Marco Bezzecchi
The 2026 MotoGP season has seen very few changes from 2025 as the rider market calms down ahead of a new contract cycle.
With riders signing two-year contracts in 2024 and Dorna preventing any deals from being broken for 2026, many teams have kept their line-ups the same from last year. In fact, only two teams on the grid have opted for a different pairing.
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Rookies Diogo Moreira and Toprak Razgatlioglu will join MotoGP in 2026 with LCR and Pramac, respectively. Somkiat Chantra has been moved into Honda’s WSBK programme, while Miguel Oliveira had his contract terminated by Yamaha in favour of Razgatlioglu.
With a new contract cycle coming up, the MotoGP rider market is set to be chaotic in 2026 as teams scramble to tie their riders down for 2027. Some have already signed extensions, giving them lucrative perks and bonuses.
With that said, MotoGP News has taken a look at all 22 riders’ contract lengths and wages ahead of the 2026 season.
Aprilia – Jorge Martin
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £3.5m
Signing a two-year deal with Aprilia in June 2024 after failing to grab a factory Ducati seat, 2025 was a turbulent year for Jorge Martin. The Spaniard competed in just seven Grands Prix as he was ravaged by injury.
Martin tried to break his Aprilia contract and join Honda, as he expressed discontent over the RS-GP during his recovery. But an agreement could not be reached, and the 2024 MotoGP champion will see out his deal until 2026. He is believed to be earning in the region of £3.5m.
Aprilia – Marco Bezzecchi
- Contract until: End of 2028
- Yearly salary: £3m
In Martin’s absence, Marco Bezzecchi took on the role of Aprilia’s lead rider and guided them to three wins and with a chance of competing against Ducati. The Italian finished P3 in the standings behind the Marquez brothers.
Bezzecchi signed a new contract with Aprilia before pre-season testing in 2026, taking him up until at least 2028. It is believed that his new deal gives him a base salary of around £3m, which is a significant increase on his previous deal, where he is said to have earned £250,000.
Trackhouse – Ai Ogura
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: Unconfirmed
Trackhouse took a gamble on Ai Ogura when they signed him to a two-year deal in August 2024. It would pay off handsomely when he won the Moto2 title, and he carried over that form into MotoGP in 2025.
The Japanese rider finished fifth on debut in Thailand and showed glimpses of his quality, but a multitude of accidents left him P16 in the standings. Ogura’s contract expires at the end of 2026, with his exact salary being unknown.
Trackhouse – Raul Fernandez
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £250,000
Raul Fernandez’s MotoGP career may have been on thin ice heading into 2025, but he showed strong signs of improvement with his maiden win at Phillip Island. Finishing in the top 10 of the standings for the first time, another season like that in 2026 should give Trackhouse reason to keep him.
Ducati – Marc Marquez
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £10.4m
Ducati chose Marc Marquez over Martin for the 2025 season and beyond, a decision that proved to be a masterstroke as he won 25 races, including Sprints, and wrapped up the championship with five rounds to go last year.
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Fresh off recovering from his shoulder injury in Indonesia, the Spaniard is in the final year of his Ducati contract in 2026, which earns him roughly £10.4m a year, which could rise even higher with bonuses.
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Ducati – Francesco Bagnaia
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £6m
Francesco Bagnaia remains one of the top-paid riders on the grid in 2026, with his Ducati contract earning him roughly £6m a year. But the Italian’s stock took a damaging blow in 2025 after his woes with the GP25.
Bagnaia finished down in P5 in the standings with just two wins all season. He is now facing a battle to keep his seat with the Bologna Bullets beyond 2026.
Gresini – Alex Marquez
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £750,000
Alex Marquez enjoyed his best MotoGP season to date in 2025, winning his first three races and finishing second behind his brother in the standings.
For his efforts, Marquez will have a factory Ducati in 2026. However, the Gresini rider still earns under £1 million a year at the satellite team, with his deal set to expire at the end of the year.
Gresini – Fermin Aldeguer
- Contract until: At least the end of 2026
- Yearly salary: £250,000
Fermin Aldeguer is one of the lowest-paid riders on the MotoGP grid in 2026, earning £250,000 per season with Gresini. But the Spaniard has displayed his incredible talent in the premier class, winning his maiden race and the Rookie of the Year award in 2025.
Signing a contract directly with Ducati, the Borgo Panigale outfit have the option to extend Aldeguer’s contract by another two years. He will be eyeing factory machinery come 2027.
VR46 – Fabio Di Giannantonio
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £350,000
Fabio Di Giannantonio enjoyed his best MotoGP season in 2025 with four podiums and P6 in the standings, despite not feeling comfortable on the factory GP25. He will maintain his factory status with VR46 in 2026, as he enters the final year of his £350,000-a-season contract.
VR46 – Franco Morbidelli
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £850,000
Diggia’s teammate, Franco Morbidelli, earns roughly half a million pounds more at VR46, given his experience in MotoGP. Yet, the Italian was beaten in 2025 by his compatriot, managing just two podiums in his second season on the GP24.
Entering the final year of his contract, his MotoGP career might be on thin ice, as he got on the wrong side of the stewards multiple times in 2025.
Honda – Joan Mir
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £2.5m
After failing to finish 10 out of 20 races in 2024, Joan Mir retired from 13 of the 22 races in 2025 with Honda. Despite the magnitude of accidents, the 2020 champion has been retained for his expertise in developing the RC213V, which guided him to two podiums last year.
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Honda – Luca Marini
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £800,000
Honda opted to retain Luca Marini for 2026 on another one-year deal, having scored points in all but one race he finished in 2025. The Italian, who recovered from a dramatic testing crash at Suzuka, is earning roughly £800,000, which is reportedly £450,000 more than his previous deal.
LCR – Johann Zarco
- Contract until: End of 2027
- Yearly salary: £3.5m
Johann Zarco is one of four riders to have a contract for 2027 and one of two whose deal runs outside of the current contract cycle. The Frenchman renewed for another two years at LCR in September 2025.
Zarco claimed Honda’s first win since 2023 at Le Mans, but struggled for consistency as the season progressed.
LCR – Diogo Moreira
- Contract until: End of 2028
- Yearly salary: £1.3m
After Somkiat Chantra’s dismal rookie season in 2025, Moto2 champion Moreira will replace him at LCR in 2026. Signing a three-year deal directly with Honda, the Brazilian will earn roughly £1.3m a year and could potentially move to the factory team in 2027.
KTM – Pedro Acosta
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £1.5m
Pedro Acosta will commit to KTM until the end of his £1.5m-a-year contract in 2026. After enduring a frustrating start to 2025, he had also tried to find a way out of his deal early, with VR46 keeping a close eye on him.
But after realising he could not go anywhere for 2026, Acosta adopted a new mentality and scored five podiums in the second half of the season. He finished P4 in the standings, his best MotoGP season to date.
KTM – Brad Binder
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £850,000
Acosta’s KTM teammate, Brad Binder, is under immense pressure to keep his seat beyond 2026. The South African rider was whitewashed by the Spaniard in qualifying in 2025.
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Binder could only manage 11th in the standings, marking his lowest finish since his rookie season. 2026 is a crucial year for the KTM rider as his £850,000 contract runs down at the end of the year.
Tech3 – Maverick Vinales
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £3.5m
Injuries ruined Maverick Vinales’ first season with KTM Tech3 in 2025, finishing down in 18th. Now under the guidance of Jorge Lorenzo, the Spaniard is determined to improve his fortunes in 2026, with rumours suggesting that he will move up from his £3.5m-a-year deal to the factory team.
Tech3 – Enea Bastianini
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £2m
Like his Tech3 teammate, Enea Bastianini earns more a year than the factory KTM riders, with the Italian sitting on a £2m-a-year contract. His performances in 2025 left something to be desired, however, finishing 14th with just one podium.
Yamaha – Fabio Quartararo
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £10m
Fabio Quartararo is one of MotoGP’s highest earners, sitting on a £10m-a-year contract with Yamaha. His performances in 2025 showed why he is worth that fee, grabbing five pole positions on a YZR-M1 that lacked race pace.
With his contract expiring in 2026, Yamaha’s star rider may be out of the team at the end of the year. Rumours are suggesting that Quartararo is off to Honda in 2027.
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Yamaha – Alex Rins
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £1.8m
Yamaha signed Alex Rins to a £1.8m-a-year contract from Honda in 2024. The Spaniard has kept his seat for 2026, but he has struggled to return to his past form after his leg injury in 2023. He finished 19th in 2025, with just three top-10 finishes.
Pramac – Jack Miller
- Contract until: End of 2026
- Yearly salary: £2.2m
Jack Miller faced a battle with Oliveira for a seat at Pramac in 2026. In the end, the Australian rider won the race for the seat, with Yamaha favouring his expertise and work ethic behind the scenes on developing the V4.
Earning roughly £2.2m a year, Miller finished down in 17th in 2025, struggling to find consistency on the M1. 2026 could be his last chance to prove himself in MotoGP.
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Pramac – Toprak Razgatlioglu
- Contract until: End of 2027
- Yearly salary: Unconfirmed
Three-time World Superbike star Razgatlioglu will make his long-awaited move to MotoGP in 2026 with Pramac. The Turkish rider will need to adapt to a new bike, tyre and paddock this season.
His salary with the Yamaha satellite team is not publicly known, but given his talent, it would be right to assume that it is among the highest on the grid. Razgatlioglu is contracted until at least the 2027 season.
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