Luca Marini will continue as a Honda HRC rider in the factory Honda HRC Castrol team for 2026. 2025 has seen the Italian take a significant step forward on the Honda RC213V, scoring points in every weekend he has started and tripling his points haul from 2024 after just 12 rounds. His Hungarian GP was his best yet with Honda as he took P4 in the Tissot Sprint and P5 on Sunday.
Luca Marini: “I am very happy to make this announcement and remain with Honda HRC. We have just been working on a few final details, both HRC’s management and myself have been aligned on the future for quite a while. I am completely invested in this project and determined to help Honda return to the front in the MotoGP World Championship. Since joining the team in 2024, we have continued to improve and work together in an ever-improving way. Working with a factory, and especially a factory like Honda HRC, gives you huge motivation as a rider. We have had a good season so far and the focus remains to continue improving until the very last lap in Valencia.”
Taichi Honda, HRC General Manager: “We are happy to continue with Luca for another year, he has shown a high level of professionalism and dedication throughout. Luca has earned himself a reputation as an analytical rider and an incredibly hard worker, a valuable asset to any MotoGP project. Luca’s feedback is clear and precise and has been very useful for Honda HRC’s engineers in continuing the development of the Honda RC213V over the past season and a half.”