Pirelli completes MotoGP™ 2027 tyre test

The test day – held mostly in sunny weather in the morning and under slightly cloudier skies from mid-afternoon, with air and track temperatures similar to those registered during the race weekend – was attended by all five Manufacturers competing in the FIM Road Racing World Championship, with two bikes each. In some cases, they were prototypes of the 850 cc machines that will debut next year, and in others the current bikes adapted to simulate the 2027 technical configuration. Pirelli asked each Manufacturer to provide at least one racing rider, plus one or two test riders on the second bike. The testing programme was agreed in advance with the Manufacturer and IRTA, included different run plans for the two bikes provided by each Manufacturer to maximise data collection and allow Pirelli technicians and the Manufacturers engineers to evaluate the development solutions being tested more effectively. The contracted riders’ presence allowed the integration of information already collected in previous tests with actual feedback of the MotoGP™ performance level, providing useful elements that will be helpful in defining the tyres designed for the new generation of bikes.

At the end of the test, Giorgio Barbier, Pirelli Motorcycle Racing Director, said: “I would like to thank the riders and Manufacturers for their helpfulness and for the enthusiasm they showed in such a significant test on our journey toward the MotoGP™ 2027. The run plans were demanding, with many solutions to evaluate, after a race weekend characterised by high temperatures, and just a few days before the next Grand Prix. After the private sessions that were so far held only with test riders, in Brno we were finally able to gather useful feedback on 2027 tyres for the future 850 cc bikes also from some contracted riders.
All Manufacturers completed the programmes we’d agreed on, with differentiated run plans for the two bikes to maximise data collection, and some riders also carried out Sprint Race simulations and full race-distance runs. The collaboration with riders and Manufacturers continues to be highly constructive and developments are progressing according to plan. The data collected today, along with those from the next private tests and from the September test after the Austrian GP and the end-of-season test in Valencia, will be fundamental in defining the final characteristics of the 2027 range”.

Today’s test was the first of three sessions scheduled during the season with racing riders. The next ones will take place on the Monday following the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, and on the Tuesday after the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia.
Pirelli’s journey towards joining the MotoGP™ in 2027 began last year at the Misano circuit, on the Tuesday following the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix, with a first test completed by test riders. This was followed by numerous private sessions, still with test riders, to continue the developments that led to the definition of the tyres tested today at Brno.

Indeed, 2027 will mark a major change for MotoGP™, with the engine capacity decreasing from the current 1000 cc to 850 cc, and other significant changes being introduced in terms of aerodynamics and bike set-up, including the elimination of front and rear ride-height devices. In this scenario, the joint work between Pirelli, the riders and the Manufacturers is and will be crucial to reach the new technical era, while delivering the performance, safety and show worthy of the FIM Road Racing World Championship’s premier class.