With every premier class team out of contract at the end of next season, there’s no guarantee that we will be seeing the same 11 teams on the grid for the start of MotoGP’s new era in 2027.
The changes in 2027 will see constructors reduce their bikes’ engine capacity to 850cc as they move to a 100% sustainable fuel model. Tighter restrictions on aerodynamics will also be enforced on the chassis of their new prototypes.
The introduction of the new regulations will shake up the MotoGP grid, with the pecking order also likely to change to reflect who has taken the correct development path since the news was announced.
Jorge Martin has refused to rule out a move away from Aprilia in 2027. After his contract saga with the team throughout the current campaign, the Spaniard wants to keep all options open in order to get the best possible chance of winning another world title in the future.
After a highly successful stint with Honda for the majority of his career, Neil Hodgson told Marc Marquez that he would be ‘crazy’ to consider gambling on the Japanese constructor by returning to them in hopes of clinching another world title with the team after the enforcement of the new regulations.
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MV Agusta could return to the MotoGP grid if teams choose to withdraw ahead of 2027
Dorna are currently in negotiations with the current grid over their presence in the premier class once the new regulations roll around in 2027. All teams are out of contract at the end of next year, provoking a discussion on who will be staying and who will be going.
According to a recent report from GPOne, if certain teams end up withdrawing from the grid ahead of the regulations’ maiden season, it could open the door for other manufacturers to enter the sport.
Factory TeamsSatellite TeamsAprilia RacingTrackhouseDucati LenovoGresini RacingVR46 RacingHonda HRCHonda LCRKTM FactoryTech3YamahaPrima PramacFactory constructors alongside their satellite teams
The report states that MV Agusta and BMW managers are ‘considering entering’ MotoGP in ‘2027 or 2028’. However, this crucially hinges on the manufacturers striking a deal with a current team on the grid, who are currently ‘closely tied’ to their respective constructors.
The report even mentions the fact that Dorna haven’t ‘ruled out’ a single-make championship for the inaugural season as an ’emergency’. This route has been planned for Moto3 in 2028, and would see all 11 teams line up with the same bike.
MV Agusta are one of the most successful constructors in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Despite their absence from Grand Prix motorcycle racing since the end of the 1976 season, MV Agusta boast one of the most successful records in the history of the sport.
Giacomo Agostini won 13 of the constructors’ 16 championships over a nine-year tenure with the team, often winning multiple championships in different engine classes during the same year.
The 16 championships put MV Agusta behind only Honda in the all-time list, with the Japanese constructor having 25 to their name in the top spot.
RankConstructorAmount of wins1Honda3142Yamaha2453MV Agusta1394Ducati1175Suzuki97Top five constructors with the most wins in Grand Prix motorcycle racing
The Italian constructor also sits third in the all-time win list with 139 wins in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Naturally, Honda are at the top spot again with 314 wins, with Yamaha sitting comfortably in second with 245.
With his former team eyeing up a spot on the grid in 2027, Agostini has tipped Fabio Quartararo as being the only rider to dethrone Marc Marquez after his re-emergence as a dominant force in MotoGP during the current campaign.