
MotoGP 2027 Silly Season Nears Climax as Six Seats Remain
With 16 of 22 seats settled, the fight for the final 2027 MotoGP rides is reaching its conclusion. Trackhouse, Tech3 and the Honda camp hold the keys to the last open doors.

After a third major first-corner pile-up in a handful of rounds, MotoGP is bringing forward its ride-height device ban to August and trialling a wider starting grid, with Vinales, Rivola and Di Giannantonio weighing in.

With 16 of 22 seats settled, the fight for the final 2027 MotoGP rides is reaching its conclusion. Trackhouse, Tech3 and the Honda camp hold the keys to the last open doors.

Marc Marquez beat Pedro Acosta at Balaton Park to claim the 100th Grand Prix win of his career, becoming only the third rider after Agostini and Rossi to reach the milestone. It was his first victory since Misano 2025 and his first since shoulder surgery.

Jorge Martin crashed into teammate and championship leader Marco Bezzecchi at Turn 1 of the Hungarian GP, wiping out both factory Aprilias. CEO Massimo Rivola called the repeat collision 'stupid' as Martin was handed a double long-lap penalty.

Marc Marquez took his first win since shoulder surgery with a controlled Sprint victory at Balaton Park, beating Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi, who extended his championship lead to 20 points over team-mate Jorge Martin.

Toprak Razgatlioglu says WorldSBK leader Nicolo Bulega can deliver 'very special results' in MotoGP, even as questions over Ducati's commitment to him persist.

Pedro Acosta topped Friday practice at the MotoGP Hungarian GP by over four tenths, the only rider in the 1m36s as KTM showed pace at Balaton Park.

Cal Crutchlow heads into the Hungarian Grand Prix carrying a shoulder injury and no prior knowledge of Balaton Park, but Honda's test rider says he is at peace with a weekend he expects to finish last.

Francesco Bagnaia says the Balaton Park layout was left largely unchanged because the provisional circuit is set to drop off the MotoGP calendar after 2026, with Enea Bastianini still wary of the chicane that caught him out last year.

MotoGP returns to Hungary with Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin running 1-2 in the standings for Aprilia, while a recovering Marc Marquez eyes a Balaton Park circuit that once flattered his strengths.

Francesco Bagnaia ended a miserable run with a hard-fought third place at his home Italian Grand Prix, and the Ducati rider says a change in weight distribution and a new mindset have him primed to fight for wins again.

Iker Lecuona will make a surprise return to MotoGP at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, drafted in by Gresini Racing to replace the injured Alex Marquez at Balaton Park in what will be his first premier-class start since 2023.