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1949 first season

FIM MotoGP World Championship

The premier class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Rounds
22
Full-season riders
22
Manufacturers
5
Races per weekend
2

2026 seasonRound 20 of 22 this weekend

The story

Premier class since 1949

MotoGP is the top class of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle world championship. The championship began in 1949 at the Isle of Man TT, where the 500cc Senior TT was the forerunner of today’s MotoGP class.

Every round has a Sprint on Saturday and a Grand Prix on Sunday. Five manufacturers build the bikes in 2026. From 2027 the engines shrink from 1000cc to 850cc, and Pirelli tyres arrive.

The machines

The bikes22 bikes

Five makers build the bikes: Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha. In 2026 they run 1000cc engines. The class moves to 850cc in 2027.

On the grid

Who is on the grid

Manufacturers

  • Aprilia
  • Ducati
  • Honda
  • KTM
  • Yamaha

Teams

  • Aprilia Racing
  • Trackhouse Racing
  • Ducati factory team
  • Gresini Racing
  • VR46 Racing Team
  • Pramac Yamaha
  • Yamaha factory team
  • KTM factory team
  • Tech3 KTM
  • LCR Honda
  • Honda HRC

Calendar

2026, round by round

Dates are race days where known, otherwise the event weekend. Times in the app are always in your own time zone.

  1. MAR1 Thai Grand PrixBuriram, Thailand Done
  2. MAR22 Brazilian Grand PrixGoiânia, Brazil Done
  3. MAR29 Grand Prix of the AmericasAustin, United States Done
  4. APR26 Spanish Grand PrixJerez, Spain Done
  5. MAY10 French Grand PrixLe Mans, France Done
  6. MAY17 Catalan Grand PrixBarcelona, Spain Done
  7. MAY31 Italian Grand PrixMugello, Italy Done
  8. JUN7 Hungarian Grand PrixBalaton Park, Hungary Done
  9. JUN21 Czech Grand PrixBrno, Czechia Done
  10. JUN28 Dutch Grand PrixAssen, Netherlands Done
  11. JUL12 German Grand PrixSachsenring, Germany Done
  12. AUG9 British Grand PrixSilverstone, United Kingdom Done
  13. AUG30 Aragon Grand PrixAlcañiz, Spain Done
  14. SEP13 San Marino Grand PrixMisano, Italy Done
  15. SEP20 Austrian Grand PrixSpielberg, Austria Done
  16. OCT4 Japanese Grand PrixMotegi, Japan Done
  17. OCT11 Indonesian Grand PrixMandalika, Indonesia Done
  18. OCT25 Australian Grand PrixPhillip Island, Australia Done
  19. NOV1 Malaysian Grand PrixSepang, Malaysia Done
  20. NOV8 Qatar Grand PrixLusail, QatarMoved from 10–12 April to November. To be confirmed. Today
  21. NOV22 Portuguese Grand PrixPortimão, PortugalOne week later than first planned. Next
  22. NOV29 Valencia Grand PrixValencia, SpainOne week later than first planned.

Qatar moved from April to November. Portugal and Valencia moved one week later.

Good to know

  • A Sprint every weekend

    Each round has a Sprint on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday. Across 22 rounds that makes 44 races.

  • Last year of 1000cc

    2026 is the final season of the current 1000cc era. The 2027 bikes use 850cc engines and Pirelli tyres.

  • Brazil is back

    The Brazilian Grand Prix returns at Goiânia, the first motorcycle Grand Prix in Brazil since 2004.

Next year

2027: 22 rounds

Provisional calendar of 22 rounds. Argentina and Adelaide are new venues, and Hungary is not on it. Several rounds are not yet final. Only race days are announced so far.

  1. MAR7 Thai Grand PrixBuriram, Thailand
  2. MAR14 Qatar Grand PrixLusail, QatarProvisional. Its place is still under review.
  3. APR4 Brazilian Grand PrixGoiânia, Brazil
  4. APR11 Argentine Grand PrixBuenos Aires, ArgentinaNew venue. Subject to homologation.
  5. APR25 Grand Prix of the AmericasAustin, United StatesSubject to contract.
  6. MAY9 Spanish Grand PrixJerez, Spain
  7. MAY16 French Grand PrixLe Mans, France
  8. MAY30 Italian Grand PrixMugello, Italy
  9. JUN13 Catalan Grand PrixBarcelona, Spain
  10. JUN27 Dutch Grand PrixAssen, Netherlands
  11. JUL11 German Grand PrixSachsenring, Germany
  12. JUL18 Czech Grand PrixBrno, Czechia
  13. AUG15 British Grand PrixSilverstone, United Kingdom
  14. AUG29 Austrian Grand PrixSpielberg, Austria
  15. SEP12 San Marino Grand PrixMisano, Italy
  16. SEP19 Aragon Grand PrixAlcañiz, Spain
  17. OCT3 Portuguese Grand PrixPortimão, Portugal
  18. OCT17 Japanese Grand PrixMotegi, Japan
  19. OCT24 Malaysian Grand PrixSepang, Malaysia
  20. OCT31 Indonesian Grand PrixMandalika, Indonesia
  21. NOV14 Australian Grand PrixAdelaide, AustraliaNew venue, a street circuit. Subject to homologation.
  22. NOV28 Valencia Grand PrixValencia, Spain

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