Ducati is expected to sign Pedro Acosta for the 2027 MotoGP season. Acosta will be Marc Marquez’s new teammate, replacing Francesco Bagna.
Signing argument Acosta It is clear. A world champion in Moto2 and Moto3, he is arguably the most exciting talent in motorcycle racing at the moment.
Acosta scored 10 Grand Prix podiums in his first two premier-class seasons. He alone surpassed the three KTM Drivers combined.
The only mark on Acosta’s name is that he has yet to win a MotoGP race, despite finishing second five times.
Pedro Acosta didn’t win because he ‘doesn’t race Ducati’
Only Colin Edwards has more podiums than Acosta without a win Competition (12 vs 10) In 2024, he took pole position for the Japanese GP but was ruled out of both races.
Excluding starters, Acosta is one of three drivers on the 2026 grid without a win to his name, along with Honda’s Luca Marini and Trackhouse’s I Ogura. Murcia’s rival Fermin Aldeguer took his first win last year, as did Ogura’s team-mate Raul Fernandez.
But a Ducati Contact the manager The newspaperAcosta’s long wait played out. In their eyes, he didn’t win just because he ‘wasn’t a racing Ducati’.
The Borgo Pangale outfit have left the club to sign Bagnayan Acosta, the only two-time world champion in their history. This shows their high confidence in the 21-year-old.
Pedro Acosta remains in pursuit of his first MotoGP win.
In addition to the aforementioned Motegi races, Acosta is out of the 2024 Catalan GP as he battles world champion Jorge Martin for the lead.
Last year he was unable to hold on to the lead in the Brno or Portimao Sprints. Alex Marquez beat him in Portugal by just one tenth of a second.
Saturday’s victory will obviously be a big milestone for Acosta, but what will appeal to him is standing on the Grand Prix podium.
Unfortunately Acosta struggled for a ‘suffering year’ After Ducati’s disastrous performance in the Sepang test. A KTM rider has not won a full-length GP since Miguel Oliveira in October 2022 (Thailand).
