The 2026 MotoGP season is just around the corner, with the opening race set to take place in Thailand from February 27th to March 1st. With the winter break over, teams are now ramping up preparations for the new season.<\/p>\n
Pramac was the first team to reveal their 2026 livery during an event in Siena on January 13th, followed closely by other teams showcasing their new designs. Below are highlights of the updated liveries for various teams.<\/p>\n
Honda LCR<\/strong> Gresini Racing Ducati<\/strong> KTM Factory Racing and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing<\/strong> Trackhouse Racing Aprilia<\/strong> Monster Energy Yamaha Racing<\/strong> Ducati Lenovo Team<\/strong> Aprilia Racing<\/strong> Pertamina VR46 Racing<\/strong> Pramac Yamaha<\/strong> Fan Take:<\/strong> The 2026 MotoGP season is just around the corner, with the opening race set to take place in Thailand from February 27th to March 1st. With the winter break over, teams are now ramping up preparations for the new season. Pramac was the first team to reveal their 2026 livery during an event in Siena […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[18,1341,8415,21,117,5275,115,973],"class_list":{"0":"post-40682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-racing","8":"tag-formula-racing","9":"tag-fresh","10":"tag-liveries","11":"tag-motogp","12":"tag-racing","13":"tag-spotlighted","14":"tag-team","15":"tag-unveiled"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nContinuing with their signature dual coloring in 2026, LCR Honda will have Johann Zarco wearing Castrol colors for his third year with the team after his victory at the French GP in 2025. Meanwhile, rookie Diogo Moreira, the current Moto2 champion, will sport a fresh \u201cPro Honda\u201d livery as Honda\u2019s oil brand replaces Idemitsu as the title sponsor.<\/p>\n
\nAfter a record-breaking 2025 season\u2014winning four Grands Prix and finishing second in both rider and team championships\u2014Gresini Racing heads into 2026 with a similar light blue and silver livery. Despite losing Marc Marquez to the Ducati factory squad over the winter, the team retains the Marquez brothers and continues receiving support from title sponsor BK8. However, the competition will intensify with stronger efforts from Aprilia, Honda, KTM (featuring Pedro Acosta), and Marquez\u2019s factory Ducati team.<\/p>\n
\nKTM unveiled their new livery online, which will be identical for both the factory and Tech3 teams in 2026. Notably, Tech3 enters a new era as Herv\u00e9 Poncharal steps down as the team principal for the first time ever, with former Haas F1 boss G\u00fcnter Steiner leading the new ownership consortium.<\/p>\n
\nTrackhouse MotoGP introduced two liveries for the season in collaboration with Gulf. The iconic Gulf colors will be featured at five events: Thailand, Brazil, Italy, Indonesia, and Malaysia. For other races, the team will use a refined version of last year\u2019s corporate color scheme.<\/p>\n
\nYamaha\u2019s factory team unveiled their slightly updated livery during an event in Jakarta on January 21st as they prepare to race with a new V4 engine. Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins remain part of the team, though Quartararo\u2019s contract situation is a major point of discussion heading into the 2027 season.<\/p>\n
\nThe reigning champions, featuring Marc M\u00e1rquez and Pecco Bagnaia, showcased their 2026 design at the Madonna di Campiglio event on January 19th. Celebrating Ducati\u2019s 100th anniversary, the livery now incorporates white racing stripes on its classic red base. M\u00e1rquez dominated 2025 with 11 GP wins and seven world titles, while Bagnaia claimed two wins despite a challenging season.<\/p>\n
\nAt Milan\u2019s Sky Studio, Aprilia revealed the 2026 colors for Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin after a string of announcements. The RS-GP retains a mostly black design, now enhanced with a lion logo, as the team builds on its best-ever campaign aiming to challenge Ducati in 2026. Bezzecchi finished third in last season\u2019s championship with six victories, while Martin looks to recover from an injury-hit year.<\/p>\n
\nValentino Rossi\u2019s VR46 team became the second to unveil their new look, revealing their livery in Rome shortly after Pramac. The Ducati-supported satellite squad will race using a yellow and black base, hoping to end a two-year winless streak. Fabio Di Giannantonio rides the top-spec Desmosedici, whereas Franco Morbidelli uses a previous-year satellite model.<\/p>\n
\nAt their January 13th Siena event, Pramac unveiled their 2026 livery. The team is set to gain major attention by bringing three-time World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu to MotoGP for his rookie season, partnering with Jack Miller. They will pilot Yamaha\u2019s brand-new V4 M1, replacing the long-standing inline-four since the start of the MotoGP era.<\/p>\n
\nThese livery reveals mark the start of an exciting chapter for MotoGP fans, symbolizing both fresh talent and fierce competition. As teams combine new branding with enhanced machinery and strategic changes, the 2026 season promises to deliver thrilling racing and potentially shake up the championship landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"