HONDA 2024: Repsol Honda Team Unveils a Brand New Livery for 2024 Campaign
Celebrating 30 years of collaboration and partnership between Honda HRC and Repsol, Joan Mir and Luca Marini unveiled their remarkable 2024 Repsol Honda Team RC213V machine at the Warner Music Station in Madrid on Tuesday, February 13.
Fresh from the first test of the year at Sepang, Joan Mir and Luca Marini joined friends, family, journalists and more than 600 guests to introduce the 2024 Honda RC213V to the 2024 MotoGP World Championship. A stunning new livery complements the young and talented duo of Joan Mayer and Luca Marini, who enter the new year of MotoGP action at the helm of the Repsol Honda Team, determined to continue the strong progress already made. Are.
2024 marks the 30th season of collaboration between Repsol and Honda HRC, the longest partnership of its kind in two-wheel motorsports. The relationship has produced 15 World Championships, six different World Champions, 183 premier class wins, 455 podiums and nine Triple Crowns. The partnership will enter a new era in 2024 with a new livery due to the introduction of renewable fuels into the MotoGP World Championship. The maximum level of performance has been maintained due to the continued cooperation between Honda HRC and Repsol.
Joan Mir is entering his second season with the Repsol Honda team, now teaming with Santi Hernandez. A learning year in 2023 has prepared the 2020 MotoGP World Champion for significant improvements in 2024, with the impressive level of work and development from HRC’s engineers fueling his ambitions for strong results. To date, the 26-year-old has 13 premier class podiums and one win, including his impressive campaign to win the 2017 Moto3 World Championship. Mir’s performance at Sepang demonstrated the improvements made to both him and the Honda RC213V over the off-season.
On the other side of the garage will be 26-year-old Luca Marini, who becomes the 20th full-time rider to wear the Repsol Honda team colours. Joining the premier class in 2021 after six wins and 15 podiums in the Moto2 World Championship, Marini has shown clear progress in his development as a Grand Prix rider. In his last three seasons in MotoGP, Marini has achieved two Grand Prix podiums, two pole positions and four sprint podiums. 2024 will be the first season of a two-year deal for the Italian.
The 2024 Honda RC213V not only gets a new livery but the entire machine also gets a number of upgrades. From better aerodynamics to improvements in the engine and chassis. An off-season of intensive research and development has given birth to a motorcycle that is the first step towards closing the gap and fighting for the leading positions. HRC General Manager Tetsuhiro Kuwata and Repsol Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig both highlighted the importance of playing this season for the team and the title.
The Repsol Honda Team will now travel to the Lucelle International Circuit for the final MotoGP pre-season test on 19-20 February and will make its debut at the same track just two weeks before the start of the season on 08-10 March. Stay on top of the 21-race calendar that will reach around the world before concluding in Valencia on November 17.