The factories and Liberty agree: MotoGP contracts are signed

At the end of this season, the agreements of the five factories involved in the motorbike road racing world championship - Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha - expire; SPEEDWEEK.com reported in detail on the changes within MotoGP as a result of the takeover by the US group Liberty Media.

Dorna now operates under the name MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, and intensive negotiations have taken place over the past few months. This was not just about a higher financial contribution from the factories, which provide the spectacular show on two fringes with large investments. There were also discussions about how MotoGP should present itself and where it should be staged. While events in the growth markets of South East Asia or South America meet with broad fan interest and thus create stronger motorbike sales and image gains in the countries concerned in the medium term, an event at Lake Balaton in Hungary, for example, is of little use without a regional motorbike culture.

The contracts between MotoGP and the manufacturers are currently making the rounds and are being signed; the announcement of the new deal for the next five years is expected next weekend when the Czech Grand Prix takes place in Brno.

Only when these agreements have been finalised will the contracts already concluded between the manufacturers, their teams and the riders become legally effective. For this reason, no rider changes for 2027 and 2028 have been officially confirmed to date, although 80 per cent of the MotoGP grid has long been finalised.

All factories have a great interest in growth and the associated increase in the value of MotoGP. However, nobody needs to dream that the premier class of two-wheel racing will experience a global boom like Formula 1, which is also marketed by Liberty. After all, compared to the gigantic car industry, the motorbike world is a David.

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