It will soon be official: Jack Miller to join Yamaha’s Superbike works team in 2027

It has been clear for months that Jack Miller’s MotoGP career will come to an end after this season. In June, the Australian began sounding out options in the World Superbike Championship and approached several factory teams. Gradually, the doors in the production-based World Motorcycle Championship began to close; by early August, only his current employer, Yamaha, remained as an option for ‘Jackass’.

On 21 August, SPEEDWEEK.com reported that Yamaha works rider Xavier Vierge was moving to the Ducati privateer team Barni Spark for 2027. His contributions and performances had previously been regularly praised by Yamaha, and it had always been emphasised that the decision regarding the fourth works contract – alongside the established riders Andrea Locatelli, Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi – would come down to a choice between Vierge and Miller. When the Spaniard looked elsewhere, it was clear that Miller was coming.

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SPEEDWEEK.com learnt on Sunday evening at Magny-Cours that Miller’s confirmation is expected in the coming days. Yamaha’s Superbike racing director, Niccolo Canepa, declined to comment on the matter after the races in France, but put it as follows: “It’s important for us to see which path is best for the company, the team and the sponsors. We’re close to having a solution for next year.”

Jack Miller has claimed ten GP victories

Vierge impressed with strong performances in his first – and last – season with Yamaha, but there is no denying that Miller is a far better-known name and therefore of greater value to the Japanese manufacturer’s marketing department. Now aged 31, he moved straight up from the Moto3 to the MotoGP World Championship after the 2014 season, following up his six victories in the junior GP category with a further four in the premier class. Miller has raced for the factory teams of Ducati and KTM, as well as satellite teams for Honda, Ducati and Yamaha. He enjoyed his best MotoGP season in 2021, when he finished fourth in the World Championship with Ducati Lenovo.

Alongside Miller, at least two other current MotoGP riders are set to join the Superbike World Championship: Brad Binder is moving from Red Bull KTM to the BMW works team, and Franco Morbidelli is set to succeed Nicolo Bulega at Aruba.it Ducati, who in turn will take over ‘Morbido’s’ place at VR46 Ducati. Alex Rins could be the fourth to join, should he reach an agreement with the Ducati privateer team Go Eleven.