MotoGP 2027 Rider Line-Up: Every Team’s Pairing for the New Era

The rider market for MotoGP’s new era is finally complete. MotoGP’s official line-up page, updated on 20 October, lists all 22 seats for 2027 as filled after the final announcements, including Luca Marini’s move to Tech3 KTM alongside Moto2 rider Senna Agius. Crash.net’s rider guide, published the same day, describes every 2027 line-up as finalised.

The changes are sweeping. Almost every team has at least one new rider, three of the sport’s biggest names change manufacturer, and five rookies step up. The new pairings formally take effect after the Valencia finale on 29 November, with the first group test of the 850cc, Pirelli-shod 2027 bikes scheduled for 1 December at the same circuit.

Team-by-team guide

The line-ups below come from MotoGP’s official list, with contract details from Crash.net where reported.

• Ducati Lenovo: Marc Márquez and Pedro Acosta, both contracted until at least the end of 2028.
• Gresini Ducati: Joan Mir and rookie Dani Holgado.
• VR46 Ducati: Fermin Aldeguer and WorldSBK rider Nicolo Bulega, both on Ducati contracts.
• Aprilia Racing: Marco Bezzecchi on a multi-year deal and Francesco Bagnaia on a four-year contract.
• Trackhouse Aprilia: Raúl Fernández and Enea Bastianini, both until the end of 2028 according to Crash.net.
• Monster Energy Yamaha: Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura, both until the end of 2028.
• Pramac Yamaha: Toprak Razgatlioglu and rookie Izan Guevara.
• Red Bull KTM: Alex Márquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, both on multi-year deals.
• Tech3 KTM: Luca Marini and rookie Senna Agius.
• Honda HRC: Fabio Quartararo and Diogo Moreira.
• LCR Honda: Johann Zarco and rookie David Alonso, who has a multi-year HRC contract.

The biggest moves

Three transfers define the new grid. Pedro Acosta leaves KTM for the factory Ducati team, where he will partner Marc Márquez. Acosta has long been seen as the sport’s next superstar, and pairing him with the most successful rider of his generation creates the most intriguing garage on the grid.

Francesco Bagnaia makes the opposite journey out of Ducati, signing a four-year contract with Aprilia. He will partner Marco Bezzecchi, who has a multi-year deal of his own. Aprilia now has one of the strongest pairings in the paddock and a long-term commitment from a rider of championship calibre.

Jorge Martin, meanwhile, leaves Aprilia for Yamaha’s factory team after a 2026 season in which he has been in the title fight. Yamaha has committed to Martin and Ai Ogura until the end of 2028, giving the Japanese manufacturer a new identity after the departure of Fabio Quartararo, who moves to Honda HRC.

KTM has rebuilt its factory team entirely, with Alex Márquez arriving from Gresini Ducati and Fabio Di Giannantonio from VR46. Joan Mir heads in the other direction from Honda to Gresini, where he will ride a Ducati for the first time.

Elsewhere, Enea Bastianini switches from Tech3 KTM to Trackhouse Aprilia, where he joins Raúl Fernández, while Fermin Aldeguer moves from Gresini to VR46 on a Ducati contract covering 2027 and 2028. Luca Marini leaves Honda for Tech3 KTM, giving the satellite KTM squad an experienced rider to guide rookie Senna Agius. Johann Zarco is the constant at LCR Honda, where he is contracted for 2027 and will line up alongside rookie David Alonso.

The net result is that only a handful of riders keep both their team and their team-mate. Ducati keeps Márquez, Aprilia keeps Bezzecchi, Trackhouse keeps Fernández and Pramac keeps Razgatlioglu, but almost every garage has a different chemistry from the one that started 2026.

Rookies and departures

Five riders are set to make their full-time MotoGP debuts in 2027, according to Crash.net.

• Dani Holgado: Gresini Ducati.
• Izan Guevara: Pramac Yamaha.
• Senna Agius: Tech3 KTM.
• David Alonso: LCR Honda.
• Nicolo Bulega: VR46 Ducati, arriving from WorldSBK.

Bulega is the most experienced of the group in one sense, having spent extensive time on Pirelli’s MotoGP tyres during development work. Diogo Moreira, who moves from LCR to the factory Honda team, and Toprak Razgatlioglu, who stays at Pramac Yamaha, will both be in their second premier-class seasons.

Several familiar names will not be on the grid. Crash.net lists Jack Miller as moving to Yamaha in WorldSBK, Brad Binder to BMW in WorldSBK and Franco Morbidelli to Ducati in WorldSBK. Alex Rins is retiring from two-wheel racing, and Maverick Viñales’ future had not been confirmed when the guide was published.

What it means for 2027

Line-up changes are always significant, but this one comes at a moment when the technical rules also reset. The move to 850cc engines and Pirelli tyres means that no rider can rely fully on experience of the current bikes. A rider moving to a new manufacturer is not only learning a new machine but also a new tyre, and so is everyone else. That could narrow the advantage normally enjoyed by riders who stay put.

Ducati’s pairing of Márquez and Acosta looks formidable on paper, but Aprilia’s commitment to Bagnaia and Bezzecchi, Yamaha’s investment in Martin, and Honda’s signing of Quartararo suggest that the other manufacturers see 2027 as a genuine chance to close the gap. KTM, with an all-new factory line-up, has arguably taken the biggest gamble.

When the new pairings first ride

The first official look comes at the one-day Valencia test on Tuesday 1 December, two days after the season finale. After the winter testing ban, the action moves to Malaysia, with the Sepang shakedown on 29–30 January 2027 for test riders and rookies and the official Sepang test on 31 January and 1 February. Buriram follows on 6–7 February, before the season opens in Thailand on 5–7 March.

For fans in Malaysia, that means the new grid will be seen in person at Sepang barely two months after Valencia. Until then, the final rounds of 2026 offer one more chance to watch these riders in their current colours, and for several of them, a last opportunity to leave their teams on a high.

It is also worth remembering that several contract details are less firm than the line-up itself. Crash.net marks the end dates for Mir, Holgado, Guevara, Marini and Agius with question marks, Bulega’s deal includes an option for 2028, and Alonso’s and Bezzecchi’s agreements are described only as multi-year. The 2027 grid is set; the 2028 market may open sooner than some teams would like.