2026 MotoGP World Championship

The 2026 FIM MotoGP World Championship will be the premier class of the 78th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. It will be the final season of the premier class utilizing 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.
In this season, MotoGP will introduce a new racing class featuring Harley-Davidson motorcycles starting in the 2026 season. This class will be called the "Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup" and will feature Harley-Davidson Bagger motorcycles modified for racing, competing in six different MotoGP series in Europe and North America.

Teams and riders

Manufacturer changes

Both Yamaha teams will utilize the V4 version of their engine from 2026 for the first time in the MotoGP era as the YZR-M1 has been an inline-four specification since 2002.
Rider changes
Three-time World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu will make 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 will replace Razgatlıoğlu at ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team.
Reigning Moto2 World Champion Diogo Moreira will make his premier class debut with Pro Honda LCR replacing Somkiat Chantra, who is moving to Honda’s World Superbike outfit.
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:

Round

Date

Grand Prix

Circuit

1 March

Grand Prix locations

Calendar changes

MotoGP will return to Brazil in 2026 after a 21-year absence. The last time MotoGP was held in Brazil was 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 will not be returning to the calendar in 2026, 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.