Honda are dreaming big for the 2027 MotoGP season as they are set to sign a top rider to their ranks.
The Japanese manufacturer is once again on course for the 2026 season with the C category in MotoGP. Joan Mir scored two podiums in 2025, while Johannes Zarko spoke. Hondas He won at Le Mans for the first time since 2023.
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Going to 2027 and the new rules, they hope to attract a big name with the resources they have. Honda is toying with Ducati for Marc Marquez. When you want to give back to the Spanish in a wonderful way.
But with the defending champion hinting that he will stay at Ducati, the Japanese giants are looking at other options. Honda wants to sign one of the three riders ‘Championship qualified’, with Fabio Quatararo, Pedro Acosta and George Martin All connected.
Honda has made a ‘very serious’ offer to George Martin for 2027
It seems that one of these names is already under contract. As he says Paddock GPHonda offered Martin a ‘very serious’ offer.
The Spaniard has been linked with the manufacturer since the contract dispute Aprilia Earlier in 2025 Martin tried to break the contract After a string of injuries early in the season and expressing my displeasure with Noale’s clothing project.
Japan was his preferred destination, according to rumors Honda offered Martin a three-year contract Before Dorna intervened. While the 2024 champion has settled with Aprilia, interest from their rivals remains.
Martin will be looking to stay injury-free in 2026, and if he can get off to a good start to the season, Aprilia will look to retain his services. However, with Honda ‘the door goes away’, and given the past links, movement is entirely possible.
But the Japanese outfit is facing competition from the Spanish. Yamaha also want Martin And for 2027, Aprilia could be chasing the star.
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Honda wants to keep Luca Marini, even if it means ‘sacrificing’ Yohan Zarco.
Naturally, signing Martin or another big-name rider would mean a change in Honda’s rider line-up. Their factory riders are Mir and Luca MariniThe contract expires at the end of 2026.
Meanwhile, LCR’s Zarco Contracted until 2027, rookie Diogo Moreira has signed a three-year deal with Honda and is clearly in their long-term plans.
But the Japanese giants have made their intentions clear. The Paddock GP report says Honda wants to ‘keep Marini in their line-up’ despite ‘sacrificing’ the Zarco.
If it comes down to it, it suggests the Frenchman’s contract could be terminated in order to keep the Italian at some level.
