Trackhouse Aprilia Confirms Wilco Zeelenberg’s Departure: Davide Brivio Announces Strategic Shift Ahead of 2025 Season

Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be departing from Trackhouse Aprilia at the conclusion of 2024, with the confirmation made during the Aragon MotoGP.

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

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

In an interview with MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Simon Crafar ahead of the Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand last Sunday, Brivio, who became a member of Trackhouse at the start of 2024, discussed the difficulty of Zeelenberg’s exit. He described it as a “very hard” decision and mentioned that it’s part of the American-owned team’s efforts to explore “some different direction.”

Brivio mentioned that Zeelenberg's departure was a topic they had deliberated on. He stated that they reached this decision collectively and gave significant recognition to Wilco Zeelenberg for his contributions.

"To be honest, when I got here, I discovered a team that he has put together over the years. Additionally, the majority of this team will remain unchanged next year, so he deserves a lot of recognition for his efforts."

"As Trackhouse, we felt that moving forward, we needed to explore a new path. While it's unfortunate on one hand, it's just business on the other."

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

Zeelenberg's plans moving forward remain uncertain. The Dutchman, who previously won a 250cc Grand Prix, served as a team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later Maverick Vinales in the factory Yamaha MotoGP team. In 2019, he transitioned to the role of team manager for the Petronas SRT team.

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