It is lastly official: Pedro Acosta shall be leaving KTM to hitch the Manufacturing facility Ducati Crew alongside Marc Marquez for the brand new period of 850cc MotoGP in 2027.
The deal follows the affirmation of the departure of Ducati’s double champion Francesco Bagnaia, linking reigning champion Marc Marquez with one of many sport’s greatest rising stars.
Marquez’s new Ducati contract was confirmed on Tuesday.
Pedro Acosta will battle for victory with Marc Marquez within the 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.
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Acosta, who was Moto3 champion in his rookie season, gained the Moto2 title in his second try earlier than competing in MotoGP in 2024.
Acosta has but to win a premier class Grand Prix, however he has been far forward of different KTM opponents because the center of final season.
The younger Spaniard picked up his first dash win at this 12 months’s opening race in Buriram and has been within the hunt for a Grand Prix win on a number of events.
Together with his loss to Marc Márquez in Hungary, Acosta turned probably the most profitable rider when it comes to podium finishes (13) with no MotoGP win.
Pedro Acosta, Marc Marquez, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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Acosta now faces the formidable problem of going up towards Marquez, probably the greatest in MotoGP historical past, however has religion in Ducati’s means to take care of its technical superiority within the new period of 850cc/Pirelli.
Dall’Iña: Pedro Acosta “an undisputed expertise”
“Pedro is the perfect candidate for the way forward for the Ducati Lenovo Crew,” stated Ducati Corse Basic Supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna. “With Marc’s approval, we wished so as to add a younger and quick rider to the Desmosedici GP growth mission.
“Along with his undisputed expertise, Pedro confirmed distinctive precocity. In just below six years within the championship, he gained two titles in decrease courses and achieved really convincing performances in MotoGP.”
“His addition to the workforce shall be an inspiration for everybody. He’ll assist us develop and we’ll help him on his path to full maturity as a rider.
“I’m assured that given the encouragement of our workforce and ample time, his contribution will certainly assure additional progress when it comes to efficiency and targets.”
Bagnaia will be a part of Aprilia, which leads this 12 months’s world championship alongside Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
In the meantime, KTM is about to announce an all-new manufacturing unit line-up of Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Pedro Acosta, 2021 Doha Moto3 Grand Prix
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Pedro Acosta burst onto the Grand Prix scene by profitable the 2021 Doha Moto3 Grand Prix from a pit lane begin. He turned a rookie world champion after which shortly moved into Moto2 by KTM.
Acosta, who gained three races in his injury-plagued debut season, went on to win the Moto2 title in 2023, prompting KTM to search for Tech 3 to compete in MotoGP subsequent 12 months slightly than danger dropping the younger Spaniard.
Acosta’s success and driving model have led to him being in comparison with compatriot Marc Marquez, whose file as youngest MotoGP winner is beneath critical menace.
However regardless of shortly spraying prime class champagne, Acosta is but to win a MotoGP race, ending runner-up 9 instances in sprints and grand prix over the previous two seasons.
Promoted to the manufacturing unit KTM workforce in 2025, Acosta had the purpose of being in title rivalry. As a substitute, the RC16 mission was destabilized by KTM’s winter monetary disaster.
Ducati has introduced that Pedro Acosta will take part in MotoGP in 2027.
Hypothesis linking Acosta to Ducati quickly adopted, initially centering round a potential transition to factory-supported VR46 operation.
Nonetheless, after new Tech3 signing Maverick Viñales confirmed that the RC16 was aggressive, and after clear negotiations with KTM administration, Acosta made a robust cost within the second half to maneuver as much as fourth on the earth championship.
Teammate Brad Binder was solely eleventh, however Acosta’s large lead over the opposite RC16 riders – all three of whom are a number of MotoGP winners – boosted his popularity within the eyes of the paddock.
Pedro Acosta, Marc Marquez
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VR46 revealed they have been nonetheless “dreaming” of signing Acosta for 2027, however on the eve of pre-season testing, information broke that that they had signed Acosta to a Ducati manufacturing unit contract on the expense of Bagnaia.
It has now taken a while for Acosta’s contract to be formally confirmed, as rider bulletins have been placed on maintain as a result of MSMA/MotoGP SEG contract negotiations.
Marquez is now 33 years previous and Acosta is the primary of a number of ‘subsequent era’ abilities set to trip for Ducati subsequent season, alongside the brand new signing of Fermin Aldeguer (VR46) and the additions of Nicolo Brega (VR46) and rookie Dani Holgado (Gresini).
