{"id":3139,"date":"2026-10-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:37:37","slug":"honda-confirms-red-bull-reunion-for-2027-motogp-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/honda-confirms-red-bull-reunion-for-2027-motogp-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda confirms Red Bull reunion for 2027 MotoGP season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Honda and Red Bull have officially confirmed their renewed MotoGP partnership from 2027.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their previous association ran from 2015\u20132023 and produced four riders\u2019 championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The agreement coincides with Quartararo\u2019s arrival and MotoGP\u2019s switch to 850cc machinery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honda and Red Bull will reunite in <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> from the 2027 season<\/strong>, restoring a partnership that accompanied some of the Japanese manufacturer\u2019s most successful years. Announced on Thursday, 1 October, the agreement will bring Red Bull branding back to Honda HRC\u2019s factory motorcycles and riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confirmation turns the previously reported negotiations into an official partnership. It also adds a commercial component to Honda\u2019s preparations for 2027, when <strong>Fabio Quartararo joins the manufacturer and the championship introduces its new generation of 850cc bikes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe highlighted the importance of working with partners who share the manufacturer\u2019s ambitions during that transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoing into the new championship, with the 850cc bikes, it is essential to have partners who share the same goals and ambitions,\u201d Watanabe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honda and Red Bull revive a championship-winning partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The previous Honda\u2013Red Bull partnership ran from 2015 to 2023<\/strong>, encompassing four riders\u2019 world championships, 45 victories and 93 podium finishes, according to the announcement. Marc M\u00e1rquez, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo were among the riders who represented Honda during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The renewed agreement was accompanied by a campaign filmed in Tokyo, <em>The Mechanic and the Calligrapher<\/em>. It combines motorcycle engineering with Japanese calligraphy and features a Red Bull-branded 2023 RC213V, connecting the earlier partnership with the programme beginning in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda HRC team manager Alberto Puig described winning as the shared objective behind the reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNeither organisation is satisfied with anything other than winning,\u201d Puig said in the announcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original association ended after M\u00e1rquez left Honda for Gresini Ducati at the conclusion of 2023. His departure allowed Red Bull to activate a contractual clause releasing it from the sponsorship agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red Bull\u2019s return now forms part of a different Honda project<\/strong>, with Quartararo arriving as the manufacturer prepares for a major technical reset. The partnership restores a familiar name to the factory programme while the team seeks to recover its competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the agreement means for Quartararo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quartararo\u2019s arrival gives the sponsorship decision an immediate consequence for one of MotoGP\u2019s most recognisable riders. The Frenchman has maintained a long association with Monster Energy, Red Bull\u2019s rival, since entering the premier class in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/quartararo-set-to-leave-monster-as-red-bull-returns-to-honda-for-motogp-2027\">the explanation of Quartararo\u2019s expected split with Monster<\/a>, Honda\u2019s team agreement is expected to take precedence over his personal sponsorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda provided the funds required to terminate Quartararo\u2019s existing arrangement. <strong>The team partnership is officially confirmed; the compensation details remain reported information<\/strong>, with no amount disclosed in the material consulted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change adds to the transition already underway around Quartararo. He will leave Yamaha after the current season, with <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/yamaha-admits-quartararo-relationship-has-cooled-ahead-of-honda-move\/\">the manufacturer acknowledging that their relationship has cooled ahead of his Honda move<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"MotoGP 2026 Honda Red Bull\" class=\"wp-image-1020316415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/66A9467_re_web.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honda Red Bull (Foto: Honda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull\u2019s Honda return does not end its KTM partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red Bull\u2019s agreement with Honda should not be read as confirmation that it is leaving KTM\u2019s factory team.<\/strong> KTM announced an extension of its own Red Bull partnership in July, covering the beginning of the new 850cc era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Austrian manufacturer\u2019s announcement confirmed continued Red Bull branding on its factory motorcycles. The position of satellite team Tech3 is a separate matter and should not be conflated with KTM\u2019s renewed agreement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Honda, the commercial announcement comes ahead of its home race at Motegi. The Japanese Grand Prix runs from 2\u20134 October, with practice on Friday, qualifying and the Sprint on Saturday, and the main race on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/japanese-motogp-2026-full-motegi-schedule-sprint-and-race-start-times\/\">complete Japanese MotoGP schedule and session start times<\/a> are available on <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong>, which will cover the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing 1.363s ahead of Jorge Mart\u00edn. Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium, while M\u00e1rquez secured a weekend double after also winning Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP championship leader with 333 points, just 2 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez on 331. M\u00e1rquez\u2019s two victories in Japan reduced the gap from 12 points at the start of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next MotoGP race is the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The weekend runs from 9\u201311 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will Red Bull return to Honda in MotoGP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The renewed partnership begins in 2027, with Red Bull branding returning to Honda HRC\u2019s factory bikes and riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull will return to Honda\u2019s factory bikes and riders in 2027, renewing a partnership that ended after Marc M\u00e1rquez\u2019s departure and adding another change to Fabio Quartararo\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"MotoGP 2026 Honda Red Bull","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Honda","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":36,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[35,32,66],"42wp_author":[36],"class_list":["post-3139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-honda","tag-motogp","tag-red-bull","42wp_author-juliana-tesser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3140,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139\/revisions\/3140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3139"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}