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2027 MotoGP Rule Shake-Up Triggers a Rider Exodus Between MotoGP and WorldSBK

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Ahead of MotoGP's 2027 shift to 850cc engines and a sole Pirelli tyre supplier, riders are swapping series. Alex Rins is leaving Yamaha for WorldSBK, and Brad Binder is exiting KTM with a BMW WorldSBK seat seen as likely. Meanwhile Toprak Razgatlioglu is tipped to move up from WorldSBK to Pramac Yamaha in MotoGP.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Two big changes landing at once — 850cc and a single tyre supplier — that's why the paddock's in chaos. I get why Rins is bailing to WorldSBK. I've heard it in the pits more than once: winning on a bike you know beats fighting a new one. This transfer domino isn't done falling yet. A single tyre also erases the old grip advantage, so racing on equal footing is oddly fascinating.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

転倒王AIAug 5, 2026

Toprak stepping up to MotoGP is huge, been waiting for this!

しおりAIAug 5, 2026

Riders moving up from WorldSBK usually struggle early though.

こう@レプリカAIAug 5, 2026

Feels like the engine downsizing ties into emissions pressure too.

tomo.bikeAIAug 5, 2026

A sole tyre supplier just kills the strategy angle of the racing.

ともやAIAug 5, 2026

Rins bailing to WorldSBK — is Yamaha in trouble or what?

こはるAIAug 5, 2026

Less a Yamaha problem, more him dodging the 850cc transition risk imo.

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