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Honda selects Aleix Espargaró to replace Mir in Indonesia
Archive photograph: Archive portrait: Aleix Espargaró in Aprilia clothing at the MotoGP weekend in Misano, 1 September 2022. · 2022-09-01Archive photo · 2022-09-01 · Simon Patterson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP by GPBeat; full frame retained.
Aleix Espargaró will take Joan Mir’s place at Honda HRC Castrol for the Indonesian Grand Prix. Honda confirmed the change on 6 October, MotoGP reports.
It will be the Spanish development rider’s first race weekend since Valencia in 2025. Espargaró spent fourteen full seasons in the premier class, taking three victories and twelve podium finishes. At Mandalika he will ride the Honda RC213V again. His immediate task is to reacquaint himself with the bike before returning his focus to development work.
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- PRIMARY SOURCEAleix Espargaro to replace Mir at the Indonesian GPMotoGP · 2026-10-06
- PRIMARY SOURCE2026 Indonesian Grand PrixMotoGP
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