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Honda names Diogo Moreira for its 2027 factory MotoGP team
Honda has named Diogo Moreira for its factory MotoGP team in 2027, where he will ride alongside Fabio Quartararo.
David Alonso will instead join LCR, Honda’s satellite team, as both riders move up to MotoGP’s premier class.
Moreira is a rookie in MotoGP this season and won the Moto2 world title before stepping up.
He has scored 74 points and finished in the top 10 five times, while Alonso is fifth in the current Moto2 standings.
Moreira’s rookie results helped earn him the factory seat, while Honda will give Alonso a place to develop with LCR.
The move sets Honda’s team line-up for 2027, with Moreira at the factory team and Alonso at LCR.
Honda confirmed Diogo Moreira will join its factory MotoGP team for the 2027 season.
Moreira will partner Fabio Quartararo, while David Alonso will ride for Honda’s satellite LCR team.
Moreira’s first MotoGP season has included five top-10 finishes and second place in the Motegi sprint.
Alonso had agreed to join Honda’s premier-class line-up but is fifth in the 2026 Moto2 standings.
- Who
- Diogo Moreira and David Alonso. Moreira will join Honda’s factory team, and Alonso will join LCR.
- What
- Honda confirmed its MotoGP team placements for 2027. Moreira will partner Fabio Quartararo.
- When
- Honda confirmed the placements on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. They apply to the 2027 season.
- Where
- Honda’s factory MotoGP team and its satellite LCR team.
- Why
- Moreira’s performances in his rookie MotoGP season helped earn him the factory seat. Honda’s decision also reflected concerns among some figures that pressure on Alonso in his rookie premier-class season could be excessive.
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Influential Honda figures
Factory seat for Alonso
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The agency representing Alonso consistently pushed for him to be placed in Honda’s factory team.
Influential Honda figures
Some influential Honda figures felt the pressure Alonso would face in his premier-class rookie season would be excessive.
Honda confirmed the signings of Fabio Quartararo and David Alonso, alongside ongoing multi-year deals for Diogo Moreira and Johann Zarco.
Moreira recorded five top-10 finishes, including sixth in Hungary and second in the Motegi sprint.
Crash.net reported that an announcement on Quartararo’s team-mate was imminent.
Honda confirmed Moreira for its factory team and Alonso for LCR in 2027.
- Factory rider
- Diogo Moreira
- Factory team-mate
- Fabio Quartararo
- LCR rider
- David Alonso
- Season
- 2027
- Moreira’s top-10 finishes
- 5
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What people are saying
It’s an amazing feeling to join the factory team; it’s something every rider dreams of when they are young.
[Moreira] deserves to be there before David Alonso, in my opinion