2026 MotoGP World Championship

The 2026 FIM MotoGP World Championship will be the premier class of the 78th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.

2026 is expected to be the final season of the premier class utilizing 1000cc engines and Michelin series-specified tyres, before switching to new 850cc engine regulations and tyres sourced from Pirelli, among other technical changes, from the 2027 season onwards.[1][2]

At this season, MotoGP will introduce a new racing class featuring Harley-Davidson motorcycles starting in the 2026 season. This class will be called the "International Bagger Series" and will feature Harley-Davidson Bagger motorcycles modified for racing, competing in six different MotoGP series in Europe and North America.[3]

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Aprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP26 72 Marco Bezzecchi[4]
89 Jorge Martín[5]
Trackhouse MotoGP Team 25 Raúl Fernández[6]
79 Ai Ogura[7]
Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26[8] 63 Francesco Bagnaia[9]
93 Marc Márquez[10]
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio[11]
Desmosedici GP25[8] 21 Franco Morbidelli
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 54 Fermín Aldeguer[12]
73 Álex Márquez[13]
Castrol Honda LCR
Idemitsu Honda LCR 		Honda RC213V TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Honda HRC Castrol[14] 36 Joan Mir[15]
TBA TBA
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16[16] 33 Brad Binder[17]
37 Pedro Acosta[18]
Red Bull KTM Tech3[16] 12 Maverick Viñales[16]
23 Enea Bastianini[16]
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha YZR-M1 20 Fabio Quartararo[19]
42 Álex Rins[20]
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP[21] 88 Miguel Oliveira[22]
TBA Toprak Razgatlıoğlu[23]
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider

All teams will use series-specified Michelin tyres.[24]

Team changes

Rider changes

Rule changes

Engine specification will be frozen for this season. For factories in concession Rank D, the engine specification freeze will not apply unless they change rank.[25]

List of planned Grands Prix

The following 21 Grands Prix are contracted to be held in 2026:

Grand Prix Circuit Ref.
Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz [26]
Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island [27]
Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg [28]
Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia [29]
British motorcycle Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone [30]
Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló [31]
Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Circuit, Brno [32]
Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen, Assen [33]
French motorcycle Grand Prix Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans [34]
German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal [35]
Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár [36]
Indian motorcycle Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida [37]
Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika [38]
Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero [39]
Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Algarve International Circuit, Portimão [40]
Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Lusail International Circuit, Lusail [41]
San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico [42]
Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera [43]
Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram [44]
Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia [45]

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