2026 MotoGP calendar for final 1,000 cc year
The provisional 2026 MotoGP schedule, the first to be released under the imprimatur of new Dorna Sports owner Liberty Media (Colorado, USA) again includes 22 Grands Prix on five continents.
A highlight will be the return of the Brazil GP for the first time since Makoto Tomada’s win for Honda in 2004 - the new venue for the Brazilian race will be Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna at Goianai near Brasilia.
This will be the final season before the 1,000 cc formula (introduced in 2012) switches to 850 cc for 2027. The season opener is still slated for Thailand but an alternate city and venue to Bangkok is expected to be announced shortly.
The casualty for 2026 is the Indian GP, due to ongoing logistical and financial issues since its inaugural race in at the Buddh International Circuit in 2023.
Argentina's race at Termas de Rio Hondo also falls off the 2026 calendar, but it is expected to return in 2027 at a new location in Buenos Aires.
2026 H-D Bagger World Cup
The plan to run Harley-Davidson Road King 'Bagger Racing' at select MotoGP rounds in 2026 is confirmed. Launched at the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring, Speilberg, Austria, in August, the 2026 Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup is essentially a 'Company Cup' with their Race prepared Road Kings as the 'spec' bikes.
Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer at Dorna Sports said: "We're always looking for ways to innovate and expand - staying faithful to what fans love about MotoGP but finding ways to connect with new audiences. The Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup fulfils the brief.
