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Category: Moto GP
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NPAW, the global leader in holistic, end-to-end video intelligence solutions for streaming services, joins the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP project for the 2025 season.
The Spanish company, which has more than a decade of experience in the development of innovative analytical solutions, will be present on both Desmosedici GP machines of Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer, as well as on the pit-box panels and team trucks.
FERRAN GUTIERREZ – CEO NPAW
As the CEO of NPAW, I am thrilled to announce our partnership with Gresini Racing, a team that embodies the same passion and dedication we hold dear. What drew us to be a sponsor are the shared values that unite us. Although we operate in different fields, both NPAW and Gresini Racing are driven by a commitment to success, knowing that dedication and hard work are essential to reaching great heights. This partnership with Gresini Racing represents an exciting new chapter for NPAW and we cannot wait to reach even greater heights together, powered by the engines of Gresini’s amazing motorcycles.
CARLO MERLINI – GRESINI RACING COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING DIRECTOR
“We’re obviously very happy with new partnership with NPAW, and I would like to personally thank Ferran and Sergi with whom we found the right chemistry to develop this project. I’m sure the Gresini Racing MotoGP – NPAW sponsorship will give a strong support to the company expansion, especially thanks to the global stage offered by the MotoGP class. We’re tackling 2025 with incredible motivation, as we’ve shown our competitiveness already in the pre-season tests as well as in the opening race of the season in Thailand.”
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The partnership between Unibat, a global leader in battery production, and BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP - one of the most prestigious teams in the MotoGP World Championship - continues to grow.
In 2025, the Italian company renews once again its effort alongside Nadia Padovani’s signature project, to support the confirmed rider Alex Marquez and the MotoGP rookie Fermin Aldeguer.
The shared passion for racing and technological excellence between Unibat and Gresini represents an added value which will characterise the 2025 season by blending together past, present and future in one, exciting challenge. The Unibat brand will be present, as always, on the front fairing of the two Desmosedici machines as well as on the riders’ leathers, team uniforms, pit-box panels and team trucks.
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ALESSANDRO ANNOSCIA – CEO Samauto SpA
“We’re excited to strengthen our partnership with BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP. With our brand Unibat, which is a symbol of quality and innovation, we’re ready to support the team in this new season full of challenges and ambition. The expectations are high and we’re proud to be alongside a team that represents the best there is in motorcycle racing.”
CARLO MERLINI – GRESINI RACING COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING DIRECTOR
“The partnership with Unibat is a very important one, based on shared values and the constant search for results. We have been together for seven seasons and this continuity clearly shows – as always – the level of success of this partnership and the goals achieved together. With the arrival of Fermin Aldeguer, there is a brand-new exciting challenge ahead of us, but we’re sure we can count on Alessandro and his company. We’re ready to do our best also in 2025.”
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ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“It was a great weekend. Today we gave it all and an excellent result came; we knew we could repeat the same type of race as yesterday, but it’s not a given over a 26-lap distance. We’re leaving Thailand with plenty of points and awareness of our strength. Marc and Pecco have something more but we’re working on staying with them at each race: we managed to do so here and we must be very happy with it.”
FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
“We finished our first official race in the points and close to the top ten. There’s still a lot of work to do, especially with regards to the electronics and on how to work on the bike. We must get closer to the frontrunners bit by bit. To start the season with these temperatures and at this track wasn’t easy, but we did a good job. Now we much start back from Argentina knowing we have to make a step forward in each outing.”
RACE - ThaiGP
2º - ALEX MARQUEZ #73
13º - FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
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ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“Honestly, we did our best, we just didn’t have the pace to take the fight to Marc and we knew we could have been competitive against Bagnaia, at least on the sprint-race distance. Generally speaking, it was already an excellent Saturday from the morning. Thing will be a bit more complicated tomorrow, but we must at least aim at a repeat performance. The factory riders have something more, but we studied them, and we’ll continue to do so to try and stay with them also tomorrow. We’ll do our race and look for consistency, which the most important thing.”
FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
“I’m happy with having completed my first sprint race. I struggled, because this is a new experience for me but it helped head of tomorrow. I made many mistakes on track, I wasn’t used to race with so many riders ahead of me, but we’re happy. If we can find a couple of tenths tomorrow, then we’ll be competitive, the top ten would be an acceptable result.”
Sprint RACE - ThaiGP
2º - ALEX MARQUEZ #73
13º - FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
Qualifying - ThaiGP
2º - ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (1'28.928s)
15º - FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 (1’29.484s)
World Championship Standing
2º - ALEX MARQUEZ #73 – 9 points
13º - FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 – 0 points
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ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“To finish ahead of the field is a motivational boost for everyone, but it surely wasn’t our best day on the track. We struggled both in the morning and in the afternoon, as we tried to improve the bike compared to testing with some new set-up adjustments. In the end, we retraced our steps and got back to full speed. Marc looks like he’s from another planet here, and we’ll try to work to be as close as we can to him. The bike works well here, and we need to be solid already from tomorrow. It was a good Friday, but no points are awarded today.”
FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
“It was a very hot day and there was a bit of tension. I’m relaxed as the final result doesn’t really reflect our work. We were on track almost exclusively with used tyres, we worked well on our race pace, and we have a good base set-up for the race. Surely, we need to improve in the time attack, even though we have a mitigating circumstance: Bezzecchi crashed in front of us during our time attack and a yellow flag situation also made things complicated this afternoon. It won’t be easy tomorrow with Bagnaia in Q1, but we’ll give our 100%: it’s key to start close to the front.”
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