MotoGP: Who are the Trackhouse Racing team?

Trackhouse Racing have unveiled their 2024 machine, but who are the Trackhouse team?

The Trackhouse Racing MotoGP team unveiled their Aprilia RS-GP machines in Los Angeles California. The team was announced back in December 2023 and is owned by Justin Marks, Trackhouse Entertainment Group owner.

The Trackhouse Racing team are no stranger to motorsport, expanding the team from NASCAR to two wheels. The team have experienced great success in NASCAR with Shane van Gisbergen and Ross Chastain, with Kimi Raikkonen making two appearances with the team.

In total, they have won six races in NASCAR, including Daniel Suarez who became the first Mexican driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.

In MotoGP, they will take over from the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP team who were not permitted to race this year. This was due to multiple infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement.

The bike is in the colours of the American flag with no new title sponsor as of yet for the newly established team. Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez will race for the team, with the line-up not changing from last year.

“The sky is the limit”

At the launch, Justin Marks said: “This launch is an incredible moment. It’s the combination of an incredible amount of work that everybody at Trackhouse, MotoGP™ and Aprilia have put together in a very short period of time to make a little bit of magic happen.

“That’s basically in the space of two or three months, we set up a MotoGP™ team, ready to compete and to be able to do something great on the racetrack. We’ve got a group of people that are all very, very talented and passionate about the season ahead of us.

“It’s also special because we are an American team. We are a global brand, but an American company and to be able to celebrate the formation of this team and debut these incredible bikes in an iconic American city like Hollywood is truly a special, special thing. I look forward to the season.”

He added: “We don’t really know what to expect, I think as far as performance on the racetrack. All I know is that we’ve got great equipment with Aprilia, great people and very, very motivated, healthy, and happy riders.

“Typically, that equals speed in this type of sport, so it’s going to be a big learning experience for me and Trackhouse Racing that is used to working in NASCAR, but we’ve got a group of people that are very experienced in MotoGP™, two great riders, a bunch of great mechanics and incredible partners in Aprilia. So, I really think the sky is the limit for this team.”

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