MotoGP is ahead of big changes. The main topic in talks between MotoGP teams and the series promoter, Dorna, is ending the difference between factory and independent teams.

Right now, the championship is going through an exciting time. Marc Márquez’s championship victory has been called one of the best comebacks in sports history. At the same time, Liberty Media has bought Dorna, and everyone is waiting to see what that will mean for MotoGP. Some changes have already started, like a new format for the pre-race national anthem ceremony. More changes are expected soon, many of them inspired by Formula 1, which is also owned by Liberty Media.

These talks are especially important because teams are negotiating a new contract with Dorna that will run from 2027 to 2031.

One of the main goals is to share the championship’s money more fairly between all teams. A big step toward that is removing the difference between factory and satellite teams. From 2027, all teams will be treated as independent, similar to Formula 1. This means every team will get the same financial support from Dorna, although the exact amount is still being discussed.

At the moment, each private team receives €5 million, which helps cover the cost of leasing bikes from the manufacturers. The manufacturers themselves get €3 million for renting out their racing prototypes.

This change is also meant to attract new investment to MotoGP. The idea is to make it easier for companies or groups to buy shares in teams, something that already happens in Formula 1, where most teams have several owners. For example, the Mercedes F1 team is jointly owned by Mercedes-Benz Group, the INEOS group, and team boss Toto Wolff.

MotoGP is already seeing some of this. Former Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner and an investment group recently bought the Tech3 team. KTM is also looking into selling part of its racing division, which now operates from Switzerland after being set up as a separate company from its main Austrian business.