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MotoGP enters a new era in 2027 as the 850cc regulations arrive, and many teams will also run new rider line-ups – including Ducati, with Pedro Acosta confirmed as joining.
The MotoGP rider market kicked off extremely early in 2026, as just three of the 22 riders on the grid entered the season with contracts beyond the end of the year. Talk soon turned to a new deal at Ducati for Marc Marquez, while Francesco Bagnaia was looking at the exit door.
MotoGP teams moved early to lock in their line-ups as the premier class enters a new era in 2027 with 850cc capacity engines, additional restrictions on aerodynamics and a full ban on ride height devices. With so many stars also out of contract, teams did not want to miss out.
With that in mind, MotoGP News runs you through the full 2027 grid – including every rider move as it is confirmed and the latest rumours as the 22-rider field continues to take shape.
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Ducati: Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta
Ducati were the first team to officially lock in their rider line-up for the 2027 season, with it confirmed that Marc Marquez will stay in Borgo Panigale for another two years and that he will also be joined by Pedro Acosta when his contract with KTM expires at the end of 2026.
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Marquez was the major domino in the 2027 rider market, despite it being widely known for months that he intended to re-sign for Ducati. It was thought that the Cervera native bided his time after spending the winter recovering from injury and struggling for fitness in 2026.
But Ducati confirmed that Marquez had signed a new contract to stay for 2027 and 2028 on June 23, before the Bologna Bullets also revealed the very next day that Acosta will replace Francesco Bagnaia. Acosta has agreed to a two-year contract to race for Ducati from 2027.
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia
Aprilia moved ahead of their rivals to confirm that Marco Bezzecchi had agreed to lead their rider line-up into MotoGP’s 850cc regulations era, with the Italian putting pen to paper on a fresh contract before the 2026 season started that locked him down in Noale through 2028.
The Italian outfit also wasted little time to react to the growing claims that Jorge Martin had already decided to join Yamaha from 2027. Aprilia moved quickly to replace 2024 champion Martin with the 2022 and 2023 champion, Francesco Bagnaia, ahead of his exit from Ducati.
Reports surfaced in February 2026 that Bagnaia pulled a U-turn on joining Yamaha to agree a deal with Aprilia. But it was not officially confirmed until June 25, and it was even revealed that Aprilia have signed Bagnaia on a straight four-year contract, locking him through 2030.
KTM: Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio
The factory KTM team will welcome an all-new line-up for the 2027 season, having lost star rider Pedro Acosta to Ducati and decided against giving Brad Binder a new contract. Binder has been a KTM stalwart since his MotoGP debut in 2020, but his contract expires in 2026.
Despite the raft of regulatory changes coming in 2027, KTM have decided to sign two Ducati riders in Gresini ace Alex Marquez and VR46 star Fabio Di Giannantonio to lead their factory line-up. Marquez and Di Giannantonio have also both agreed to pen two-year deals for KTM.
KTM confirmed the signings of Marquez and Di Giannantonio on July 6, in a move which saw a furious Maverick Vinales of Tech3 hit out at the Austrian brand. Vinales claims he signed a factory 2027 KTM contract at the end of 2025, only to see the team pull his deal weeks later.
Honda: Fabio Quartararo and David Alonso (TBC)
Honda will now welcome an all-new factory rider line-up in the 2027 MotoGP season, after deciding against offering Joan Mir and Luca Marini new contracts. Mir and Marini will both leave the Tokyo brand at the close of 2026, after three years together in the Honda garage.
Fabio Quartararo will also form a part of Honda’s all-new factory line-up from 2027, having decided to leave their arch Japanese rivals Yamaha at the end of his contract in Iwata. The 2021 MotoGP champion has signed a two-year deal with Honda to spearhead their line-up.
It had been an open secret in the paddock since January, but Honda confirmed the signing of Quartararo for 2027 and 2028 on July 21, 2026. The Frenchman’s deal followed another announcement by the Tokyo team, after they also confirmed the signing of David Alonso.
However, while Quartararo has been confirmed for the HRC garage, when Honda confirmed the signing of Alonso on July 21, 2026, they did not state which team he will ride for. It has been suggested that Honda want Alonso to partner Quartararo in their factory line-up. But it also said that Alonso could be placed at LCR to let Honda give Diogo Moreira a factory ride.
Yamaha: Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura
Yamaha will welcome an all-new factory rider line-up for the 2027 MotoGP season, having lost Fabio Quartararo to rivals Honda and elected against offering Alex Rins a new contract. Quartararo and Rins were both in the last season of their respective contracts during 2026.
Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura will instead form the factory Yamaha line-up in 2027, with both riders agreeing to two-year contracts with the Iwata squad. Confirmation arrived on July 1 that Yamaha have signed Martin and Ogura, with the latter’s move from Trackhouse even putting a Japanese rider on their bike for the first time since Norifumi Abe back in 1998.
Gresini: Joan Mir and Daniel Holgado
Gresini will enter an all-new rider line-up in the 2027 MotoGP season, after seeing star rider Alex Marquez move to the factory KTM team and lose Spanish sensation Fermin Aldeguer. It became widely known in March that Ducati had elected to move Aldeguer to VR46 for 2027.
With two seats to fill, Gresini have sought to welcome experienced and fresh talents to their ranks with their moves to sign Joan Mir and Moto2 gem Daniel Holgado. Confirmation came on July 2 that Mir and Holgado signed two-year deals to race a Ducati for Gresini from 2027.
Gresini pivoted to signing Mir for 2027 after giving up on waiting for KTM to decide whether Enea Bastianini would stay at Tech3. It was said that Bastianini was in line to join Holgado at Gresini, but KTM had an option to extend the Italian’s contract that they ultimately ignored.
VR46: Fermin Aldeguer (TBC) and Nicolo Bulega (TBC)
At the time of writing, Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Racing Team are yet to announce either of the riders who will form their line-up in the 2027 season. Franco Morbidelli is out of contract at VR46 at the end of 2026, and Fabio Di Giannantonio has elected to join the work KTM team.
It is, however, widely believed that Fermin Aldeguer and Nicolo Bulega will form VR46’s new line-up in 2027. Reports have suggested for months that Ducati will move Aldeguer to VR46 in 2027, having decided against placing their young Spaniard at Gresini for a third campaign.
Ducati’s World Superbike rider Bulega could move to MotoGP with VR46 in 2027, as well, as the Borgo Panigale brand and Italian rider are both eager for him to quit the production bike class and switch to the prototype championship for the start of MotoGP’s 850cc regulations.
Trackhouse: Raul Fernandez (TBC) and Enea Bastianini (TBC)
As of the time of writing, Trackhouse are yet to confirm who will form their rider line-up for the 2027 season. The satellite Aprilia squad have decisions to make concerning their future line-up, as Raul Fernandez is out of contract beyond 2026 and Ai Ogura is going to Yamaha.
For ages, it appeared that Trackhouse would release Fernandez, as well. But reports started to emerge towards the end of June that suggested the Spaniard would accept the American team’s offer to stay on, having convinced team owner Justin Marks to give a multi-year deal.
Reports as early as May have suggested that Enea Bastianini has agreed to join Trackhouse from Tech3, after the Italian expressed his desire to leave KTM’s setup. The questions then turned to who would partner Bastianini, with Luca Marini and Manuel Gonzalez suggested.
Tech3: Luca Marini (TBC) and Senna Agius (TBC)
As of the time of writing, Tech3 have not confirmed either of the riders who will form part of their 2027 MotoGP rider line-up. Tech3 currently field Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales on factory KTM contracts, which are both set to lapse following the end of the 2026 season.
A raft of riders have been linked with moves to Tech3 in recent months, including a potential demotion from the factory KTM squad for Brad Binder, too. But Luca Marini and Moto2 star Senna Agius have emerged as the favourites to land seats at Tech3 for the 2027 campaign.
KTM gave Vinales a lot of time to prove his fitness following the shoulder injury he suffered at the 2025 German Grand Prix, before deciding against either promoting the Spaniard into their factory 2027 line-up or keeping him at Tech3 for what would have been a third season.
Tech3 and KTM still wanted one experienced and one young rider for 2027, though, so eyed a deal for Marini after it became clear that his future with Honda would end in 2026. Marini will bring years of experience to Tech3 and KTM, while Agius will record his MotoGP debut.
LCR: Johann Zarco (TBC) and Diogo Moreira (TBC)
While LCR are yet to confirm either of their riders for the 2027 MotoGP season, the satellite Honda crew are likely to retain at least Johann Zarco for another year. Zarco and 2026 rookie teammate Diogo Moreira both ride for LCR in 2026 on works Honda contracts through 2027.
At least one change may be afoot at LCR, however, as Honda could promote Moreira to their factory line-up in 2027. Moreira is competing with Moto2 sensation David Alonso for a 2027 works HRC seat, as Honda are not sure whether the latter is ready for a works MotoGP seat.
Pramac: Toprak Razgatlioglu and Izan Guevara (TBC)
Three-time World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will stay at Pramac for a second season during the 2027 MotoGP campaign, having swapped series in 2026 on a two-year factory Yamaha contract. But Pramac are yet to confirm the rider who will join Razgatlioglu.
Jack Miller is due to be a free agent at the end of 2026, having only agreed to a second one-year factory Yamaha contract to remain at Pramac after the Japanese brand instead decided to release Miguel Oliveira at the end of 2025 ahead of Razgatlioglu’s debut on the YZR-M1.
Miller’s crucial role in the development of Yamaha’s V4 engine also does not appear to have been enough for him to seal a third season at Pramac. Instead, Miller appears to be heading to the World Superbike Championship, as Moto2 gem Izan Guevara is in line to join Pramac.
Yamaha are set to offer Guevara his MotoGP debut with Pramac, having impressed with his performances for Pramac’s factory-supported Moto2 squad. Pramac switching from Kalex’s Moto2 chassis to Boscoscuro’s in 2025 helped Guevara emerge as a title contender in 2026.
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