2020 Aprilia RS-GP 20 Ex-Aleix Espargaró (factory MotoGP)

Street Aprilias in Grand Prix replica plastics turn up at auction every month. A factory RS-GP 20 that started World Championship rounds does not. This one carried Aleix Espargaró's #41 for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini through the COVID-shortened, 14-round 2020 MotoGP season, then left Aprilia's hands in 2022 for the rider's own collection. He is now selling it himself, with the leathers, helmet, boots and gloves he wore that year and the Aprilia paperwork and delivery notes that record the handover.

The 2020 bike was a clean-sheet step for Aprilia: a new double-rail aluminium frame, a revised 1,000cc V4 with its cylinders opened to 90 degrees, reworked aerodynamics and a seamless gearbox. The kit list reads like a works entry because it is one: factory Magneti Marelli electronics, Akrapovič exhaust, bespoke Öhlins suspension, Brembo calipers on carbon front discs, full carbon bodywork.

The results were modest. Espargaró finished 17th with 42 points, and his best day came at the last round, Portimão on 22 November 2020, where he rode from 14th on the grid to eighth. His teammates that year were Bradley Smith (rounds 1–11) and Lorenzo Savadori (rounds 12–14). Aprilia's first MotoGP win, Espargaró's in Argentina in 2022, came on a later bike. This machine is the groundwork for that win, not the winner itself.

Identity rests on the lot sheet: frame TFI20 12, engine M200312 CL-011-2020. The bike is presented in original condition and runs, but the sale notes say it needs Aprilia's help before it is used again. Treat that as part of the purchase price, not a footnote.

Specs

• Engine: Aprilia V4, four-stroke MotoGP prototype unit, revised for 2020
• Configuration: 90° V4
• Displacement: 1,000 cc
• Power: not published for this chassis, so not listed
• Frame: double-rail aluminium (new for 2020)
• Suspension: bespoke Öhlins
• Brakes: Brembo calipers, carbon front discs
• Bodywork: full carbon fibre, 2020 aero package
• Gearbox: seamless
• Electronics / ignition: factory Magneti Marelli
• Exhaust: Akrapovič
• Season: 2020 MotoGP World Championship (14 rounds), Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, #41
• Race history: Aleix Espargaró, 17th in the championship with 42 points; best finish 8th, Portuguese GP, Portimão, 22 Nov 2020 (from 14th on the grid)
• Frame / engine numbers: TFI20 12 / M200312 CL-011-2020 (per lot sheet)
• Provenance: Aprilia works team → Aleix Espargaró's collection (2022) → offered by him with 2020 rider kit, Aprilia paperwork and delivery notes
• Sale: Iconic Auctioneers, Iconic Motorcycle Sale, NEC Classic Motor Show, Birmingham — Sunday 15 November 2026, 10:30 local time. Estimate £200,000–£300,000 plus premium.

Why 88: a Rare pick, not an Ultra

It is unambiguously works hardware with a clean line from factory to rider to sale, so it clears every Hard Gate. It stops short of 90 on story: a midfield season with a best of eighth. It would take a podium or a title to make it an Ultra.

Watcher's checklist

1. Match frame TFI20 12 and engine M200312 CL-011-2020 to Aprilia's transfer and delivery notes.
2. Inventory the 2020 rider kit against the lot description.
3. Get Aprilia's recommissioning scope and cost in writing before bidding.
4. Inspect carbon bodywork and chassis for period crash repair versus later work.
5. Confirm title, registration-exempt status and export paperwork for a factory prototype.

See our guide to the Iconic NEC Motorcycle Sale, 15 November 2026 for the other rare lots in this sale.