Moto2: Marc VDS signs Filip Salac for 2024

Filip Salac will move to Marc VDS for the 2024 Moto2 season.

Filip Salac will change teams in 2024 and will move to the Marc VDS to replace Sam Lowes in his third season in the class. It is not yet confirmed who Salac will ride alongside next season in the Moto2 class.

Marc VDS will expand this season into WorldSBK where they will take current Moto2 rider, Sam Lowes with them. Salac will join the team after riding for the Gresini Racing Team for two seasons.

Filip Salac is currently in sixth position in the Moto2 World Championship standings, ahead of his current teammate. The 21-year-old is just 76 points from the championship leader, Tony Arobolino who currently rides for Marc VDS.

The Czech rider first entered the Grand Prix racing in 2019 with the PruestelGP team onboard the KTM. He scored a best result of fifth in the final round before moving to the Snipers Team.

In 2022 Salac moved from Moto3 to Moto2 with the Gresini squad, with the highlight coming with a second in Buriram. He stayed with the Italian squad for 2023 and took pole position in the season’s opening round in Portugal and has claimed six top 10 finishes in the opening eight races.

Salac said: “It’s like a dream come true. I have been watching races since I was a kid and I have always thought that Marc VDS was an amazing team where Tito Rabat, Franco Morbidelli and Alex Márquez won the title. And Jack Miller won in MotoGP in Assen. I have never forgotten these moments and that’s why joining Marc VDS has always been my target. 

“Being such a strong and competitive team in every season, my ambition will be high. The target will be to stay regularly in the top five and take as many podiums as possible. There will be pressure as the team will provide me with the best material, experience, and effort. But it’s positive pressure to give repay the faith shown in me. 

“I will try my best as I always do. I am a quiet rider and not too aggressive. I’m able to think before acting and analyse when I can improve. I like working hard and focusing on improving myself, I am also a family person who likes to have fun. 

“I think I can bring my positive energy to the team as I really like to have a good relationship with the crew and enjoy everything I do. Finally, I want to thank the Team and in particular Marc van der Straten for trusting me and to all the sponsors that have helped me so far to achieve my dreams.”

Image credit: Gresini Racing