The 2013 season ended with three days of testing at Jerez de la Frontera for the Aprilia Racing Team, World Superbike Manufacturer World Champion. On the Spanish track Marco Melandri was hard at work, as was test rider Alex Hofmann, working on development of the RSV4. The rider from Ravenna continued his work astride the Italian V4, the bike he will be riding in the hunt for the 2014 World Superbike title.