MotoGP has announced that Pi♋relli will become the sole tyre supplier for the world champꦉionship from the 2027 season, replacing Michelin.

French tyre manufa🙈cturer Michelin has been the control supplier for the premier class since 2016, wheಌn it took over from Bridgestone.

Its future in MotoGP has been under question fo♍r some time, with Pirelli joining the paddock last year as Moto2 and Moto3 tyre supplier adding further to speculation.

On Thursday 6 March, MotoGP has announced that its partnership with Michelin will comeꦓ to an end in 20✅26 and Pirelli will take over as sole tyre supplier for all three grand prix classes the following season.

P🍸irelli will also supply the MotoE World Championship.

The move is designed🐎 to ensure riders coming up the ranks will ride on the same tyres throughout their career, with riders currently stepping from Pirelli ru🎀bber in Moto3 and Moto2 to Michelin in MotoGP.

A statement from MotoGP read: “Pirelli will becom🐻e the official tyre supplier to MotoGP from 2027.

“A new five-year contract until 2031 inclusive, currently being finalised, will coinci🌸de with a new era for💦 the sport as new MotoGP bikes and technical regulations debut in 2027.

“The strategy of having a single supplier in the paddock will provide the perfect development l🌠adder for the champions o🌼f tomorrow to hone their craft on their way to the top.

“Further details on the tyre allocations and specifications to be supplied꧃ by Pirelli will be announced soon.

“Pirelli currently supply Moto2, Moto3 and much of the Road✅ t꧑o MotoGP.

“Now, their presence in ✅the sport will expand to the pinnacle of racing, MotoGP, and into MotoE, the electric World Championship.

“Michelin will remain the exclusive supplier for꧃ MotoGP and MotoE until 💃the end of the current technical regulations, at the close of the 2026 season.

“Over the next two seasons Michelin will continue to🌺 provide its technical support, its products and world class technology, assuring the safet🍨y, performance and racing which makes MotoGP the most exciting sport on Earth.

“As a pioneer in world-class electric motorcycle racing, Michelin will remain committed to MotoE throughout 2025 and 2026, continuing to innovate and to make its tyres—already feat🐲uri⭕ng a high percentage of renewable and recycled materials—even more sustainable.”

The switch to Pirelli rubber🔯 will coincide with MotoGP’s move to an 850cc engine formula.

Pirelli is currently sole tyre supplie▨r in Formula 1 through to the end of 2027, meaning it will have a major presence in motorsport’s two biggest championships.

The Italian tyre manufacturer’s current deal with F1 does have an option to b♛e extended beyond 2027, though how its Mo💎toGP operation affects remains unclear.

Pirelli also supp🐻lies tyres in the World Superbike Championship, with that deal currently to the end of 2026.