2026 MotoGP rider line-up: The grid so far
The current contract situation of every MotoGP rider for the 2026 season, also the last year of the 1000cc engine era.
Here is the latest in the rider line-up for the 2026 MotoGP season...
Ducati
Ducati’s “dream team” factory Lenovo line-up of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez is confirmed for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP seasons.
Likewise, the satellite Gresini Ducati line-up of Alex Marquez and 2025 rookie Fermin Aldeguer is also set for two seasons.
VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio starts a new two-year factory contract in 2025, but there will be one Desmosedici potentially available for 2026 with team-mate Franco Morbidelli currently on a one-year deal.
KTM
The recent financial turmoil aside, all four RC16 riders - Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta at the factory KTM team and Tech3’s new signings Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini - should be staying put until the end of 2026.
Aprilia
There is huge doubt about the future of Jorge Martin.
The MotoGP penned a two-year deal at the start of 2025 but he wants to use a break clause to find a new team for next year.
Marco Bezzecchi, his factory teammate, is tied in for 2026 with Aprilia.
Trackhouse riders Raul Fernandez and 2025 rookie Ai Ogura are also starting two-year deals this year
Yamaha
The factory Monster Yamaha team of Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will remain unchanged until at least 2027.
Significantly, Pramac Yamaha will welcome Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Razgatlioglu is swapping the World Superbike Championship for MotoGP in 2026.
That means either Jack Miller or Miguel Oliveira (or both) will be replaced. Miller's deal expires at the end of 2025, Oliveira's at the end of 2026.
Honda
Honda could see the most rider changes for 2026 with LCR's Johann Zarco (Honda's leading rider of 2024), Luca Marini and potentially rookie Somkiat Chantra free agents at the end of 2025.
That leaves Suzuki’s 2020 world champion Joan Mir as the only Honda rider officially confirmed for the 2026 MotoGP grid.
There is clamour for the vacant factory Honda race seat next year.
Zarco is among the contenders to step up from LCR where he already enjoys factory support.
| 2026 MotoGP rider line-up: | ||
| Rider | Team | Contract |
| Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo Team | End of 2026. |
| Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | End of 2026. |
| Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | "Multi-year contract" (2026) |
| Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | End of 2026. |
| Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | "Multi-year contract" (2026). |
| Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | "Multi-year contract" (2026). |
| Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | End of 2026. |
| Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | End of 2026. |
| ? | Honda HRC | End of 2025. |
| Joan Mir | Honda HRC | End of 2026. |
| Fabio di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati contract, end of 2026. |
| ? | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | End of 2025. |
| Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Gresini contract, end of 2026 |
| Fermin Aldeguer | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati contract, end of 2026. Option for two further years. |
| Miguel Oliveira | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha contract, end of 2026. |
| Toprak Razgatlioglu | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha contract, end of 2025. |
| ? | LCR Honda Castrol | HRC contract, end of 2025. |
| Somkiat Chantra | LCR Honda Idemitsu | HRC contract, end of 2025 (option for 2026). |
| Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse MotoGP | End of 2026. |
| Ai Ogura | Trackhouse MotoGP | End of 2026. |
| Maverick Vinales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | "Multi-year contract" (2026). |
| Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | "Multi-year contract" (2026). |
| Out of contract at the end of 2025 | ||
| Luca Marini | Honda HRC | 2025 |
| Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 2025 |
| Jack Miller | Prima Pramac Racing | 2025 |
| Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2025 |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
