MotoGP 2026: Team Launches Full Schedule

MotoGP 2026 is gearing up for a massive season, and it all starts with a packed line-up of team launches and pre-season events. With a major regulation shift to 850cc engines coming in 2027, 2026 is the final year of the current technical era, so every team will want to hit the ground running.

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MotoGP 2026 Launch Season Kicks Off

The MotoGP 2026 launch season begins on 13 January as Pramac becomes the first team to reveal its 2026 colours in Siena, opting for a solo event after sharing the stage with Yamaha last year. VR46 follows a day later in Rome, with Valentino Rossi’s squad already teasing a fresh livery for the new campaign.

Aprilia will be the first factory outfit to unveil its 2026 bike, presenting the latest RS-GP in Milan on 15 January. Ducati then heads to its now-traditional winter base at Madonna di Campiglio on 19 January, before Yamaha travels to Jakarta on 21 January to show off its first V4-powered MotoGP machine.

MotoGP 2026: Full Team Launch Schedule

Here is the full list of confirmed 2026 MotoGP team launches so far.

13 January – Pramac (Siena)
14 January – VR46 (Rome)
15 January – Aprilia (Milan)
19 January – Ducati (Madonna di Campiglio)
21 January – Yamaha (Jakarta)
27 January – KTM (location TBA)
31 January – Gresini (Kuala Lumpur)
1 February – LCR (location TBA)
Honda – Date and location TBA
Trackhouse – Date and location TBA

KTM will wait until 27 January to roll out its upgraded RC16, while LCR will present its 2026 livery on 1 February, even though the venue is still to be confirmed. Factory Honda and new entrant Trackhouse are yet to announce when and where they will launch their 2026 projects.

Testing And Season Launch Events

After the liveries come the laps. As usual, the first on-track running is reserved for rookies and test riders at the Sepang shakedown from 29–31 January, featuring new full-time stars Toprak Razgatlioglu and Diogo Moreira alongside each manufacturer’s test line-up.

The first full pre-season test for all race riders follows at Sepang from 3–5 February, though Ducati has not yet confirmed if reigning world champion Marc Marquez will be fit after his shoulder surgery. Then MotoGP stages its second official season launch in Kuala Lumpur on 6–7 February, bringing all teams and riders together just before the final pre-season test at Buriram on 21–22 February.

A Big Year Before Big Changes

The MotoGP 2026 calendar matches the record with 22 rounds, dropping Argentina but adding a long-awaited Brazilian Grand Prix at Goiania on 22 March. With a full grid, a busy launch month, and one last year before the 850cc era, every unveiling and test day will matter that little bit more.