The 2027 FIM MotoGP World Championship will be the premier class of the 79th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. The season will see the change of engine capacity from 1000cc to 850cc and the introduction of Pirelli series-specified tyres.
Teams and riders TeamConstructorMotorcycleRider Aprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP27 63 Francesco Bagnaia 72 Marco Bezzecchi SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 23 Enea Bastianini 25 Raúl Fernández Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP27 37 Pedro Acosta 93 Marc Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 36 Joan Mir TBA Daniel Holgado Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 54 Fermín Aldeguer TBA Nicolò Bulega Castrol Honda LCR Pro Honda LCR Honda RC214V 5 Johann Zarco TBA Honda HRC Castrol 20 Fabio Quartararo TBA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM TBA 49 73 Álex Márquez Red Bull KTM Tech3 10 Luca Marini TBA Senna Agius Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha TBA 79 Ai Ogura 89 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP 7 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu TBA Izan Guevara TBA Honda RC214V 11 Diogo Moreira TBA David AlonsoKeyRegular rider
Rider changes Francesco Bagnaia will leave the Ducati factory team after six seasons to join Aprilia Racing, replacing Jorge Martín who is moving to the Yamaha factory team. Pedro Acosta will move from KTM Factory Racing, replacing Bagnaia at Ducati. Fabio Quartararo will leave the Yamaha factory team after six seasons to join the Honda factory team. Álex Rins will leave the Yamaha factory team after three seasons. Ai Ogura will move from Trackhouse MotoGP Team to join the Yamaha factory team. Joan Mir will join Gresini Racing, leaving the Honda factory team after four seasons. Daniel Holgado will partner him, replacing Álex Márquez and Fermín Aldeguer. Álex Márquez will join KTM Factory Racing after four seasons with Gresini Racing, replacing Acosta. Fermín Aldeguer will move from Gresini Racing to join VR46 Racing Team. Fabio Di Giannantonio will join KTM Factory Racing, leaving VR46 Racing Team after three seasons to replace Brad Binder who is set to join the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. 2024 Moto3 World Champion David Alonso will make his premier class debut, joining a team partnered with Honda. Enea Bastianini will move from Red Bull KTM Tech3 to join Trackhouse MotoGP Team. Luca Marini will join Red Bull KTM Tech3 after three seasons with the Honda factory team. Izan Guevara will make his premier class debut with Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team, replacing Jack Miller who is set to join the PATA Maxus Yamaha team in World Superbikes. 2026 Superbike World Champion Nicolò Bulega will make his MotoGP debut with the VR46 Racing Team, replacing Franco Morbidelli who is set to join the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team in World Superbikes. Senna Agius will make his premier class debut with Red Bull KTM Tech3 team.
Rule changes The 2027 season will see the reduction of engine capacity from 1000cc to 850cc, with the maximum cylinder bore decreasing from 81 to 75 milimeters. The maximum number of engines allowed for each rider in a season will also be reduced from seven to six. For aerodynamics, The width of the top of the front fairing will be shortened by 50 milimeters and the nose will be pushed back by 50 milimeters. Aero components behind the rider will be homologated with teams only allowed one update per season. Any form of ride-height or holeshot devices will be banned. All competitors will gain access to GPS data from all riders at the end of each session. All teams will race with 100% sustainable fuel assessed via the C14 test. The fuels will no longer be obtained by crude oil refinement and they can be obtained by either bio-fuel or e-fuels obtained by direct atmosphere -capturing. Fuel tank capacity will be reduced from 22 to 20 litres with 11 litres being allowed for the Sprint race. The current concession system will resume, but with all manufacturers starting the season in Rank B. Pirelli will become the new official tyre supplier to MotoGP, replacing Michelin as sole tyre supplier on a five-year contract until 2031. Wildcards will be banned, regardless of concession rank. Starting in the 2027 season, MotoGP will introduce a new weekend format featuring a dedicated qualifying session for the Sprint, resulting in separate starting positions for the Sprint and the Grand Prix. The format will include Sprint Qualifying on Friday, FP3 and Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, followed by the Moto3 and Moto2 races ahead of the MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday.
Calendar The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2027: RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 7 March Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram 2 14 March Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 3 4 April Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 4 11 April Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires 5 25 April United States motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin 6 9 May Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera 7 16 May French motorcycle Grand Prix Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 8 30 May Italian motorcycle Grand PrixAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero 9 13 June Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 10 27 June Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen, Assen 11 11 July German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 12 18 July Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Circuit, Brno 13 15 August British motorcycle Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 14 29 August Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 1512 September San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 16 19 September Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 17 3 October Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Algarve International Circuit, Portimão 18 17 October Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 19 24 October Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 20 31 October Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika 21 14 November Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide 22 28 November Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Calendar changes The Hungarian Grand Prix will not be returning to the calendar in 2027. The Argentine Grand Prix will return to the calendar after a one-year absence. It will be hosted at Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez having last raced there in 1999, replacing the previous host Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo which has hosted the race since 2014. The Australian Grand Prix will move from the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to a modified version of the Adelaide Street Circuit.
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