MotoGP<\/a> step as a team for some time, with the brand also eyeing a World Superbike entry with its own bike in the coming years.<\/p>\n\u201cThe idea is to get to MotoGP,\u201d Jorge Martinez \u2018Aspar\u2019 told Motosan.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe year 2027 is too close. The only way would be to enter through an existing manufacturer, but we have to go step by step and slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuilding an infrastructure in such a short time would be madness. It could happen in the future, but without haste.\u201d<\/p>\n
In recent years, MotoGP has closed off the idea of the grid expanding beyond 22 bikes, with any prospective manufacturer having to join by partnering an existing outfit.<\/p>\n
Late last year, GPOne reported that CFMoto could take over KTM\u2019s current MotoGP project.<\/p>\n
In the winter, KTM management admitted that it was close to sealing investment into the MotoGP project and was hoping to sign something before Christmas.<\/p>\n
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In theory, CFMoto could be run by Aspar\u2019s team in MotoGP, though it would have to take over the existing grid slots of an outfit on the grid.<\/p>\n
Aspar ran a MotoGP project between 2009 and 2010, first with Ducati machinery, before fielding Aprilia CRT bikes in 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n
For the switch to the Open class in 2014, Aspar ran an RCV1000RR for Nicky Hayden and an RC213V-RS for Hiroshi Aoyama.<\/p>\n
It ran two RC213V-RS bikes in 2015, before returning to Ducati machinery in 2016, fielding two-year-old bikes until 2018.<\/p>\n
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