MotoGP’s new 850cc period will kick off with a particular season-launch occasion at Rio de Janeiro on 21 February 2027.
As reported by Motorsport.com final month, the whole MotoGP grid will journey to Brazil firstly of subsequent yr to mark the launch of the brand new season.
The principle occasion will happen at Botafogo Seaside, with the well-known Sugarloaf Mountain serving because the backdrop
The launch will precede the opening spherical of the 2027 marketing campaign, which is able to happen on 5-7 March on the Buriram Worldwide Circuit in Thailand.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP Group, stated: “The MotoGP Season Launch has turn out to be one of many defining moments of the yr for our championship, bringing collectively each workforce, rider and producer as we start a brand new season.
“The keenness proven by Brazilian followers throughout our sold-out return to Goiania in 2026 confirmed the extraordinary connection between MotoGP and Brazil.
“Following the success of our latest season launch occasions in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro gives the right stage to proceed elevating the bar, combining iconic areas, passionate followers and world-class leisure.
“We look ahead to delivering our largest and most spectacular MotoGP Season Launch but.”
Carlos Ezpeleta, CSO of MotoGP Sports activities Leisure Group group
Photograph by: Gold and Goose Pictures / LAT Photographs / through Getty Photographs
Following within the footsteps of Method 1, with which it now shares an possession construction, MotoGP hosted a particular fan-focused season launch on the streets of Bangkok in 2025.
The inaugural occasion was successful, convincing Dorna (now MotoGP Sports activities Leisure Group) to show it into an annual fixture.
A second season-launch showcase was held in Kuala Lumpur originally of this yr, with riders performing wheelies and stoppies in a closed-off stretch of highway in entrance of hundreds of followers.
For 2027, MotoGP is putting even better emphasis on its season launch occasion, with the yr marking the introduction of latest 850cc machines. The bikes will function diminished aerodynamic affect and no ride-height gadgets as a part of a serious overhaul of the technical laws.
Miami had initially emerged because the venue of selection, earlier than MotoGP zeroed in on Brazil. The South American nation returned on the calendar in March this yr, with Goiania internet hosting the primary Brazilian GP in twenty years.
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