Overview
- Honda confirms Rea as an official HRC test rider for 2026 following his retirement from full-time WorldSBK.
- His remit focuses on CBR1000RR-R development and on-track test work for the factory team.
- He will work with HRC test team project manager Chris Pike, his former crew chief.
- The program supports Honda’s 2026 factory lineup of Jake Dixon and Somkiat Chantra.
- Rea is slated for selected Endurance World Championship races as Honda targets an end to its WorldSBK win drought dating to 2016.