The 2026 FIM MotoGP World Championship is the premier class of the 78th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. It is the final season of the premier class using 1000cc engines and Michelin series-specified tyres, before switching to new 850cc engine regulations and tyres sourced from Pirelli, among other technical changes, from the 2027 season onwards.
MotoGP introduced a new racing class starting in the 2026 season, the "Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup", featuring bagger-style motorcycles modified for racing, competing in six selected rounds of the MotoGP calendar across Europe and North America.
Season summary Marco Bezzecchi took an early lead to the season with Aprilia, winning the first three Grands Prix, and four of the first seven, with an additional two runner-up finishes. However, poorer results in sprint races tempered his championship advantage. His teammate Jorge Martín took one Grand Prix victory in round 5 and a further three second-place finishes in the same span, as well as another two sprint victories. Álex Márquez (won in round 4) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (won in round 6) took the remaining two victories of the opening seven rounds.
Bezzecchi and Martín crashed out of the Hungarian Grand Prix after first lap contact with one another, and Bezzecchi was excluded from the Czech Republic Grand Prix for assaulting a track marshal after crashing out of the sprint race, cutting his championship advantage. Defending champion Marc Márquez, who had won two of the early sprint races, missed the French and Catalan Grands Prix after fracturing his foot in a crash in the French sprint. However, he returned to form with a perfect weekend in Hungary, and added a sprint podium and Grand Prix win in Czechia, cutting his deficit to the leader to 40 points. The Dutch Grand Prix saw the most successful outing to date for the team Trackhouse Racing, going 1–2 in both the sprint and Grand Prix. Raúl Fernández won the sprint, while Ai Ogura took his maiden MotoGP-class victory. This was the first time a Japanese rider had won a MotoGP race since Makoto Tamada won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix 22 years earlier. Bezzecchi crashed out on the second lap of the Grand Prix, earning zero points for the third consecutive Grand Prix and allowing teammate Martín to take over the championship lead with a 3rd place podium finish. Bezzecchi was ruled unfit to race after breaking his collarbone in a qualifying crash at the German Grand Prix in Sachsenring, further hindering his title campaign. Marc Márquez completed his first Grand Chelem of the season, and extended his record at the track to 10 MotoGP class victories, and 13 across all classes. Jorge Martín entered the summer break leading the championship with 208 points, ahead of Ai Ogura (194), Marc Márquez (190), Marco Bezzecchi (186), and Fabio Di Giannantonio (184). With just 24 points separating the top five after 11 rounds, the 2026 season had produced the closest top-five championship battle in MotoGP’s modern era.
Returning to action at Silverstone, the weekend was dominated by Aprilia, who locked out the podium in both the sprint and main races. Factory rider Jorge Martín started from pole to take the sprint victory and 2nd place in the main race and extended his championship lead, while Trackhouse rider Raúl Fernández won the main race. Marc Márquez returned to form in Aragon, winning both the sprint and Grand Prix for the third consecutive year, while nearest rivals Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martín of Aprilia were limited to a third place podium double and a pair of fifth positions, respectively. At the San Marino Grand Prix, Márquez again swept both race wins, overtaking the championship lead for the first time in the season. In Austria, Martín won the sprint and followed with a Grand Prix podium to retake the championship lead. Pedro Acosta took his maiden Grand Prix victory in the MotoGP class, the first for KTM since the 2022 Thailand Grand Prix.
Marc Márquez opened the Asian leg of the season in Japan with a double victory, but pole-sitter Jorge Martín's pair of podium finishes kept him two points clear at the top of the championship standings, marking the narrowest championship lead after 16 rounds in the MotoGP era.
Teams and riders TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds Aprilia RacingApriliaRS-GP2672 Marco Bezzecchi 1–1689 Jorge Martín 1–16 32 Lorenzo Savadori 4 SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team25 Raúl Fernández 1–1679 Ai Ogura 1–12, 15–16 32 Lorenzo Savadori 13 Ducati Lenovo TeamDucatiDesmosedici GP2663 Francesco Bagnaia 1–1693 Marc Márquez 1–5, 7–16 BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGPDesmosedici GP2554 Fermín Aldeguer 2–10, 13–1651 Michele Pirro 127 Iker Lecuona 12Desmosedici GP2673 Álex Márquez 1–6, 9–16 51 Michele Pirro 727 Iker Lecuona 8 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Desmosedici GP2521 Franco Morbidelli 1–16Desmosedici GP2649 Fabio Di Giannantonio 1–16 Castrol Honda LCR Pro Honda LCRHondaRC213V5 Johann Zarco 1–6, 13–16 35 Cal Crutchlow 7–1211 Diogo Moreira 1–16 Honda HRC Castrol10 Luca Marini 1–1636 Joan Mir 1–1430 Takaaki Nakagami 1515 Somkiat Chantra 1630 Takaaki Nakagami 16 Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTMRC1633 Brad Binder 1–1637 Pedro Acosta 1–16 Red Bull KTM Tech312 Maverick Viñales 1–3, 6–11, 1694 Jonas Folger 544 Pol Espargaró 12–1523 Enea Bastianini 1–16 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP TeamYamahaYZR-M120 Fabio Quartararo 1–1642 Álex Rins 1–16 47 Augusto Fernández 4, 6, 10, 12 Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 1–1643 Jack Miller 1–16KeyRegular riderWildcard rider All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres.
Constructor changes Both Yamaha teams utilized the V4 version of their engine from 2026 for the first time in the MotoGP era as the YZR-M1 had been an inline-four specification since 2002.
Rider changes Three-time World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut with Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP. He replaces Miguel Oliveira, who was released from his contract a year early and replaced Razgatlıoğlu at ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Reigning Moto2 World Champion Diogo Moreira made his premier class debut with Pro Honda LCR replacing Somkiat Chantra, who is moving to Honda’s World Superbike outfit.
Mid-season changes Fermín Aldeguer suffered a fractured femur during training and missed the first round in Thailand. He was replaced by Michele Pirro. After being declared not fully fit following surgery to remove screws from his shoulder, which has been suffering from ongoing injury since last year, Maverick Viñales was replaced by Jonas Folger at the French round. Álex Márquez suffered a broken collarbone and vertebra after an accident in Catalonia. He was replaced by Michele Pirro in Italy and then by Iker Lecuona in Hungary. Johann Zarco suffered injuries to the ligaments, meniscus and fibula of his left leg following an accident in Catalonia. He was replaced by Cal Crutchlow between the Italian and British rounds. Maverick Viñales, still managing the effects of his injury, was replaced by Pol Espargaró between the British and Austrian rounds. Fermín Aldeguer suffered injuries to his back following an accident in practice in the Netherlands. He was replaced by Iker Lecuona in the United Kingdom. Ai Ogura suffered an injury to his left thumb while training in Japan. He was replaced by Lorenzo Savadori in Aragon, but not in Misano. Joan Mir suffered health issues and abnormal blood test results. He was replaced by Takaaki Nakagami in Austria and Somkiat Chantra in Japan.
Rule changes Engine specification will be frozen for this season. For factories in concession Rank D, the engine specification freeze will not apply unless they change rank.
Calendar The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2026: RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 1 March PT Grand Prix of ThailandChang International Circuit, Buriram 2 22 March Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of BrazilAutódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 3 29 March Red Bull Grand Prix of the United StatesCircuit of the Americas, Austin 4 26 April Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of SpainCircuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera 5 10 May Michelin Grand Prix of FranceBugatti Circuit, Le Mans 6 17 May Monster Energy Grand Prix of CatalunyaCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 7 31 May Brembo Grand Prix of ItalyAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero 8 7 June Grand Prix of HungaryBalaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 9 21 June Monster Energy Grand Prix of CzechiaBrno Circuit, Brno 10 28 June Tissot Grand Prix of the NetherlandsTT Circuit Assen, Assen 11 12 July Liqui Moly Grand Prix of GermanySachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 12 9 August Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Great BritainSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone 13 30 August Michelin Grand Prix of AragonMotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 14 13 September Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini RivieraMisano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 15 20 September Qatar Airways Grand Prix of AustriaRed Bull Ring, Spielberg 16 4 October Motul Grand Prix of JapanMobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 17 11 October Pertamina Grand Prix of IndonesiaPertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika 18 25 October Grand Prix of AustraliaPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island 19 1 November Petronas Grand Prix of MalaysiaPetronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 20 8 November Qatar Airways Grand Prix of QatarLusail International Circuit, Lusail 21 Repsol Grand Prix of PortugalAlgarve International Circuit, Portimão 22 29 November Motul Grand Prix of ValenciaCircuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Grand Prix locations
Calendar changes Brazil returned to the calendar after a 21-year absence. The last race held in the country took place in 2004 at the Jacarepaguá Circuit in Rio de Janeiro, where it was known as the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix. The Argentine Grand Prix did not return to the calendar this year, as the organisers have confirmed in a statement, aiming to return in 2027. The Argentine Grand Prix came back onto the calendar in 2014 at the new Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo venue, having previously been held on and off in Buenos Aires between 1961 and 1999. However on 21 July 2025, Dorna announced that the Argentine Grand Prix would have a new home starting in the 2027 season. Work is currently underway to return to the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez. Due to the ongoing Iran war, the Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 12 April, was postponed to 8 November. The Portuguese and Valencian Grands Prix were also rescheduled to a week later.
Results and standings Grands Prix