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The 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship might be reaching a thrilling ending but already, 2025 seats are filling up. Despite that, some key seats are still waiting to be secured with big-name riders yet to be announced. At the Circuito Estoril, updates were provided from teams that are yet to announce their future plans and, while not much was given away, potential timelines were given.

GRT YAMAHA: no rider confirmed, Dosoli “would like to confirm our riders”

At the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, the current line-up of Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter has yet to be retained for 2025. Gardner secured a podium at Assen after starting the season strongly, but it’s been a difficult second half of the season for Yamaha. For Aegerter, he missed winter testing through illness and then three rounds through injury, returning at Estoril.

Speaking during Free Practice 1 during the Estoril Round, Andrea Dosoli, Yamaha Motor Europe Road Racing Manager, discussed Aegerter’s fitness and the future for the #77.: “We’re really happy that he’s back because he’s had serious injuries. He’s been working hard to heal and recover quickly. I just spoke to him, and the shoulder is still not strong enough. Most probably, starting wet will probably help him. The second part of the question, about the future, as I’ve said before, we’d like to confirm our riders and we are working on this. We’ll let you know soon!”

TEAM GOELEVEN: Iannone’s future not announced, “in a few days, everyone will know our future”

Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven) made a stunning start to his WorldSBK career in Australia, taking a podium, and he’s been on the rostrum several times. His first win came last time out at MotorLand Aragon, but his future is still unknown as ‘The Maniac’ searches for regular podiums. On Thursday. The #29 said: “We’ll sign in a few days, in a few weeks… it’s a surprise for everybody!”

Team GoEleven Team Manager Denis Sacchetti provided an update on the team’s plans during FP1 at Estoril, saying: “We’re really near, we’re really close to the last decision. We’re not ready yet to say anything. We’re really close and I think in a few days, everyone will know our future.”

BONOVO ACTION: “Everything is organised that we’ll go to Ducati… for the rider, I think we need one more week”

The Bonovo Action BMW team announced their plans to withdraw from WorldSBK earlier in the year, but Team Manager Michael Galinski aimed to keep the MGM team structure in the Championship. He has stated on several occasions that a switch to Ducati machinery was possible, and he reiterated that during FP2 in Portugal. Although he didn’t name names about the potential line-up, he did speak about a potential timeline.

On the team’s future, Galinski stated: “No news but I’m pretty sure we’ll be able to say next week. Everything is organised that we’ll go to Ducati. That was clear and the bikes are ordered. For the rider, I think we need one more week. We will see.”

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