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After several serious start-line crashes, MotoGP is embroiled in a debate over just how dangerous ride-height devices and holeshot systems really are. Marc Marquez shifts the debate to a different point, while a positive update on Johann Zarco’s injury and the 2027 rider market keep the paddock talking.
Brembo has developed a new brake caliper for the 2027 MotoGP season that is around 80 grams lighter while still aiming to deliver the familiar braking feel. Some teams have already tried the part during testing in Misano, with further data expected from Brno.
Ahead of the German GP at the Sachsenring, physical and sporting setbacks dominate the headlines. Several riders enter the last race weekend before the summer break either injured or under pressure.
Yamaha has filled its MotoGP factory team for the 2027 and 2028 seasons with championship leader Jorge Martin and Japan’s Ai Ogura. The announcement lands right in the middle of the shift to the new 850cc era, one day after confirming the departures of Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins.
Pedro Acosta has undergone surgery on his right wrist to treat a longstanding carpal tunnel syndrome. The KTM rider is targeting a return at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
Yamaha has officially confirmed the departure of both factory riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins at the end of the 2026 season. Quartararo is heading to Honda in 2027, while Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura are set to take over the Japanese factory team.
At the first joint test of MotoGP regular riders with the 850cc prototypes and Pirelli tires, one thing stood out above all: less power, a noticeably different riding feel, and for some riders the sensation of sitting in an entirely new class. The riders were not allowed to reveal everything, but they shared enough to hint at what the premier class will feel like from 2027.
Ducati factory rider Pecco Bagnaia became a father for the first time on the morning of the MotoGP race in Assen. He still competed in the Grand Prix, retired after 15 laps with a technical defect and immediately travelled back to his family in Italy.
The Dutch Grand Prix in Assen took several top riders out of the race and, in some cases, out of the coming weeks. While Marco Bezzecchi was given the all clear after his heavy crash, Pedro Acosta faces surgery and Fermin Aldeguer a longer break.
Ai Ogura claimed his first MotoGP victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, becoming the first Japanese rider to win in the premier class since Makoto Tamada in 2004. While Trackhouse Aprilia celebrated a one-two finish, crashed Marco Bezzecchi lost the championship lead to Jorge Martin.
Pedro Acosta faced more technical failures with his KTM at the Assen weekend and could only manage ninth in the sprint after an early mistake. Team manager Aki Ajo names a sensor as the cause, but KTM’s reliability issues have persisted for several races.
Raul Fernandez won the MotoGP sprint at Assen for Trackhouse Aprilia’s first ever one-two finish. Teammate Ai Ogura was second, with Fabio di Giannantonio completing the podium as the best Ducati rider.
Marco Bezzecchi set the fastest time on Friday at Assen, but the opening day of the Dutch Grand Prix was dominated by temperatures around 35 degrees and several heavy crashes. Fermin Aldeguer was taken to hospital, Alex Marquez escaped a violent crash without serious injury, and the weekend marks the first race without the front holeshot device.
Francesco Bagnaia leaves Ducati after eight years and will ride for Aprilia Racing from 2027. His contract runs through the end of 2030, making the double world champion the only MotoGP rider with such a long-term commitment.
Ducati and Francesco Bagnaia will end their partnership after the 2026 MotoGP season. Pedro Acosta will take his place in the factory team from 2027, riding alongside Marc Márquez.
The FIM Grand Prix Commission has announced three rule changes for MotoGP affecting machine behavior at race starts and the composition of the grid. The front holeshot device ban takes effect at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, a new starting grid layout follows from the Sachsenring, and a limit of six motorcycles per manufacturer applies from 2028.
At the Automotodrom Brno on Monday, regular riders took to the track with the new 850cc prototypes and Pirelli tires for the first time. Aprilia posted the fastest reported times, while Marc Marquez had a minor crash.
Marc Márquez is continuing his collaboration with Ducati in MotoGP for two more years. The reigning world champion has signed a new contract that keeps him with the factory team until the end of 2028.
BMW dominates WorldSBK with the M1000RR, but below this flagship there is no sport motorcycle for additional world championship classes. Motorsport director Sven Blusch now hints for the first time that this could change.