GRT Yamaha has opted to remain with the same rider line-up of Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner for the 2025 WorldSBK season.
Both riders have displayed mixed results throughout the 2024 campaign due to the bike’s lack of overall competitiveness, with the Australian and Swiss occupying 10th and 16th in the standings.
Aegerter himself has had a difficult season. He missed winter testing due to illness and the most recent round at Estoril due to a training crash that required surgery despite producing some consistent runs inside the top ten scoring positions.
After the difficult season, the two-time World Supersport champion believes he has “unfinished business” in the series, stating: “It’s been a challenging season for me with illness and injury, so I am grateful to Yamaha and the team for continuing to believe in me.
“I feel like I have unfinished business in WorldSBK, so I am very happy to be able to continue for another year with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team.
“I am looking forward to getting back with the team before the end of this season so we can look at building nicely into 2025 and show exactly what we can do in the WorldSBK class.”
Gardner himself has had a similar campaign but has been able to extract more on the bike, with the Australian earning his first WorldSBK podium finish at Assen.
Despite multiple finishes inside the top five, he fractured his wrist in Race 1 at Estoril, which means he will miss the final round at Jerez.
“I am happy to be staying for another year with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK team,” said Gardner.
“2024 has been a bit mixed, but overall, there are a lot of positives including my first podium in WorldSBK at Assen.
“I’m still hungry for more and hopefully we can build on some of the steps we’ve made this year to be fighting at the front more consistently with another year under our belt in WorldSBK with the R1.”
GRT Yamaha Team Principal Filippo Conti stated: “We are pleased to announce our 2025 line up. We have had a good run with both Remy and Domi, and we are very happy to be able to continue with them next season.
“We had some great moments with this duo, and we are looking forward to sharing many more.
“We look forward to a great 2025 together and reaping the fruits of the work done in these two years, where both proved their speed and talent, and we are sure that they will continue to do so and make further progress.”
