To follow or not a rider in the team change? This is the question that every crew chief asks when it comes to a change in the career of the rider he works with.
There are cases where the crew chief follows the rider, as in the case of Jack Miller, but there is also the opposite in which the technician receives the rider to his new team, as in Joan Mir.
In a list shared by SPEEDWEEK.com, it is possible to have access to the list of who is with which of the 22 MotoGP riders for the next season. Then, it is also possible to briefly perceive the changes compared to the current season.
Crew chief of each MotoGP rider in 2023:
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo: Diego Gubellini (no change)
Franco Morbidelli: Patrick Primmer (no change)
Repsol Honda Team
Marc Marquez: Santi Hernandez (no change)
Joan Mir: Ramon Aurin (doesn’t follow Pol Espagaro to GASGAS)
Ducati Lenovo team
Enea Bastianini: Marco Rigamonti (works with Johann Zarco until the end of 2022)
Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia: Christian Gabarrini (no change)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Brad BinderAndres Madrid (no change)
Jack Miller: Cristhian Pupulin (works with Miller in 2022 at Ducati changes too to KTM)
Aprilia Racing
Aleix Espargaro: Antonio Jimenez (no change)
Maverick Viñales: Jose Manuel Cazeaux (works with Alex Rins em 2022 and changes to Aprilia after Suzuki’s exit in MotoGP)
Prima Pramac Racing
Johann Zarco: Massimo Branchini (hired; currently working with Augusto Fernandez at Moto2)
Jorge Martin: Daniele Romagnoli (no change)
LCR Honda
Alex Rins: Christophe Bourguignon (works with Alex Marquez until the end of the current season)
Takaaki Nakagami: Giacomo Guidotti (no change)
GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3
Pol Espargaro: Paul Trevathan (cew chief of P. Espargaro during 2017 and 2020 at KTM; currently working with Miguel Oliveira)
Augusto Fernandez: Alex Merhand (works with Remy Gardner until the end of the current season)
Aprilia RNF Team
Miguel Oliveira: Giovanni Mattarollo (works with Maverick Viñales until the end of this season)
Raul Fernandez: Noe Herrera (working now with Darryn Binder)
Gresini Racing
Alex Marquez: Donatello Giovanotti (working with Fabio Di Giannantonio)
Fabio Di Giannantonio: Frankie Carchedi (currently working with Joan Mir at Suzuki)
Mooney VR46 Racing Team
Luca Marini: David Munoz (no change)
Marco Bezzecchi: Matteo Flamigni (no change)