Which rider scored Aprilia's first MotoGP win in 2022?

Aleix Espargaró scored Aprilia’s first MotoGP win in 2022.

Espargaró achieved the breakthrough at the 2022 Argentine Grand Prix at Termas de Río Hondo. He started from pole position, fought for the lead and secured victory for Aprilia Racing, delivering the manufacturer’s first win in the premier class since it entered MotoGP as a modern factory project.

The result was also Espargaró’s first Grand Prix victory in any World Championship class. He had spent years developing Aprilia’s RS-GP into a competitive machine, so the win marked the payoff from a long technical and sporting rebuild rather than a one-off result.

The victory helped transform Aprilia’s reputation in MotoGP. Espargaró followed it with strong consistency, including a run of podium finishes, and Aprilia soon lost its manufacturer concessions because its performance had improved so substantially. Maverick Viñales later became Espargaró’s Aprilia teammate, but he was not the rider who delivered the historic first win.