Brivio Confirms Zeelenberg’s Departure from Trackhouse Aprilia at End of 2024 Season

Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will part ways with Trackhouse Aprilia following the conclusion of the 2024 season, as stated during the Aragon MotoGP event.

Last weekend, Davide Brivio, the principal of the Trackhouse Aprilia team, announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be departing from the team following the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Zeelenberg, who started with the Trackhouse team when it was originally known as the Petronas SRT Yamaha team in 2019, is set to depart the satellite Aprilia project after its second season with the Noale brand and its first season under the Trackhouse name.

In a conversation with MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Simon Crafar prior to last Sunday's Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand, Brivio, who became part of Trackhouse at the start of 2024, shared that Zeelenberg's exit was a "very difficult" decision. He mentioned that this move is part of the American-owned team's efforts to explore "a new direction."

"We talked about Zeelenberg leaving," Brivio stated. "We made this choice together. Wilco deserves a lot of recognition for his contributions."

"To be frank, when I got here, I encountered a team that he has developed over the years. Most of this team will remain the same next year, so he deserves a lot of recognition for what he has accomplished."

"As Trackhouse, we believed that for the future, we needed to explore a new path. While it's unfortunate in some ways, it's also just a business decision."

"It's never easy, and reaching this decision has been incredibly challenging."

Zeelenberg's next steps are uncertain at the moment. The Dutchman, who previously won a 250cc Grand Prix, served as team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later Maverick Vinales in the Yamaha MotoGP factory team. In 2019, he transitioned to the Petronas SRT team, taking on the role of team manager there.

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