Overview
- LCR confirms a two-bike 2026 lineup, with Johann Zarco continuing under Castrol and rookie Diogo Moreira racing as Pro Honda LCR.
- Moreira steps up to MotoGP after winning the 2025 Moto2 world championship.
- Pro Honda previously appeared on MotoGP machinery in 2024–2025 through wildcard and test entries, including Stefan Bradl’s Solidarity Grand Prix outing and HRC runs by Aleix Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami.
- Honda executive Kotaro Shimizu and team principal Lucio Cecchinello frame the program around full support for Moreira and a focus on balancing performance with reliability.
- Moreira is scheduled to ride the RC213V at the Sepang Shakedown on January 29–31, and the race livery has yet to be unveiled.