Full MotoGP line-up confirmed for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Having gradually announced various attendees. Goodwood Festival of Speed has now confirmed its entire MotoGP team line-up for the 2023 edition of the historic event, with five teams descending on Goodwood Hill this July.

Both the factory Aprilia Racing team and its satellite CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team counterpart plus the Ducati Lenovo Team, GasGas Factory Racing Tech3, LCR Honda, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will be going. 

10 riders have been announced for the event, headlined by 2022 MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia, who will represent the Ducati Lenovo Team. Alongside him will be both his 2023 teammate in the factory Ducati squad, Enea Bastianini, and the official test rider for Ducati's MotoGP project, Michele Pirro, who recently signed a three-year extension to his contract to remain in his testing role.

For the factory Aprilia team, neither Maverick Vinales nor Aleix Espargaro, who took his first podium finish of the 2023 season at last weekend's Dutch TT, have been confirmed for Goodwood. But, the Noale manufacturer's official test rider, Lorenzo Savadori, will be in attendance. For the RNF team, both Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira will head to Goodwood.

LCR Honda is the only team without a rider listed for the event, although it has been confirmed that Alex Rins sadly won’t be in attendance. The Spaniard is still recovering from lower leg fractures sustained in Mugello, which kept him off the grid for the German Grand Prix and Dutch TT.

For both KTM teams - Red Bull KTM and GasGas Tech3 - there will be two riders at the Festival of Speed. Pol Espargaro will make his second public appearance in GasGas colours since his crash in Portuguese Grand Prix practice back in March, after the #44 also went to Assen last weekend. He will be alongside his compatriot and 2023 MotoGP rookie, Augusto Fernandez, who will be making his first appearance in the UK as a MotoGP rider at Goodwood, ahead of the British Grand Prix in August.

For the factory KTM team, Brad Binder and long-time official test rider for the RC16, Mika Kallio, will appear at the Festival of Speed.

All 10 of the riders so far announced will be taking to the Goodwood Hillclimb as part of their respective appearances at Goodwood this year.

See below for a full list of teams and riders confirmed to be in attendance at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, as well as the days on which they are set to attend.

2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed MotoGP Teams & Riders

A number of MotoGP legends will also be in attendance. These are:

• Àlex Crivillé (1999 500cc World Champion) 
• Casey Stoner (2007, 2011 MotoGP World Champion)
• Freddie Spencer (Three-times World Champion, the only rider to win the 250cc and 500cc World Championship in the same year)
• Giacomo Agostini (15-times World Champion, record 122 GP wins)
• Jorge Lorenzo (Five-times World Champion)
• Kenny Roberts Jnr (2000 500cc World Champion)
• Kevin Schwantz (1993 500cc World Champion)
• Mick Doohan (Five-times 500cc World Champion)
• Randy Mamola (12-times Grand Prix winner)
• Wayne Gardner (1987 500cc World Champion)

The 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed is scheduled for 13-16 July. Only Thursday tickets remain available, and they can be purchased on the Goodwood website.

This article was originally published on 24 May 2023, and was updated with the above text on 5 July 2023. The original article can be read below.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed will host its largest ever celebration of MotoGP at this year’s edition of the event, which will feature a number of current MotoGP teams, as well as bikes from the championship’s past. 

The celebration of MotoGP at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) will include runs up the famous Goodwood hillclimb for MotoGP motorcycles old and new. 

“Grand Prix motorcycles will make up the entirety of the 2023 Festival of Speed motorbike batch,” a Goodwood FoS press release says, “from the truly historic to the very latest machinery, as the attending factory teams are set to bring and run their 2023 Championship bikes.”

So far, four teams from the current 11 that make up the 2023 MotoGP World Championship are confirmed to be attending the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed. These are:

• Ducati Lenovo Team
• Tech3 GasGas Factory Racing 
• Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
• LCR Honda

The GasGas Aspar Moto2 team will also be in attendance with their British rider, Jake Dixon. More riders and teams are also set to be announced in the coming weeks.

All of the teams present will be located in the Ballroom Paddock, which is close to the Drivers’ Club.

A number of MotoGP legends are also set to be in attendance. The current list of MotoGP legends set to take part in the celebration at Goodwood this year includes:

• Àlex Crivillé (1999 500cc World Champion) 
• Casey Stoner (2007, 2011 MotoGP World Champion)
• Freddie Spencer (Three-times World Champion, the only rider to win the 250cc and 500cc World Championship in the same year)
• Giacomo Agostini (15-times World Champion, record 122 GP wins)
• Jorge Lorenzo (Five-times World Champion)
• Kenny Roberts Jnr (2000 500cc World Champion)
• Kevin Schwantz (1993 500cc World Champion)
• Mick Doohan (Five-times 500cc World Champion)
• Randy Mamola (12-times Grand Prix winner)
• Wayne Gardner (1987 500cc World Champion)

Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO, said: "We’re very proud to announce this celebration of MotoGP at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s an honour for us to play a key role in the 30th anniversary and be invited to showcase the best of our sport, sharing the stage with our fellow icons of speed. It will be something truly unique, and I want to thank our teams, riders and legends for showing such enthusiasm in attending. We hope we will be able to put on an incredible show for the fans – and for the Duke of Richmond! We are always honoured by his unwavering passion for our sport. Thank you for the invitation!

“We have recently celebrated the 1000th FIM Grand Prix, and next season will mark the 75th year since motorcycle racing became the first motorsport World Championship in 1949. At the same time, 2023 is a different kind of landmark year, with more MotoGP™ than ever as the Tissot Sprint debuts across the calendar. At this intersection of history and innovation, the 2023 Festival of Speed is the perfect opportunity to celebrate both the rich heritage of the sport and the heroes of the incredible spectacle we’re enjoying every weekend in this modern era.”

The Duke of Richmond, founder of the Festival of Speed, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that the Festival of Speed will host its biggest-ever MotoGP celebration this year. My thanks to Dorna Sports, the teams and riders for including us in their busy schedules - it means so much to everyone at Goodwood and all our fans that they will be here to celebrate with us.”

This celebration of MotoGP will take place around two months after the series celebrated its 1000th Grand Prix at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, won by Marco Bezzecchi.

Tickets for the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which will take place on 13-16 July 2023, are available to be purchased on the Goodwood website. Only Thursday tickets remain.

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