Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez are now fighting to join the same MotoGP team for the 2027 season after Ducati opted to partner Pedro Acosta with Marc Marquez.
The natives of Borgo Pangale have moved early to lock their lines for the start of the new control cycle. Mark Marquez His contract was about to be terminated. Ducati By the end of 2026, when Acosta The contract is about to be terminated. KTM After two years in their factory clothing.
He understood that. Marc Marquez has agreed to sign a new two-year contract with Ducati.After Bologna Bullets won the 2025 trophy, keeping the Spaniard is their priority. It is believed that now Acosta has agreed to join Ducati on a two-year contract. From 2027
Acosta is set to be replaced. Bagnaya The 2022 and 2023 champion at Ducati, as his contract with the Italian factory expires at the end of this year. Alex Marquez He is due to become a free agent with his contract at the end of the 2026 season. Gresini Another agreement to expire.
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Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez are fighting to join Yamaha in 2027.
Alex Marquez is currently not looking to sign a new contract with Gresini, as he thinks the time has come for the 29-year-old to join a factory MotoGP team. The Spaniard finished second behind his brother in the 2025 championship, but is still paid less than the result.
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According to Motorsport.comGresini reports that Marquez paid just under €350,000 (£300k) in 2025. So Marquez now has his sights set on joining the works. Yamaha Or in 2027 the KTM team will work Aprilia His ‘fallout option’ before re-signing for Gresini.
The 2014 Moto3 and 2019 Moto2 champion is ‘quietly but quickly’ discussing options for a factory MotoGP ride in 2027, and sees Yamaha and KTM as his ‘prime targets’. Yamaha are slightly ahead of KTM in Marquez plans, due to the latter’s ongoing financial issues.
Bagnaia is one of the riders vying to join Yamaha in 2027 after Ducati opted to replace the 29-year-old with Acosta. Marquez will face competition from current Yamaha rider Pramac. Toprak Razgatlioglu is thought to be in Yamaha’s 2027 plans..
Yamaha is set to sign Jorge Martin to replace Fabio Quatararo.
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Yamaha bosses had dreamed of training Razgatlioglu in a star-studded line-up alongside Fabio Quattararo in 2027, although the former’s rookie MotoGP season with satellite team Pramac in 2026 has been impressive, but Quattararo is set to leave Yamaha at the end of this year.
It is said that Quattararo has agreed to leave Yamaha for Honda on a two-year contract. Starting in 2027, because of his impatience with the Iwata group. Reports also suggest Yamaha are in talks to sign George Martin for the 2027 season.The Spaniard’s Aprilia contract expires this year.
Now, instead of a scrappy lineup featuring Razgatlioglu and Quartararo, Yamaha could be looking at a line-up featuring Martin and Marquez or Bagnaia in 2027. With so many options to consider, Yamaha may take their time before deciding who to sign as their second rider.
