The 2026 MotoGP pre-season testing will as soon as once more happen in Malaysia and Thailand, beginning with a shakedown in Sepang on the finish of January forward of the ultimate yr of the 1000cc period.
Subsequent yr can be an vital season for MotoGP. It’s going to bid farewell to the present 1000cc bikes, which have been first launched within the 2012 marketing campaign, and can transfer to 850cc machines in 2027.
That is additionally Michelin’s remaining yr as sole tire provider, with Pirelli taking up from 2027.
Testing for the 2026 marketing campaign will start with the Sepang shakedown from January 29-31.
This three-day take a look at is open to check riders, rookies, and riders from concession producers (Yamaha and Honda).
This can be adopted by the primary official pre-season take a look at open to all riders and groups in Sepang from February 3-5.
Though it’s a conventional spot for pre-season testing, the Sepang date is sort of confirmed after MotoGP introduced final week that its second official season opener can be held in close by Kuala Lumpur on February 6-7.
The paddock will then head to Buriram in Thailand for the ultimate two days of testing on February 21-22.
The 2026 season begins with the Thai Grand Prix from February twenty seventh to March 1st, adopted by an additional 22-race schedule.
The primary glimpse of the 2026 automobile and rider modifications can be on the Tuesday after the Valencia Grand Prix this November.
2026 MotoGP Preseason Check Schedule
Shakedown take a look at: January twenty ninth to thirty first
Sepang take a look at: February third to fifth
Begin of season: February Sixth-Seventh
Buriram take a look at: February Twenty first-Twenty second
