When are teams revealing their new bike liveries?

All 11 MotoGP teams will reveal their 2025 bikes and liveries in January and February ahead of the opening round of the season in Buriram, Thailand on 2 March.

With pre-season testing scheduled in Malaysia and Thailand, and South-East Asia seen as an important market for manufacturers, most teams have chosen this part of the world to unveil their new contenders for 2025.

However, some teams will continue to hold their launches in Europe, while Trackhouse will take the covers off its 2025 Aprilia at its base in North America.

MotoGP’s promoter Dorna has also scheduled a special event in Bangkok on 9 February to bring fans closer to the series.

2025 MotoGP launch dates

2025 MotoGP test dates

Trackhouse
Date: 14 January

Trackhouse is set to be the first team to reveal its 2025 MotoGP livery on 14 January. The American squad, which is better known for its exploits in NASCAR, is entering its second season in the premier class and has signed reigning Moto2 champion Ai Ogura to partner Raul Fernandez.

Having already undergone a major livery revamp in the middle of the 2024 season, another design change could be on the cards after it signed a deal with Gulf Oil in December.

Aprilia
Date: 16 January

Aprilia will take the covers off its 2025-spec RS-GP bike in Milan on 16 January, two days after its satellite team Trackhouse showcases its new machine. It will be an important day for the Noale-based brand, as it welcomes reigning champion Jorge Martin and multiple race winner Marco Bezzecchi to the team.

Aprilia may also reveal whether Martin will race with the number one plate in 2025 or continue with the famous #89 branding on the front of his bike.

Gresini
Date: 18 January

Gresini will display its 2025 MotoGP bikes for the first time on 18 January at a launch event in Imola, located just 20 minutes from its base in Faenza.

Alex Marquez, who is staying with the team for a third season, and newcomer Fermin Aldeguer will be present at the launch. Both will be riding 2024-spec Ducati GP24s this year.

Ducati
Date: 20 January

Ducati will hold its 2025 presentation at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in northern Italy on 20 January. Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati newcomer Marc Marquez will reveal the new Ducati GP25 livery in the presence of the company’s senior management.

This would be the first time Marquez will appear in full Ducati gear, having sported a plain red suit on his debut in the Barcelona test in November.

KTM
Date: 30 January

KTM will unveil the 2025 version of the RC16 at Sepang on 30 January, having stated that it will stay in MotoGP this year despite entering self-administration. Pedro Acosta, who impressed in his rookie campaign with Tech 3, is stepping up to the factory team to partner Brad Binder.

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images

The team’s livery is expected to remain largely unchanged, with Red Bull as its title sponsor.

Tech3
Date: 30 January

Tech3 will hold a joint MotoGP launch with KTM on 30 January. The squad will not only have an all new line-up this season as Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini join from Aprilia and Ducati respectively, but also a new livery with the Pierer Mobility Group prioritising the KTM brand again after promoting GasGas for the last two years.

The launch will precede the official shakedown reserved for rookies and concession manufacturers on 31 January-2 February.

Yamaha
Date: 31 January

Yamaha will unveil its new MotoGP bike and livery at a high-profile event in Malaysia on 31 January. The 2025 M1 will be showcased to the public for the first time at the W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, just hours after the team puts the bike through its paces in the official shakedown test at Sepang.

Yamaha will be allowed to take part in the three-day test with race riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins as it is one of the two manufacturers that have been granted extended freedom under MotoGP’s concession system.

Pramac
Date: 31 January

Pramac’s 2025 bikes will also be on display at Yamaha’s launch event in Kuala Lumpur later this month. The Italian squad has inked a new partnership with Yamaha after ending a two-decade relationship with Ducati and will receive two factory-spec M1s to be ridden by Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller.

Jack Miller, Pramac Racing

Photo by: MotoGP

Pramac will continue to be sponsored by insurance company Prima and will also carry the logos of French automobile maker Alpine as part of a new deal.

Honda
Date: 1 February

Honda has chosen Jakarta as the venue for the launch of its 2025 MotoGP challenger. The Japanese manufacturer has ended a 30-year relationship with Spanish oil major Repsol, which spawned one of the most recognised liveries in all of motorcycle racing.

HRC had already ditched Repsol’s all-orange colour scheme in 2024 in favour of a hybrid paint job that promoted its corporate identity. Those red, white and blue colours are now expected to feature more prominently on the factory RC213Vs this year, although Castrol is also joining the team this year as a sponsor.

LCR
Date: 8 January

LCR will reveal its 2025 MotoGP bikes on 8 January, a day after the first full-fledged test of the year in Sepang.

The team is again expected to compete in MotoGP with two different liveries, with Johann Zarco’s bike adorned in the colours of Castrol and rookie Somkiat Chantra racing a bike promoting Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu.

VR46
Date: Not announced

Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP team is yet to reveal when it will reveal the bikes that will be raced by Franco Morbidelli and Fabio di Giannantonio this season. However, in a social media post on 3 January, it teased that its launch event will be held in Indonesia.

Morbidelli will continue to ride the GP24 on his move from Pramac to VR46 in 2025, while incumbent di Giannantonio will be the only rider other than factory Ducati duo Bagnaia and Marquez to have the latest GP25 at disposal.

MotoGP season launch
Date: 9 February

MotoGP is also holding a special launch in Bangkok on 9 February ahead of the season-opener in Buriram in March.

All 22 MotoGP riders will be present for the occasion with their 2025 bikes, with fans given free access to the event in the Thai capital. International viewers will be able to stream the event live from home.