Wilco Zeelenberg to Exit Trackhouse Aprilia After 2024 Season, Confirms Davide Brivio at Aragon MotoGP

Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be departing from Trackhouse Aprilia at the conclusion of the 2024 season, as confirmed during the Aragon MotoGP.

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

Zeelenberg, who started with the Trackhouse team back when it was initially the Petronas SRT Yamaha team in 2019, will be departing the satellite Aprilia project after its second season with the Noale brand, which is its first season under the Trackhouse name.

In a conversation with MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Simon Crafar prior to the Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand last Sunday, Brivio, who became a member of Trackhouse at the start of 2024, described Zeelenberg’s exit as a “very tough” 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 praise for his contributions."

To be frank, when I got here, I discovered that he has assembled a team over the years, and most of this team will remain the same next year. He deserves a lot of praise for what he has created.

"As Trackhouse, we considered that for the future, we might need to take a different path. It's unfortunate in one way, but it's a business decision on the other."

"Reaching this decision has been quite challenging and tough."

Zeelenberg's future remains undecided at this time. The Dutchman, a former 250cc Grand Prix winner, initially served as team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later for Maverick Vinales in the factory Yamaha MotoGP team. In 2019, he transitioned to the Petronas SRT team, taking on the role of team manager.

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