Francesco Bagnaia has left Yamaha and will sign a mega contract with Aprilia from the 2027 MotoGP season.
The Italian’s future in the Premier League was up in the air after a disastrous 2025 campaign. Ducati. winning twice throughout the year and finishing P5 in the standings; Bagnaya He is heavily associated with the release of Borgo Pangale.
with Mark Marquez In the year With 2027 contract negotiations a priority and rumors of Pedro Acosta joining Ducati from KTM, Bagnaia’s name has been all over the place. MotoGP rider market In the year 2026
Aprilia And Yamaha He has been strongly linked with the 29-year-old, the latter of whom has shown considerable interest since last season. The Iwata factory has been trying to entice Bagnaya to join their project since 2027, but has now decided to relocate.
As he says Sky ItaliaBagnaia has put pen to paper on a four-year contract with Aprilia starting in 2027. He will partner Marco Bezecchi, who signed a multi-year extension with Noale’s outfit ahead of the pre-season test.
Francesco Bagnaia ditched Yamaha for Aprilia after seeing V4 problems in Malaysia.
According to the report, Bagnaia has agreed a contract that is ‘a true rarity’ in MotoGP. A riders usually sign a two-year contract, but the Ducati rider has reportedly opted out of the normal contract cycle and committed his future to Aprilia long-term.
Noale’s outfit are looking to fight with Ducati in 2026. Bezchichi is making strong progress from the second half of 2025 and could be a serious title contender in the RS-GP, which makes Apria an attractive project for Bagnaia.
Yamaha is said to be leading the race for Bagnaia and his signature for 2027, but the two-time champion has had a change of heart. As he says Motorsport EspañaThis is in line with the factory V4 engine’s struggles.
Bagnaia ‘sat down to negotiate with Yamaha’ but saw ‘problems at all levels’ with the V4 during pre-season testing. The Iwata outfit had to stop running at Sepang due to engine problems and those issues continued at Buriram.
With Yamaha looking over a second off the pace, according to Fabio Quattararo, Bagnaia U reversed his decision to look at the Japanese outfit and decided to go to Aprilia instead.
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Francesco Bagnaia rejected Yama’s big offer to join Aprilia.
It is reported that Yamaha has offered Bagnaia a ‘very significant’ offerSince Aprilia doesn’t have that much financial capacity. However, according to Motorsport Espana, the Ducati star deemed the offer ‘inadequate’.
The exact details of Yamaha’s offer are unknown, but Bagnaya is not satisfied with their project after witnessing their problems in pre-season testing.
Apria reportedly offered Bagnaya just £2.6m a season.This is a significant pay cut from the current Ducati contract, which expires at the end of 2026.
But reports are pointing that out. Bagnaia rejected a pay cut from Ducati. To stay beyond 2026. The Italian clearly prefers a new start, Marquez is now the leading driver in Borgo Pangale.
