Although not yet fully disclosed or decided, new technical regulations will be introduced in MotoGP in 2027. These will affect various areas of the bikes, including the engines which will have to have a smaller displacement, and therefore the manufacturers will face a great challenge on several levels – including logistically and financially.
Romano Albesiano, technical director of Aprilia, spoke to the website GPOne.com about the prospects regarding the introduction of the new regulations, admitting that decisions will have to be made regarding the allocation of resources between projects:
– Resources will clearly have to be diverged. It will be up to each team to decide how much to keep in the 1,000cc. However, these aspects are being discussed. It is obvious that for the new bike you will have to start from a blank sheet of paper, so it is a huge commitment for the manufacturers, because you have to continue spending for the season, with some attached developments, while building another bike. It is already a very big commitment for the manufacturers.
From Aprilia’s perspective, the Italian revealed that work has already begun: ‘Although it is a short period, we have already started working on this. The first part you do is the engine, which has to be born already within the design of the bike anyway, because if the engine is born before the bike itself you will mess up‘.
At this moment, according to Albesiano, there are about two years left for the first prototypes to start testing on track: ‘I think each team will try to start running with the new prototype in the spring of 2026, if not earlier. And then, we will see‘.
