With Idemitsu footing the bill for the second LCR bike, there is no doubt that it will go to a rider from Asia, with Somkiat Chantra being another option if HRC decide to move on from Takaaki Nakagami. The second seat at LCR will depend both on Ai Ogura's form and on whether he feels ready to move up to MotoGP. The most likely scenario is that the contract will be announced ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but there could still be bumps along the road for the relationship. Mir's recent slump in form has also shifted the balance of power in HRC's favor. The second Repsol Honda seat is almost certain to go to Joan Mir, though there have been delays to the signing of that contract. The Mooney VR46 squad of Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi is likely to remain unchanged for 2023. Johann Zarco is as good as certain of remaining at Pramac Ducati, while Ducati are still pondering whether to put Jorge Martin or Enea Bastianini on the second factory seat, the other being consigned to the second bike at Pramac. The Ducati seats are all pretty much taken, the only question being who will be shuffled where. There are some which are sure bets, while others are still very much open. There has been official confirmation of one side of the Repsol Honda, Ducati Factory, and LCR Honda teams.ĭoes that mean that the remaining 11 seats are still wide open? Not all of them. The factory Yamaha, KTM, and Aprilia seats are all confirmed, as is the Gresini Ducati team. The official announcement that Alex Rins has signed a two-year deal with the LCR Honda team means that the 2023 MotoGP grid is now officially half full.

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