Marco Bezzecchi
Pramac pilot Jack Miller is one of the most experienced riders on the MotoGP grid in 2026, but he has an uncertain future as his Yamaha contract is set to expire this year.
Miller is about to begin his 12th season in the premier class in 2026, a run that only Ducati’s Marc Marquez (14) eclipses. KTM Tech3 rider Maverick Vinales is also set to contest his 12th campaign in MotoGP this year, having made his premier class debut back in 2015 like Miller.
Questions about Miller’s place on the 2026 MotoGP grid often surrounded the Pramac pilot in 2025, as he only joined the team on a one-year factory Yamaha contract. Those questions were then put on pause in September, when the 31-year-old agreed to a new one-year deal.
Is this Jack Miller’s last MotoGP bike?
Jack Miller ‘can’t help’ but consider whether he wants to continue racing
Miller will partner Toprak Razgatlioglu at Pramac, after Yamaha signed the three-time World Superbike champion to a two-year contract to move to MotoGP. Miller’s “goal” is to earn a new Yamaha contract and help lead the Iwata outfit into the 2027 MotoGP regulations era.
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If Yamaha decide against offering Miller a new MotoGP contract, he would consider possibly moving to World Superbikes. But how much longer Miller races, either in MotoGP or WSBK, remains to be seen, as he admits that he keeps thinking about whether he wants to continue.
“It depends,” Miller told GPOne about the possibility of him ending his career in the World Superbike Championship. “If I no longer had a chance in MotoGP, certainly, if I still wanted to continue racing, which is something I can’t help but consider at the moment.”
Jack Miller had World Superbike interest from Honda, Yamaha and Ducati for 2026
Miller had interest from the World Superbike paddock in 2025, but he rejected the offers to remain in MotoGP. The Townsville, Queensland native finished the 2025 MotoGP season as the second-best Yamaha rider behind works rider Fabio Quartararo with 201 and 79 points.
Yamaha considered moving Miller to World Superbikes in 2026 before they awarded him an extension to his time in MotoGP with satellite team, Pramac. Also, Honda considered Miller for their 2026 World Superbike line-up, and he even merited interest from the Ducati team.
Miller has confirmed he spoke with Ducati about a WSBK move with their general manager, Luigi Dall’Igna. Should the Australian decide that he wants to continue his career by moving to the World Superbike Championship in 2027, those contacts could open a raft of avenues.
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