Aprilia announces 2025-2026 Tuareg racing campaign
The year 2024 has been a real highlight reel for Aprilia, especially when it comes to its Tuareg 660. This adventure bike has been making waves in off-road racing, consistently finding its way to the top step of the podium. We saw them win the G-1000 class at the Motorally, then the M6 class at the Hellas Rally Raid, and even the multi-cylinder class at the challenging Baja Aragón. But the real mic drop moment came at the beginning of this year when Jacopo Cerutti piloted his Tuareg 660 to a second consecutive, historic victory in the demanding Africa Eco Race.
Now, Aprilia is committing fully to its Tuareg as it announces the team’s 2025-2026 racing campaign.
The 2025 season of the Aprilia Tuareg Racing Team was officially presented at the EICMA Riding Fest at the Misano World Circuit. This event offered a sneak preview of Aprilia Racing’s 2025 off-road project and featured official riders Jacopo Cerutti, Francesco Montanari and Marco Menichini, who were joined by Team Manager Vittoriano Guareschi.
“The goals for 2025 are to win the Italian Motorally again, perform well in the overall class, and do very well in the European Championship,” says lead rider, Jacopo Cerutti . “In my opinion, we can also aim to win there. Additionally, we intend to prepare as thoroughly as possible for the Africa Eco Race 2026, which will take place a month later this year.”
According to Aprilia, the 2024 [and early 2025] results testify to the competitiveness, reliability, and exceptional performance level of the Aprilia Tuareg Rally on all types of terrain, with the aim of reaffirming their dominance in major rally raids for 2025. The successes achieved further strengthen Aprilia Racing’s ‘Back to Africa’ project. Just a few years since its inception, the project has already reached significant milestones thanks to the combination of experience gained in world competitions and Aprilia Racing's continuous technical evolution.
The 2025 calendar features a packed schedule of events. The Italian Motorally Championship started in April in Riotorto, where Jacopo Cerutti dominated the G-1000 class by winning both days. Meanwhile, Marco Menichini secured victory on the final day in the GPX class, which is reserved for strictly stock motorcycles. A notable addition to this season's calendar is participation in two events of the European Championship, specifically the TT European Rally Cup, first at the Hellas Rally Raid in Greece, which will take place from May 26th to June 1st, and then in Romania, from July 11th to 19th.
These events are key steps in preparation for the season's main goal: the highly anticipated Africa Eco Race. This year, it will start a month later than usual, from January 24 to February 7, 2026.
