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MotoGP 2026

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Honda Racing Company have revealed the colors that can carry Honda HRC Castrol by way of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship, with Luca Marini and Joan Mir once more forming the manufacturing unit rider line-up.

Koji Watanabe – President of Honda Racing Company

“It’s a pleasure to assist reveal the 2026 Honda HRC Castrol group and spotlight our international effort to return to the highest of the MotoGP World Championship. It’s a particular yr for Honda HRC as we have fun the sixtieth anniversary of our first participation within the premier class. We’re wanting ahead to commemorating this historic second all through 2026. Everybody on this group performs their half, as do all of our companions, and I wish to deeply thank everybody concerned within the progress we made in 2025. Our goal for this season is evident: we should keep the trajectory now we have and constantly compete on the entrance. Luca Marini has proven a gentle hand and a eager technical thoughts, with Joan Mir’s willpower and resilience inspiring us all. I’d additionally prefer to commend Castrol for his or her efforts as our partnership continues to strengthen.”

Now coming into its second season, the Honda HRC Castrol challenge builds on a markedly improved 2025 marketing campaign, which delivered Honda’s best RC213V performances since 2019. That progress has been pushed by sustained engineering improvement, nearer technical integration with Castrol, and rising stability on the rider facet, as Marini and Mir start their third yr collectively within the manufacturing unit group.

Alberto Puig – Crew Supervisor, Honda HRC Castrol

“The DNA of this firm is racing. What prevails, what lastly goes to make the path is the fervour to win and the fervour for racing that this firm has proven all through historical past. The inspiration of Honda for 2026 is what we’ve completed in 2025, there have been stable developments on the technical facet, and each riders had been capable of make progress. Marini’s consistency was essential in graduating to a brand new Concession Rank and Mir was capable of present his expertise as a champion with two nice podiums.”

Honda will once more race underneath the standard HRC tricolour. Pink, blue and white return for what would be the closing season of the present 1000 cc RC213V, with Castrol branding remaining a distinguished function of the manufacturing unit machine. Honda says the continuity in design displays a broader emphasis on consistency and incremental efficiency positive factors slightly than wholesale change.

Riders concentrating on one other step ahead

Marini enters his third season with Honda following a quietly efficient 2025 through which his consistency stood out. The Italian missed the highest ten simply twice within the second half of the yr and was a key contributor to Honda’s improved general competitiveness. His focus for 2026 is to take one other step towards common podium rivalry.

Luca Marini

“It’s a pleasure to start one other season with Honda HRC Castrol. The progress we confirmed in 2025 was extremely rewarding and all winter I’ve been working to enhance myself and start this new season in 2026. Our goals are clear: to be there combating close to the entrance and take full benefit of any and all alternatives that are introduced to us. Everybody on this challenge has completed their homework over the winter and I’m itching to get again on the Honda RC213V and trip once more. Within the final yr of the 1,000cc we have to end in a great way and benefit from the lovely moments alongside the way in which.”

Mir arrives with renewed momentum after securing his first podiums as an HRC rider at Motegi and Sepang final season. The 2020 MotoGP World Champion confirmed flashes of front-running tempo all through 2025 and might be aiming to transform that velocity into constant outcomes as improvement of the RC213V continues.

Joan Mir

“One other lovely bike that I’m proud to trip, being a part of Honda HRC Castrol is one thing very particular. In 2026 we have to discover the consistency we struggled with final yr, we confirmed that each myself and the Honda RC213V have the velocity and talent to make Honda HRC proud. These two pre-seasons take a look at might be essential to arrange every little thing effectively for the beginning of the yr, I’m sure that each one the Honda HRC engineers have been working diligently through the winter. There isn’t a time to attend round, we have to be working from the primary lap to realize our most and return Honda HRC to the place it belongs.”

Milestone season for Honda

The 2026 marketing campaign additionally marks a big anniversary for Honda, celebrating 60 years since its debut within the premier class. From the RC181 within the 500 cc period to immediately’s RC213V, Honda’s document stands at 314 premier-class victories and greater than 2300 podium finishes throughout all classes. A number of commemorative initiatives are anticipated all through the season.

Pre-season underway

Consideration now turns to the primary official pre-season take a look at at Sepang from February 3–5, forward of the season-opening spherical at Buriram, Thailand, on February 27–March 1. With concessions reset and a clearer improvement path established in 2025, Honda will purpose to verify that its upward trajectory can proceed into the brand new season.

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