pramac Racing also won the Best Independent Team award four times in a row.

Reader's Guide

The team has used Honda, Ducati, and Yamaha motorcycles across different eras. Key riders include Max Biaggi (who rode for Pramac under the Camel Pramac Pons entry in 2003 and continued with Pons in 2004), Makoto Tamada, Alex Barros, Mika Kallio, Aleix Espargaró, Andrea Iannone, Danilo Petrucci, Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Johann Zarco, and Jorge Martín. The team scored its first ever premier class victory at the Styrian GP by Jorge Martín.

Did You Know?

• Max Biaggi never won a 125cc world championship; his titles were in 250cc (4 titles) and later in World Superbike (2 titles).
• Max Biaggi never rode for Suzuki in MotoGP; his MotoGP teams were Yamaha, Honda, Aprilia, and Ducati (as a satellite rider).