Aprilia: the RS-GP in Valencia with the special "total red" livery by (RED)

Aprilia – The weekend of Grand Prix of Valencia which started today marks the end of the MotoGP season. The final appointment will see the Aprilia RS-GP compete with a special "total red" livery of (RED), an association that has stood out over the years for its commitment to policies to fight diseases that represent one of the biggest problems of our time.

Founded in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver, (RED) has contributed more than $475 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Funding arrived in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia, 100% of the resources were invested in Africa to finance programs aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS. (RED) Global Fund aid has impacted more than 90 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing and support services. Aprilia dresses (RED) to support such a noble battle, only the (RED) logo will appear on the bikes.

He will be back on the bike in Valencia Aleix Espargaró, forced to miss the Malaysian GP following the injury suffered in Australia. The Spanish driver is confident: “I can't wait to get back on the bike, I missed the RS-GP! I was sad to miss Malaysia due to injury, unfortunately ours is a risky sport and these things can happen. I'm confident, my hand is better and although I still feel pain I will give 100%. Both myself and the whole team deserve to finish this season well, we have worked a lot and we want to face preparation for 2018 with the right confidence“. For him the objective is to conclude a certainly positive season in a worthy way and, from the post-race tests, to start laying the foundations for a great 2018.

In his last appearance of the season in MotoGP, Sam Lowes he trusts in the feeling accumulated during the "trio" to achieve a points finish on the circuit dedicated to Ricardo Tormo: "I want to do well in Valencia, it is a circuit where we have done various tests so we will have a good starting setting. After the triptych I recharged my batteries and I am ready to give my best for myself and for the Team".