MotoGP 2027 grid ranked by moves: Ducati thrive as Tech3 take huge risk
Acosta and Marquez could be a generational line up (Credit: Red Bull Content Pool)
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The dust has finally settled on one of the wildest ‘Silly Seasons’ in MotoGP history, and now it’s time to ask - who came out on top?
All 22 spots on the 2027 grid are now taken, with the only remaining question being who, out of Diogo Moreira and David Alonso, will race for Honda, with the other going to LCR.
Only three riders entered 2026 with contracts because of next year's new regulations, which represent some of the biggest changes in MotoGP history.
Engine capacity is being reduced from 1000cc to 850cc, aerodynamics are being significantly cut back, and perhaps most notably for the driver market, Pirelli are replacing Michelin.
That’s seen an influx of riders from Moto2 and WorldSBK who are already using the Italian brand.
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As such, there are a number of huge unknowns for the new campaign and gambles that may or may not pay off.
With that in mind, GPblog takes a look at who did the best with everything we know so far.
MotoGP 2027 winners
Ducati: Marc Marquez & Pedro Acosta
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This one’s pretty simple: Ducati not only re-signed arguably the greatest motorbike rider of all time, but also the man many expect to replace him at the top of the sport.
Ducati appeared to take a slight risk in extending Marc Marquez’s deal amid ongoing injuries, but he’s largely put them in the past and could well secure his 10th world championship this season.
The only possible downside is that Marquez and Acosta could be so closely matched next season that we begin to get some intra-team drama. Bad for Ducati, but brilliant for the fans.
Acosta and Marquez could be a line-up for the ages (Credit: Red Bull Content Pool)
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Yamaha: Jorge Martin & Ai Ogura
Losing Fabio Quartararo was hard for Yamaha, but it was arguably overdue, with comments between the Frenchman and the Japanese team getting increasingly toxic in 2026.
Still, he’s a world champion, but they’ve found the perfect solution with another in Martin, who could still arrive as a two-time MotoGP champion in 2026.
He’s also shown he’s able to win on any bike, having already ridden for Ducati and Aprilia, something that’s also encouraging given the new era of regulations presenting a further challenge.
Furthermore, it’s hard to argue Ogura isn’t an upgrade on Alex Rins. Rins is leaving the sport after a tough few years, while Ogura recently won his first MotoGP race and has all of Japan behind him.
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KTM: Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio
KTM faced a near-impossible task in replacing Pedro Acosta, but they couldn’t have done much better than they have.
Sure they’ve lost a generational talent, but their overall package is arguably better than the Acosta-Brad Binder duo.
Marquez is the 2025 runner-up and in his prime, while Diggia comes as a race winner in top form, meaning a two-pronged attack could shoot them up the manufacturers' championship in 2027.
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Marquez will be taking Acosta's KTM (Red Bull)
VR46: Fermin Aldeguer & Nicolo Bulega
Valentino Rossi and Uccio Salucci’s decision to break the tradition of only fielding Italians has been broken, and for good reason with Aldeguer.
The Spaniard was the 2025 Rookie of the Year and the second-youngest race-winner in MotoGP history.
Partnering him will be new WorldSBK champion Nicolo Bulega, who Pol Espargaro has already called a 2027 title favourite due to his experience with Pirelli and extensive testing of next year’s Ducati.
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Fabio Di Giannantonio is certainly a loss, but with Franco Morbidelli leaving the sport, it’s hard to argue VR46 haven’t upgraded their line-up.
MotoGP 2027 losers
Gresini: Joan Mir & Dani Holgado
Gresini were one of the first teams to complete their 2027 rider line-up, and it left some wondering why they didn’t wait longer.
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The satellite Ducati brand finished second in the 2025 manufacturers’ championship with Alex Marquez second in the riders’, while Fermin Aldeguer won a race and was named Rookie of the Year.
Both are leaving in 2027, and they’re swapping that pedigree for the sport’s most bizarre career.
2020 champion Joan Mir still only has one race win to his name, which came six years ago in his title season.
Third-place followed, but he hasn’t finished higher than 15th in the championship since switching to Honda in 2022.
Gresini then made the first pick of the 2026 Moto2 grid, but went for Dani Holgado, who is sixth in the second-tier class, the same as his debut season in 2025.
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Holgado was the first rookie announced for the 2027 season (Credit: Red Bull Content Pool)
Tech3: Luca Marini & Senna Agius
Tech3 were the final team to announce their 2027 signings, and neither wowed fans nor pundits.
Marini joins from Honda with a career-best eighth-place MotoGP championship finish in 2023 and just two premier-class podiums to his name despite riding top machinery.
Understandably, Tech3 want an experienced benchmark, but it makes a little less sense when the other rider hasn’t shown the potential to supersede him.
Team CEO Guenther Steiner has already had to defend picking the man fifth in the Moto2 standings over the rider first, with Manu Gonzalez left without a seat as Senna Agius heads to Tech3.
Agius has age over Gonzalez, but it’s hard to argue that Tech3 won’t be fielding the weakest line-up on the 2027 grid.
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