Andrea Iannone was once a hot prospect in the MotoGP paddock and may have found a way back for 2026.
At the end of the 2019 MotoGP Championship, Andrea Iannone He was banned from competition for four years after being found guilty of violating anti-doping rules.
The Italian rider was racing for Aprilia at the time of the crash and had previously raced for Ducati and Suzuki after joining the class in 2013.
After the suspension ended, Iannone was the front runner in the World Superbike paddock with the Team GoEleven team on the Ducati Panigale V4R.
After losing his seat in the World Superbike Championship, Iannone may have found a way to regain his footing in the MotoGP paddock.
Andrea Iannone to enter the Harley-Davidson Baggers World Cup
For the 2026 MotoGP season, there will be a new support section in the paddock when the inaugural Harley-Davidson Baggers World Cup begins.
The new move of ‘The Maniac’ is reported. Engine scriptThe former MotoGP rider has proposed joining the Secini racing outfit this year.
Iannone will join the Italian team at the start of the 2026 season after his bid to form his own World Superbike team failed.
In the Motosprint report: “After trying to stay in the Superbike World Championship this year, Andrea Iannone’s future has taken a different direction and the native of Abruzzo now looks ready to pack his bags (in every sense of the word, these bikes are, as the name suggests, equipped with side panniers) and head to compete in the new Harley-David Championship.”
What is the Harley-Davidson Baggers World Cup?
The new Harley-Davidson racer in the MotoGP paddock will take place at six Grands Prix in North America and Europe.
The series begins with the American Grand Prix, followed by the Italian, Dutch, British and Aragon Grands Prix before the season finale at the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring.
During the season, riders participating in the new series will compete on a race-ready Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle featuring a Milwaukee-Eight V-twin 131R race-modified engine.
Grand American Touring machines feature a custom-built chassis, suspension and brakes and are heavily modified to increase speed and efficiency.
