Pedro Acosta has been strongly linked with a move to the Ducati factory team for the 2027 MotoGP season, but he will have to wait.
Acosta’s manager confirmed that he will be leaving KTM When his contract expires at the end of the season. The connection between the series’ most popular young talent and the top team on the grid comes as no surprise.
Indeed, claims have been raised in some areas. Acosta has already signed a contract with Ducati for next year.
Is Pedro Acosta joining Ducati inevitable?
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Marc Marquez has reportedly agreed to stay at DucatiBut Francesco Bagnaia’s seat is still in play.
Pedro Acosta could sign a one-year deal with the VR46 MotoGP team.
Ducati satellite team VR46 is clearly interested in Acosta.. They held talks with the Spaniard last year but the KTM deal proved watertight.
As reported GPONAcosta’s friends – led by manager Albert Valera – want him to join the factory team in 2027. But there is an opportunity to wait.
One scenario ‘on the table’ would see Acosta sign a one-year contract. VR46It will give him a chance to ‘qualify’ for 2028. Ducati Seat. This could increase the duration of the killing for Bagnaia.
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Valentino Rossi already knows the lineup of 2027but won’t reveal it publicly. GPOne said the possibility of meeting Niccolò Bulega would be ‘mentioned’.
Bulega, a graduate of the VR46 Academy, can ‘come home’ if he wins the World Superbike title. He has already joined the Ducati MotoGP test team and scored points as a replacement for the injured Marquez at the end of last season.
The Acosta-Bulega line-up on the VR46 could prove fatal to the MotoGP careers of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli, neither of whom have been particularly impressive in 2025.
What are Ducati employees saying about Pedro Acosta’s stories?
Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola made headlines last week when he predicted that Ducati ditches Bagnaia to sign Acosta. The world champions will inevitably be asked to respond when they kick off on Monday.
Marquez would not comment on Acosta’s connections Respect for Bagnaia, while Luigi Daleigna told Rivola to focus on Aprilia..
2021 World Champion Fabio Quatararo is also an option for Ducati. When he considered leaving Yamaha.
It could be a three-horse race between Bagnaia; Acosta And Aldeguer for the seat after Marquez Fermin Aldeguer’s tragic training failure It effectively removed him from contention.
