{"id":868948,"date":"2026-08-26T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868948\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:50:10","slug":"motogp-2027-rider-line-up-the-official-announcements-so-far-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868948\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP 2027 rider line-up: the official announcements so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we tick off rounds in 2026, more and more news is coming out with regard to 2026. We stick to the facts so far and put all the teams&#8217; latest news in one place so you can familiarise yourself with who is in what colours for next year. We\u2019ll keep updating it in real time too, making sure you\u2019re as up-to-date as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CONFIRMED &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DUCATI LENOVO TEAM<\/p>\n<p>The reigning World Champions will retain their very own reigning World Champion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/06\/21\/marc-marquez-confirmed-with-the-ducati-lenovo-team-in-2027-and-2028\/1074782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Marc Marquez until at least 2028<\/a>. The Spaniard will have a new teammate though in Pedro Acosta, who moves from KTM machinery<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/confirmed-acosta-joins-marc-marquez-at-ducati-for-2027-and-2028\/1074819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">. \u2018The Shark\u2019 will also be in Ducati red until at least 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>APRILIA RACING<\/p>\n<p>The current Championship leaders confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/th\/news\/2026\/02\/01\/bezzecchi-renews-with-aprilia-racing-on-multi-year-new-contract\/827205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Marco Bezzecchi on a multi-year deal<\/a> ahead of the Sepang Test at the start of 2026 but his teammate was confirmed at the Dutch GP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/06\/25\/bagnaia-signs-four-year-aprilia-racing-deal-from-2027\/1074916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Francesco Bagnaia<\/a>. The double World Champion has a four-year deal with the Noale brand.<\/p>\n<p>MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/yamaha-bid-farewell-to-quartararo-and-rins-at-the-end-of-2026\/1075601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins have been officially announced as not part of the project<\/a> from 2027 onwards. In their place, 2024 World Champion Jorge Martin and Japanese sensation \u2013 and newest MotoGP winner \u2013 Ai Ogura. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/martin-and-ogura-confirmed-in-all-new-yamaha-line-up-for-2027-and-2028\/1075825?_gl=1*8damuw*_gcl_au*MjU4MzQyNzEyLjE3Nzk3ODQ0OTA.*_ga*ODAxMDAyMjcwLjE3Mzk4Nzg3Mzk.*_ga_0204YNR4C1*czE3ODI4OTY3OTgkbzkzMSRnMSR0MTc4Mjg5OTUzOSRqMzUkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Both have contracts until the end of 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP<\/p>\n<p>Nadia Padovani\u2019s team have confirmed a full changed line-up for 2027, mixing MotoGP championship-winning pedigree with youth as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/02\/mir-joins-holgado-to-form-fresh-bk8-gresini-racing-motogp-line-up-from-2027\/1076000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joan Mir and upcoming rookie Daniel Holgado<\/a> get set to jump on Ducati machinery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING<\/p>\n<p>Following Pedro Acosta\u2019s departure, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing have announced an all-new lineup for 2027 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/red-bull-ktm-welcomes-alex-marquez-for-2027\/1076392\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Marquez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/red-bull-ktm-confirm-di-giannantonio-alongside-alex-marquez-from-2027\/1076393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fabio Di Giannantonio<\/a> prepare to make the switch to the Austrian manufacturer for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>HONDA HRC CASTROL<\/p>\n<p>Plans are beginning to take shape at Honda HRC Castrol following the announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/21\/confirmed-quartararo-moves-to-honda-from-2027\/1079152\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fabio Quartararo will join the squad from 2027<\/a>. His teammate remains unknown, with HRC yet to confirm whether Diogo Moreira or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/21\/alonso-moves-up-to-motogp-with-honda-team-to-be-announced\/1079144\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent HRC signing David Alonso<\/a> will partner the #20 in the factory team. There will be a shake-up in management too, as Alberto Puig leaves his role as team manager and becomes an advisor, being replaced by Mikihiko Kawase.<\/p>\n<p>CASTROL HONDA LCR<\/p>\n<p>One side of Lucio Cecchinello\u2019s team has already been confirmed and was done so last year, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2025\/09\/01\/zarco-confirmed-with-lcr-for-2026-and-2027\/757853\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johann Zarco penned in for 2027<\/a>. The other side with Pro Honda LCR is yet to be confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/07\/21\/alonso-moves-up-to-motogp-with-honda-team-to-be-announced\/1079144\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HRC recently announced a multi-year deal with David Alonso<\/a>, with his team yet to be confirmed, whilst Diogo Moreira is already in the first year of his own multi-year HRC contract.<\/p>\n<p>SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s exciting times over at the SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team, with the American squad announcing that they will continue to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/08\/05\/raul-fernandez-confirmed-with-trackhouse-until-2028\/1081427\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raul Fernandez until the end of 2028<\/a>. His teammate? Enea Bastianini. The Beast enters the SuperHouse in 2027, ensuring Trackhouse have experienced, race-winning pedigree on both sides of the box going into next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RED BULL KTM TECH3<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had our first confirmation from Guenther Steiner&#8217;s team, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/08\/26\/tech3-announce-marini-for-2027s-new-era-of-motogp\/1086813\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luca Marini joining Red Bull KTM Tech3 from 2027<\/a>. His teammate remains unconfirmed, but what we do know is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/05\/16\/tech3-and-ktm-extend-motogp-partnership-from-2027\/1068357\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech3 will race with KTM machinery from 2027<\/a> and beyond following a multi-year agreement.<\/p>\n<p>PERTAMINA ENDURO VR46 RACING TEAM<\/p>\n<p>News is beginning to arrive from the VR46 Racing Team, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/08\/26\/aldeguer-joins-pertamina-enduro-vr46-racing-team-from-2027\/1086855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fermin Aldeguer recently being announced as their latest signing<\/a>. Aldeguer remains on board a Ducati for 2027 and 2028 with his teammate unknown as Fabio Di Giannantonio moves on from the Italian squad next year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TO BE CONFIRMED &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PRIMA PRAMAC YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Finally, no big news for Paolo Campinoti\u2019s team with regard to 2027 just yet. Rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu heads into his second season with the team and took part in the tyre test on Monday after the Czech GP with the new 850cc prototype; besides that, no indication of who else will be there in 2027 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we tick off rounds in 2026, more and more news is coming out with regard to 2026.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-868948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}