Everything you need to know about the 2026 MotoGP season including calendar, rider line-ups and test dates

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The 2025 MotoGP season has come to an end, and now the focus turns to 2026 and the final year before significant rule changes the following year.

Marc Marquez was crowned the 2025 riders’ champion in Japan after dominating the season. The Spaniard took 11 victories and a further four podiums before a crash in Indonesia saw him out for the final races of the year.

Alongside Marquez’s riders’ title, Ducati also secured both the constructors’ and teams’ victories, which saw them make history.

The constructors’ championship win saw Ducati become the first MotoGP team to take six consecutive title victories, a record that was broken and extended past Honda, who had four wins between 2016 and 2019.

MotoGP fans have just over 10 weeks to wait until the bikes return to the track for the start of the 2026 season.

What is the 2026 MotoGP rider line-up?

All 22 seats for the 2026 MotoGP season have been confirmed after an unpredictable few months as teams looked to lock down their riders.

Although the grid will remain relatively unchanged next year, there will be two rookies making their MotoGP debut at the Thailand Grand Prix.

After taking the 2025 World Superbike Championship title this year, Toprak Razgatlioglu will make the move to MotoGP next season, when he partners Jack Miller at Prima Pramac.

Diogo Moreira will be promoted up to the premier class in 2026 after taking the Moto2 title at the season finale in Valencia.

What is the 2026 MotoGP calendar?

The 2026 MotoGP season will see 22 grands prix across the year, visiting five different continents from February to November.

MotoGP will return to Brazil for the first time since 1987, as the sport heads to the Ayrton Senna de Silva race track in Goiania.

The timing is perfect for MotoGP with Brazilian rider Diogo Moreira joining the grid at the start of the 2026 season.

Thailand will kick off the action on 27 February before the season comes to a close once again in Valencia on 22 November.

A few tracks have revised race dates in 2026, including the Austrian Grand Prix that will drop back a month to September before the start of the flyaway races.

What is the 2026 MotoGP testing schedule?

There are currently three scheduled MotoGP tests in 2026 that have been confirmed, including the pre-season Shakedown test at the end of January.

The test, which is set to take place at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit, will be followed by a three-day break before the start of the Sepang test in early February.

When are the 2026 MotoGP bike launches?

Several teams have already confirmed their launch event dates for their 2026 bikes, with Prima Pramac Racing Yamaha currently scheduled to go first. The team will unveil their latest bike at an event at the Accademia Musicale Della Chigiana in Italy on the 13 January.

World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will join Prima Pramac Racing Yamaha rider Jack Miller for their first official event as teammates. The Turkish rider made his MotoGP debut during a public test in November ahead of the team revealing their new colours in 2026.