Aprilia chief executive Massimo Rivola has said Honda and Yamaha have made “significant” contract offers to Jorge Martin and Marco Bezecic to switch MotoGP teams in 2027.
The 2026 MotoGP season hasn’t even officially started yet, but Equestrian market It’s already started. With only three riders on the 2026 grid under contract that guarantee them a ride at the start of the 2027 regulation season, their teams are moving early to secure their future lineups.
Honda Yohan Zarco is under contract at LCR until 2027, while Diogo Moreira has been offered a multi-year deal to graduate to MotoGP with their satellite team in 2026. Yamaha It has also given World Superbike champion Torak Razgatlioglu a two-year contract to ride for Pramac in 2026.
Aprilia is not under contract beyond 2026, after receiving them Martin And Bezechichi To Noale in 2025 each with a two-year contract. But Bezeci is expected to sign a new contract with Aprilia soon After emerging as the team leader in the 2025 season.
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Massimo Rivola believes Honda and Yamaha have offered contracts to Jorge Martin and Marco Bezecic.
Martin tried to get out of his contract with Aprilia to join Honda in 2026 and failed When he was laid off last year with a hemopneumothorax and 11 broken ribs. 2024 MotoGP Champion In the second season of his last three outings in 2025, he began to question his future.
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Aprilia CEO Rivola believes Honda is still looking for Martin, and thinks the Asaka outfit and Japanese rivals Yamaha are trying to sign Bezechi. So Aprilia’s priority is to agree a new contract for Bezecchi before seeing how Martin performs in 2026.
Rivola said. Sky Sports Italy: “The market has already moved very aggressively, I want to take my time, but I don’t think we will give it. I know that the Japanese manufacturers are offering very important supplies, obviously also for our riders, because both are very strong.
“We will respond, I’m sure if the company is strong and gives the feeling of being like this, I’m sure the riders will stay, with Bezechi, there is a feeling of building something historic.
“We want to see how Martin is physically because we are sure he will be very strong with our bike. But if we don’t get the chance to see him, so be it.”
Aprilia’s efficiency will be their ‘advantage’ ahead of the 2027 MotoGP regulations.
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The 2027 MotoGP regulations will increase the levels of uncertainty riders will face if they change teams at the end of the 2026 season. No manufacturer can guarantee that they will raise the best bike for the 850 cc regulations, which also eliminates transportation height equipment.
But Rivola thinks Aprilia may have an “advantage” over their Japanese rivals in terms of performance, which could be crucial in deciding the futures of Martin and Bezecchi. Rivola feels that the only doubt Aprilia will face will be the tires, replacing Pirelli Michelin.
“I think it’s to our advantage, the Italian teams are very efficient, and I don’t see why our 2027 bike shouldn’t be competitive,” said Rivola.
The real question mark is not the bike, but the tires. That is the biggest challenge. But overall, I see it as an opportunity rather than a problem.
