The 2027 MotoGP rider line-up so far

MotoGP undergoes a technical reset for 2027, when the premier class will change from 1000cc to 850cc engines, ban ride-height units, scale back aero and swap Michelin tyres for Pirelli.

However there is also some main rider strikes with many of the grid at present out of contract past 2026.

At the moment, solely three riders have been introduced as having seats on the 2027 MotoGP grid.

Two of these are at Honda, the place Johann Zarco is confirmed at LCR – the place future team-mate Diogo Moreira is stepping as much as the premier-class on a ‘multi-year deal’ ranging from 2026.

The opposite confirmed rider is Toprak Razgatlioglu, who makes his MotoGP debut with Pramac Yamaha subsequent season.

After a season beneath his belt on what is anticipated to be a V4 M1, the Turkish star will hope to take advantage of his Pirelli tyre information in 2027, when he may very well be joined on the grid by WorldSBK title rival Nicolo Bulega.

Bulega begins a Ducati MotoGP testing contract alongside his Superbike duties in 2026, and is tipped to maneuver to the premier-class the next yr.

In the meantime, Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer will probably be assured of getting his 2027 ‘choice’ taken up by Ducati after his race-winning heroics at Mandalika.

Nonetheless, technically, all 5 manufacturing unit groups are but to signal any riders, with reigning champion Marc Marquez’s present manufacturing unit deal operating to the tip of subsequent season.

A number of questions stay unanswered: Will Marquez, 32, decide to main Ducati into the brand new period? May team-mate Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 woes imply he’s open to discussions with rival producers?

Likewise, will or not it’s ‘keep or go’ for fellow MotoGP champions Jorge Martin (Aprilia), Joan Mir (Honda) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)?

Martin has already sought a failed exit from Aprilia, for Honda, however the RS-GP is now the second-best bike behind Ducati.

Mir and Honda are likewise lastly gaining momentum, however Quartararo has hinted that his Yamaha future will hinge solely on the competitiveness of its 2026 bike, anticipated to be the brand new V4.

To this point, solely KTM has proven a glimpse of its new 850cc engine, with producers agreeing to not conduct observe testing of the brand new machines till the tip of the 2025 season.

The Austrian manufacturing unit’s prime precedence will probably be to attempt to retain Pedro Acosta, however the younger Spanish star has already been linked with Ducati and Honda.

Right here is the 2027 contract scenario for every rider…