Overview

• VR46 confirmed Morbidelli’s new deal on September 2, finalizing the 2026 pairing with Fabio di Giannantonio, who is already under contract.
• Morbidelli’s first season with VR46 has produced two Grand Prix podiums and two Sprint podiums, placing him sixth in the riders’ standings.
• VR46 sits third in the teams’ championship behind Ducati’s factory outfit and Gresini, highlighting strong form for the Ducati-supported team.
• He returned from a left collarbone fracture suffered at Sachsenring, missed the German and Czech rounds, then earned a podium at Balaton Park.
• Transfer talk linking Pedro Acosta to VR46 receded after KTM’s future stabilized under Bajaj Auto, clearing the path for this extension.