It ’ s hard to recall a campaign as unfortunate as Oliveira ’ s 2023 , his first season aboard Aprilia machinery . He was taken out – and injured – in crashes at Portimao and Jerez before a spill in Qatar ended his season prematurely . But the five-time MotoGP victor showed enough when he was riding to suggest he ’ s a proper MotoGP™ force when the conditions are right . He ’ s fully recovered from his injuries and ready tackle this season with the new Trackhouse Racing set-up . And unlike last year , he ’ s on a fully up-to-date ’ 24 Aprilia RS-GP – a fantastic opportunity for the Portuguese star to establish himself as Aprilia ’ s top man before he departs at the end of the year .

BIRTHPLACE : Pragal ( POR )

DATE OF BIRTH : 4 / 1 / 1995