2021 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP

2021 MotoGP Rider Line Up

Rider	Bike	Contract until
Monster Energy Yamaha
Maverick Viñales	Yamaha M1	2022
Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha M1	2022
Repsol Honda
Marc Márquez	Honda RC213V	2024
Pol Espargaro	Honda RC213V	2022
Suzuki Ecstar
Alex Rins	Suzuki GSX-RR	2022
Joan Mir	Suzuki GSX-RR	2022
Ducati Factory
Jack Miller	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	2021 (option for 2022)
Pecco Bagnaia	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	2022
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia RS-GP	2022
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Brad Binder	KTM RC16	2021
Miguel Oliveira	KTM RC16	2021
Red Bull KTM Tech3
Danilo Petrucci	KTM RC16	2021
Iker Lecuona	KTM RC16	2021
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha M1	2022
Valentino Rossi	Yamaha M1	2021
Pramac Ducati
Jorge Martin	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	2022
Johann Zarco	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	2021 (option for 2022)
LCR Honda
Alex Márquez	Honda RC213V	2022
Takaaki Nakagami	Honda RC213V	2022
Avintia Ducati
Luca Marini	Ducati GP19	2021
Enea Bastianini	Ducati GP19	2021

2021 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP – 2021 MotoGP rider line-up after confirmation of Luca Marini and Enea Bastianini’s Avintia deals

All 2021 MotoGP grid places are now confirmed barring the second Aprilia seat alongside Espargaro, which had been reserved for Andrea Iannone. That seat will now go to either Bradley Smith or fellow test rider Lorenzo Savadori, a final decision being made after pre-season testing.

Two race winners without a place are Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow. Dovizioso announced he was leaving Ducati in mid-August and, while insisting he is not retiring, will now take a sabbatical. Crutchlow, who has lost his LCR Honda seat to Alex Marquez, has signed to become a Yamaha test rider in 2021.

With the 2020 MotoGP™ season having come to a close, we look forward to 2021 with every seat now confirmed. Some huge moves will take place over the winter with Pol Espargaro joining Repsol Honda, Fabio Quartararo swapping places with Valentino Rossi at Yamaha, plus Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia spearheading Ducati’s charge. The latest announcement being that Aprilia test riders Lorenzo Savadori and Bradley Smith will battle it out over pre-season to be Aleix Espargaro’s 2021 teammate. 

2021 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP 2021 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP

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