Overview
- Yamaha officially announced on Tuesday that Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will leave the factory MotoGP team at the end of the 2026 season and thanked both riders for their contributions.
- The team said it will remain focused on achieving the best possible results with Quartararo and Rins through the remainder of the year.
- Media reports now strongly link Quartararo to a move to Honda for 2027 and describe an imminent announcement expected to formalize that switch.
- Multiple outlets report that Yamaha is expected to sign Ai Ogura and Jorge Martin as its 2027 factory pairing, while Rins is widely reported as unlikely to race in MotoGP next season.
- Quartararo’s eight years with Yamaha yielded 11 wins, 32 podiums and the 2021 title, and the exits are tied to Yamaha’s competitive slump, which has included no grand prix wins since 2022 and growing tension over bike performance.