2026 MotoGP World Championship

2026 FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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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 [12] BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 54 Fermín Aldeguer [13] 73 Álex Márquez [14] Castrol Honda LCR Idemitsu Honda LCR Honda RC213V 5 Johann Zarco [15] TBA TBA Honda HRC Castrol [16] 10 Luca Marini [17] 36 Joan Mir [18] Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 [19] 33 Brad Binder [20] 37 Pedro Acosta [21] Red Bull KTM Tech3 [19] 12 Maverick Viñales [19] 23 Enea Bastianini [19] Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha YZR-M1 20 Fabio Quartararo [22] 42 Álex Rins [23] Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP [24] 88 Miguel Oliveira [25] TBA Toprak Razgatlıoğlu [26]

Key Regular rider Replacement rider Wildcard rider

All teams will use series-specified Michelin tyres. ^[27]

Rider changes

• 2021 and 2024 Superbike World Championship champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu will make his Grand Prix debut with Prima Pramac Yamaha team. ^[26]

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. ^[28]

List of planned Grands Prix

The following 22 Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2026: ^[29]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Ref.
1	1 March	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	Chang International Circuit, Buriram	[30]
2	22 March	Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia	[31]
3	29 March	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	[32]
4	12 April	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail	[33]
5	26 April	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera	[34]
6	10 May	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	[35]
7	17 May	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	[36]
8	31 May	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero	[37]
9	7 June	Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix	Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár	[38]
10	21 June	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Brno Circuit, Brno	[39]
11	28 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen, Assen	[40]
12	12 July	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal	[41]
13	9 August	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	[42]
14	30 August	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz	[43]
15	13 September	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	[44]
16	20 September	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	[45]
17	4 October	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi	[46]
18	11 October	Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix	Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika	[47]
19	25 October	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island	[48]
20	1 November	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	[29]
21	15 November	Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	[49]
22	22 November	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	[50]

Grand Prix locations

Lusail

Motegi

Buriram

Phillip Island

Sepang

Goiânia

Austin

Mandalika

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Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2026.

Portimão

Jerez

Le Mans

Scarperia

Montmeló

Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Assen

Spielberg

Silverstone

Cheste

Misano Adriatico

Alcañiz

Brno

Balatonfőkajár

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Location of European Grands Prix in 2026.

Calendar changes

• MotoGP will return to Brazil in 2026 after a 21-year absence. The last time MotoGP was held in Brazil was in 2004 at the Jacarepaguá Circuit in Rio de Janeiro, where it was known as the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix. ^[51]
• The Argentine Grand Prix will not be returning to calendar in 2026, organisers have confirmed in a statement, they hope to return in 2027. The Argentina Grand Prix came back onto the calendar in 2014 at the new Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo venue, having previously been held on and off in Buenos Aires between 1961 and 1999. ^[52] However on 21 July 2025, Dorna announced that the Argentine Grand Prix would have a new home starting in the 2027 season. Work is underway to return to the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez. ^[53]

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External links

• Official website