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Everything you need to know about MotoGP™ 2027
In 2027, MotoGP™ ushers in a new era with the biggest reset in a generation. Lighter bikes, new tyres, a redrawn weekend format and a grid rebuilt from top to bottom. Here are all the major changes.
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The 2027 MotoGP™ season is the biggest reset the World Championship has seen in a generation. The premier class switches from 1000cc to 850cc engines, they’ll be run on Pirelli tyres instead of Michelin, ride-height devices are banned and the weekend format is redrawn. Add five new faces, two new circuits and one new Grand Prix and you have all the ingredients for a thrilling, refreshed World Championship.
Álex Márquez gets ready to race
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The rule changes for 2027
Engines
The biggest change is in the engines: capacity drops from 1000cc to 850cc. They’re not only smaller, but fewer – riders will get six for the entire campaign instead of seven. They also have less petrol to race with and every bike runs on 100% sustainable fuel. The measures are all about saving real world resources by developing more efficient engines, but on track it means the bikes are lighter and more manoeuvrable – which should lead to more exciting action on track.
Álex Márquez replaces Pedro Acosta at KTM
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Chassis
Aerodynamics will also be reduced, with the bikes' front fairings becoming 50mm narrower and their noses shortened by the same amount. Rear aero components are homologated, with teams permitted a single update per season. Most significantly, all ride-height and holeshot devices are banned. These steps should neutralise some advantages along the grid, enabling closer racing.
Tyres
Pirelli replaces Michelin as the sole tyre supplier in the premier class. This means riders will be running Pirelli tyres all the way from the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship through Moto3™ and Moto2™. It is a change with consequences beyond compounds: several incoming riders arrive with Pirelli experience from Moto2™.
Jorge Martín in action: 2027 bikes will be more agile
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Format
The race weekend now features more high stakes racing with a Sprint qualifying session on Friday ahead of Saturday’s Sprint and Grand Prix Quali. Saturday carries FP3 and Grand Prix qualifying, with Moto3™ and Moto2™ races preceding the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Session
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Session 1
FP1
FP3
Pit lane open
Session 2
FP2
GP Q1
Moto3™ race
Session 3
Sprint Qualifying
GP Q2
Moto2™ race
Session 4
Sprint Race
MotoGP™ Grand Prix
Álex Márquez will lead the charge for KTM
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A race winner with KTM, Pedro Acosta is moving to Ducati
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The 2027 teams and riders: World Champions on the move
The big news is that Pedro Acosta will leave KTM and move to the Ducati factory team, where he'll partner Marc Márquez. It’s a pairing that his KTM crew chief, Paul Trevathan, believes presents the eight-time World Champion with a challenge he has never faced. "Marc has never had anybody like Acosta next to him,” Trevathan told TNT Sports.
One of the brightest talents on the grid, Acosta is following in the treads of some legends in teaming up with The Ant of Cervera – Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Álex Márquez, Pol Espargaró, Joan Mir and Pecco Bagnaia. But Marc is relentless and has famously dominated them all. Will it be a different story with Pedro?
KTM will have a new pairing that reunites Álex Márquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio. They worked well together during their time with Gresini Racing in 2023 and are proven winners. It’s down to them to help develop and race KTM’s brand-new 850cc RC16 prototype.
Pedro Acosta will bid farewell to the Red Bull KTM factory team
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After six seasons and two World Championships with Ducati, Pecco is leaving Bologna and moving to Venice and Aprilia on a four-year deal, where he’ll team up with Marco Bezzecchi. Departing Aprilia is 2024 World Champion Jorge Martín, who takes on a new ride at Yamaha, replacing 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo, who is heading to Honda.
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Five rookies in the premier class
There are five exciting rookies joining the grid in the premier class. The 2023 Moto2™ world champion Senna Agius moves up to Red Bull KTM Tech3 to partner Luca Marini, who moves from Honda. The young Aussie is highly rated, not least by compatriot Jack Miller, who told Fox Sports Australia, “I'm convinced he's the next great champion, given his work ethic and the way he approaches things”.
“I've never met a young rider with such an exemplary work ethic when it comes to training, physical preparation and riding outside the MotoGP™ bike.”
The 2021 Red Bull Rookies Cup champ David Alonso looks likely to replace Diogo Moreira at LCR, with the Brazilian joining the factory team. Also moving up from Moto2™ are Dani Holgado and Izan Guevara. Following in the treads of Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, World SBK champion Nicolo Bulega is switching codes to join VR26.
All those rookies mean that there are some big names leaving the series. With no wildcard rides on offer, the test rider role is less compelling compared with racing production bikes in World SBK. Brad Binder is reunited with Miguel Oliveira at BMW, Miller will ride for Yamaha and Franco Morbidelli for Ducati. Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales are still to announce their plans.
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2027 rider lineups at a glance
Team
Constructor
Rider
Rider
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
Álex Márquez
Fabio Di Giannantonio
Red Bull KTM Tech3
KTM
Luca Marini
Senna Agius
Aprilia Racing
Aprilia
Marco Bezzecchi
Francesco Bagnaia
Trackhouse MotoGP™ Team
Aprilia
Enea Bastianini
Raúl Fernández
Ducati Team
Ducati
Marc Márquez
Pedro Acosta
Gresini Racing MotoGP™
Ducati
Joan Mir
Daniel Holgado
VR46 Racing Team
Ducati
Fermín Aldeguer
Nicolò Bulega
Honda HRC
Honda
Fabio Quartararo
TBC
Honda LCR
Honda
Johann Zarco
TBC
Yamaha MotoGP™ Team
Yamaha
Ai Ogura
Jorge Martín
Pramac Yamaha MotoGP™
Yamaha
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Izan Guevara
Green lit: Diogo Moreira
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New rounds and circuits
The 2027 season sees the riders tackle two new circuits at two favourite host nations: Argentina is back, but they’re racing in Buenos Aires, which replaces Termas de Río Hondo. It’s the first time MotoGP™ has been to the capital since 1999. The Australian Grand Prix leaves Phillip Island for a modified version of the Adelaide Street Circuit – a favourite with V8 Supercar fans and F1 fans with long memories.
The season starts a week later than it did in 2026, with Thailand hosting the opening round for the third year running and then Qatar the following weekend. April features a run through the Americas with Brazil, Argentina and the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
From May to October, racing takes place in the championship’s European heartlands, starting in Jerez, Spain, and ending in Portimão, Portugal, with fan favourites including Le Mans, the Sachsenring, Brno, Silverstone and the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
The world championship run-in heats up in Asia with Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, before the traditional finish in Valencia, Spain, at the end of November.
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
Location
1.
March 5-7
Thailand
Chang International Circuit
Buriram
2.
March 12-14
Qatar
Lusail International Circuit
Lusail
3.
April 2-4
Brazil
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
Goiânia
4.
April 9-11
Argentina
Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Buenos Aires
5.
April 23-25
United States
Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
6.
May 7-9
Spain
Circuito de Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera
7.
May 14-16
France
Bugatti Circuit
Le Mans
8.
May 28-30
Italy
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Scarperia e San Piero
9.
June 11-13
Catalonia
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló
10.
June 25-27
Netherlands
TT Circuit Assen
Assen
11.
July 9-11
Germany
Sachsenring
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
12.
July 16-18
Czechia
Brno Circuit
Brno
13.
August 13-15
United Kingdom
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone
14.
August 27-29
Austria
Red Bull Ring
Spielberg
15.
September 10-12
San Marino
Misano World Circuit
Misano Adriatico
16.
September 17-19
Aragón
MotorLand Aragón
Alcañiz
17.
October 1-3
Portugal
Algarve International Circuit
Portimão
18.
October 15-17
Japan
Motegi Circuit
Motegi
19.
October 22-24
Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit
Sepang
20.
October 29-31
Indonesia
Mandalika International Street Circuit
Mandalika
21.
November 12-14
Australia
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide
22.
November 26-28
Valencia
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Valencia
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