Marini staying put for 2026
Luca Marini will stay a Honda HRC rider with the manufacturing unit Castrol-backed squad for the 2026 MotoGP World Championship.
The Italian has proven clear progress in 2025 aboard the RC213V, scoring factors at each spherical he has began and already greater than tripling his tally from final season after simply 12 races. His finest end thus far got here on the Hungarian Grand Prix, the place he crossed the road in fifth.
Luca Marini
“I’m very comfortable to make this announcement and stay with Honda HRC. Now we have simply been engaged on a couple of closing particulars, each HRC’s administration and myself have been aligned on the long run for fairly some time. I’m utterly invested on this mission and decided to assist Honda return to the entrance within the MotoGP World Championship. Since becoming a member of the workforce in 2024, we’ve got continued to enhance and work collectively in an ever-improving approach. Working with a manufacturing unit, and particularly a manufacturing unit like Honda HRC, offers you large motivation as a rider. Now we have had an excellent season thus far and the main focus stays to proceed enhancing till the final lap in Valencia.”
The extension offers Honda stability as Marini continues to develop into his function, whereas providing the 27-year-old one other 12 months to push nearer to the entrance of the grid.
Taichi Honda – HRC Common Supervisor
“We’re comfortable to proceed with Luca for an additional 12 months, he has proven a excessive stage of professionalism and dedication all through. Luca has earned himself a status as an analytical rider and an extremely arduous employee, a useful asset to any MotoGP mission. Luca’s suggestions is evident and exact and has been very helpful for Honda HRC’s engineers in persevering with the event of the Honda RC213V over the previous season and a half.”
MotoGP Championship Standings
|
Pos |
Rider |
Factors |
|
1 |
M. Marquez |
455 |
|
2 |
A. Marquez |
280 |
|
3 |
F. Bagnaia |
228 |
|
4 |
M. Bezzecchi |
197 |
|
5 |
P. Acosta |
164 |
|
6 |
F. Morbidelli |
161 |
|
7 |
F. Di Giannantonio |
154 |
|
8 |
F. Aldeguer |
126 |
|
9 |
J. Zarco |
114 |
|
10 |
F. Quartararo |
109 |
|
11 |
B. Binder |
91 |
|
12 |
R. Fernandez |
73 |
|
13 |
L. Marini |
72 |
|
14 |
M. Viñales |
69 |
|
15 |
E. Bastianini |
63 |
|
16 |
A. Ogura |
58 |
|
17 |
J. Miller |
52 |
|
18 |
J. Mir |
46 |
|
19 |
A. Rins |
45 |
|
20 |
J. Martin |
23 |
|
21 |
P. Espargaro |
16 |
|
22 |
T. Nakagami |
10 |
|
23 |
M. Oliveira |
10 |
|
24 |
L. Savadori |
8 |
|
25 |
A. Fernandez |
6 |
|
26 |
S. Chantra |
1 |
|
27 |
A. Espargaro |
0 |
2026 MotoGP Dates
|
Date |
Occasion |
Circuit |
|
01/03 |
THA |
Chang Worldwide Circuit |
|
22/03 |
BRA* |
Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna |
|
29/03 |
USA |
Circuit of the Americas |
|
12/04 |
QAT |
Lusail Worldwide Circuit |
|
26/04 |
ESP** |
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto |
|
10/05 |
FRA |
Le Mans |
|
17/05 |
CAT |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya |
|
31/05 |
ITA |
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello |
|
07/06 |
HUN |
Balaton Park Circuit |
|
21/06 |
CZE |
Automotodrom Brno |
|
28/06 |
NED |
TT Circuit Assen |
|
12/07 |
GER |
Sachsenring |
|
09/08 |
GBR |
Silverstone Circuit |
|
30/08 |
ARA |
MotorLand Aragon |
|
13/09 |
SMR |
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
|
20/09 |
AUT |
Purple Bull Ring-Spielberg |
|
04/10 |
JPN |
Mobility Resort Motegi |
|
11/10 |
INA |
Pertamina Mandalika Worldwide Circuit |
|
25/10 |
AUS |
Phillip Island |
|
01/11 |
MAS |
Petronas Sepang Worldwide Circuit |
|
11/15 |
POR |
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve |
|
22/11 |
VAL |
Circuit Ricardo Tormo |
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