Month: November 2024

The Portuguese rider completed his last MotoGP race of 2024 with a solid performance at the Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix, finishing in 12th place. After a year marked by challenges, including an injury that kept him out of four rounds and left him recovering until the final race, Miguel Oliveira says goodbye to Trackhouse and prepares to open a new chapter with Pramac Yamaha.

At the Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix, the last race of the year, the Almada-born rider started from 14th position and showed solid pace throughout the race, gaining two places. “I enjoyed the race. It was one of those races where you start and push as hard as you can from the first lap to the last. My pace was very consistent,” said Miguel Oliveira.

On his farewell to Trackhouse, the Portuguese rider underlined his performance: “I did my job, a good performance to say goodbye to the team, and I'm happy about that,” he added.

Overall this season, Miguel Oliveira achieved his best result of the year at the German Grand Prix, where he took second place in the sprint race. In the main races, he stood out with a sixth place in the same German Grand Prix, having also finished four races in the top ten: Portugal, Spain, Catalunya and Emilia-Romagna.

With 75 points scored in 2024, the Almada-born rider finished the championship in 15th place in the overall standings, up one position on last year. 

New step with Pramac Yamaha

The Portuguese rider starts working with Pramac Yamaha on Tuesday, where he will team up with Jack Miller, and hopes to achieve good results in MotoGP.

“I wanted to be in a project where I could win, be taken into account, and I believe that at Yamaha I'll achieve that. I've felt a great desire from the team to support me with a good structure and competitive material,” said the Portuguese rider about his new team, where he will be doing his first tests with the new bike over the next few days.

The end of 2024 marks the end of a challenging chapter and the start of an ambitious new phase for Miguel Oliveira in MotoGP.

Saturday was the second-to-last chapter of Miguel Oliveira's journey with Trackhouse. Despite the physical limitations caused by his wrist injury and some technical difficulties, the Portuguese rider showed resilience and ambition in every session.

In the morning, in the first qualifying phase (Q1) of the Barcelona Solidarity GP, the Almada-born rider put in a solid performance, showing progress throughout the session. He came very close to reaching the second qualifying round (Q2), securing 14th place on the starting grid for the sprint race.

About the session, Miguel Oliveira highlighted his performance: “I managed to do a good lap with the limitations of my wrist and, in truth, I wasn't expecting to be so close to making it through to Q2.”

Earlier in the afternoon, in the sprint race, the course proved to be more challenging due to technical problems, which hampered the bike's stability at crucial moments of the race. Despite a troubled start, Miguel Oliveira kept his focus, recovered positions in the final stages and finished in 18th position.

Tomorrow, at 1pm, the last race of the 2024 MotoGP season will take place, a race that will mark Miguel Oliveira's farewell to Trackhouse. The rider is optimistic and wants to close this round with a seal of quality.

After almost two months out with an injury, the Portuguese rider returned to the track this Friday at the Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix, the last of the MotoGP season. The race was a chance for Miguel Oliveira to feel the asphalt again, in a Grand Prix that was also marked by its charity nature in favor of the Valencian Community.

In free practice on Friday, the Almada-born rider finished the morning session in 21st place. In the afternoon session, Miguel Oliveira finished in 20th place in timed practice, having completed his best lap in 1.40.404 minutes.

More than the results, the last race of the 2024 MotoGP season is of special importance to the Portuguese rider, who returns to competition after an absence of almost two months after fracturing his right wrist at Mandalika.

At the end of the day, Miguel Oliveira emphasized this, saying that today's race was proof that he is capable of competing, stressing that the training sessions were mainly to “recover the sensations in his body and mind”.

Pointing out that now is the time to “enjoy as much as possible”, the Portuguese rider showed optimism for tomorrow: “There's potential to improve for tomorrow, so I'm happy with that”.

As well as the competition, the day was also marked by Miguel Oliveira's contribution to the Valencian Community. The Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix will feature a charity auction in favor of the region affected by the floods, and Miguel Oliveira contributed a helmet, suit and boots.

Miguel Oliveira returns to the track this weekend at the Solidarity Grand Prix in Barcelona, marking the grand finale of the 2024 MotoGP season.

The Portuguese rider is set to compete again after suffering a serious wrist injury, caused by a traction control system error during a practice session in Mandalika. This incident led to a fractured wrist, sidelining Oliveira for the remainder of the Asian rounds.

"I'm very excited to be back racing in MotoGP," said the Portuguese rider.

"My expectations aren’t too high, as I’m unsure how my wrist will hold up once I’m back on the bike. It will undoubtedly be a Grand Prix with mixed feelings. But my goal is to leave the Trackhouse team on a high note."

The Solidarity Grand Prix will be held at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, replacing Valencia, which has traditionally hosted the season finale in previous years. This year, however, Valencia could not serve as the final venue due to the severe damage caused by devastating storms, which affected much of its facilities.

"We’ll obviously be racing to bring hope and raise funds for those impacted by the catastrophic events in Valencia. Overall, I’m looking forward to it!"

This will be Miguel Oliveira’s last weekend on the Aprilia RS-GP with Trackhouse Racing. Afterward, he will begin a new phase in his career as a factory rider for Yamaha with the Prima Pramac Racing satellite team, starting with end-of-season testing on Tuesday.