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Trackhouse Aprilia will take
another (probably their last)
chance on Raul Fernandez for
2026, the former Moto2 star
producing flashes of brilliance
but so far unable to live up to his
pre-MotoGP hype. His teammate
will again be 2024 Moto2 World
Champion Ai Ogura, the Japa
-
nese in his sophomore MotoGP
season and with a definite point
to prove after starting out strong
in 2025 but fading as the season
progressed.
VR46 Ducati has confirmed
they will once again field Fabio
Di Giannantonio and Franco
Morbidelli. Morbidelli's seat was
thought to be under threat by a
play from Pedro Acosta if the
Spaniard was able to get out of
his KTM contract, but that came
to naught.
At Gresini Ducati, Alex Mar
-
quez and Aldeguer are set to
stay put, the former having his
best season to date by holding
second, albeit 175 points adrift
of his brother, Marc, in the cur-
rent standings.
Pramac Yamaha will host
the MotoGP debut of one of
the most anticipated rookies
in recent memory as Toprak
Razgatlioglu arrives from a
career in WorldSBK that's netted
two (so far) World title wins for
Yamaha and BMW.
Razgatlioglu will be partnered
with Jack Miller; the Australian
given a one-year stay of execu
-
tion on his decade-long Mo-
toGP career after being chosen
over current teammate Miguel
Oliveira.
Finally, LCR Honda has
confirmed that Johann Zarco
isn't going anywhere for 2026
and will race on a factory-spec
Honda RC213V. He will be
partnered with Brazilian Moto2
star Diogo Moreira, replacing
Somkiat Chantra, the Thai rider
having not met expectations in
his rookie MotoGP season.
Rennie Scaysbrook
Everyone, and we mean everyone, will be watching to see how Toprak
Razgatlioglu gets on with the Pramac Yamaha in 2026.
