The 2026 MotoGP season is still in full swing, but behind the scenes the 2027 grid is taking increasingly concrete shape. At the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona, several far-reaching decisions were made that have set the premier class rider carousel in motion.
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After the chaotic 2026 Catalan GP, the extent of the injuries is clear. Alex Márquez will undergo surgery on Sunday evening, Johann Zarco fears for his left knee, and the results change dramatically due to tire pressure penalties.
The 2026 MotoGP Catalan GP descends into chaos, but Fabio Di Giannantonio emerges with his first victory in three years. Alex Márquez and Johann Zarco hospitalized.
The Gresini Ducati rider prevails in the closest sprint finish in MotoGP history over Pedro Acosta. Jorge Martin crashes again, championship leader Bezzecchi salvages just one point.
After nearly a decade as team manager of the Honda factory team, Alberto Puig will step down from his position at the end of 2026. The 59-year-old Spaniard will remain with HRC as an advisor and take on a cross-functional role.
Born in Apolda, Germany, Ken Roczen secured his first 450 class title at the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship finale in Salt Lake City. The 32-year-old is now the oldest champion in the series’ history and the first European on the throne in 35 years.
Royal Enfield makes its World Championship debut in the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship with the new Sherpa FT Mk2. The A2-compliant flat tracker based on the Guerrilla 450 competed for the first time at the season opener in Roden.
The reigning Superbike TT winner will not race at the Isle of Man this year. The consequences of his serious crash at the Daytona 200 in March force Davey Todd to the sidelines.
At the 47th Suzuka 8 Hours on July 5, active MotoGP race winners Jack Miller and Johann Zarco will face off on production-based superbikes. Miller returns for the Yamaha factory team, while Zarco defends his title with Honda HRC alongside record winner Takahashi and six-time WSBK champion Jonathan Rea.
Trackhouse loses its team principal to Honda: Davide Brivio is set to join HRC as a strategic advisor in 2027, driving the reorganization of Honda’s MotoGP project. The move is part of a sweeping restructuring at Honda.
Jorge Martín wins the 2026 French GP at Le Mans after a comeback charge from seventh place, taking his first Grand Prix victory on the Aprilia RS-GP. Ai Ogura celebrates as only the third Japanese rider to reach a MotoGP podium. It is the first Aprilia 1-2-3 in premier class history.
The North West 200 2026 produced a new star in road racing with Storm Stacey. The 23-year-old BSB pilot won both the Superstock race and the second Superbike race on his debut at the Triangle Course, ending Glenn Irwin’s years-long dominance in the premier class.
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will miss at least two races after a heavy highside crash in the Le Mans sprint. The previously hidden truth about his right shoulder makes the situation even more critical.
Jorge Martin wins the sprint at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans from eighth on the grid. Marc Marquez crashes heavily one lap from the end, Marco Bezzecchi salvages third place and the championship lead.
Liberty Media is evaluating a second MotoGP race in the United States. The Miami International Autodrome is considered a potential venue, but safety concerns remain unresolved.
A Honda VFR750R RC30 in Castrol racing livery with documented racing history involving three notable riders will be auctioned in England in July 2026. The machine was raced between 1991 and 1993 by Steve Hislop, Nick Jefferies and Joey Dunlop.
A rider was killed at Station Corner during the Superbike qualifying session. It is the first fatal accident at the NW200 in ten years and the 20th in the history of the race.
The North West 200 is heading into one of the most exciting editions in recent history. From May 6 to 9, 2026, some of the world’s best road racers battle for nine victories across four race classes on the 14.3-kilometre coastal course between Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine.
The 36-year-old Italian will race for Nitiracing starting at Mugello, becoming the tenth rider on the grid of the new racing series. It marks Iannone’s first race appearance in the 2026 season.
At the French GP in Le Mans, Jonas Folger returns to a KTM RC16 after a three-year absence. Maverick Viñales continues to miss out due to his shoulder injury.

















