MotoGP signs new five-year deal with Brazilian GP

MotoGP has signed a new five-year deal to return to Brazil at the Goiania circuit from 2026.

After a 20-year absence from the South American country, MotoGP bosses have signed an agreement with Brazil Motorsport, the same company that organizes the Formula 1 Brazilian GP, which is set to cover 2026-30 at the Goiania circuit.

The Brazilian track hosted MotoGP between 1987-89, before the Brazilian GP returned to the calendar in 1992 at Interlagos. Between 1995 and 2004, with the exception of 1998, Jacarepagua staged what was called the Rio de Janeiro GP until the round fell off the calendar.

Goiania will undergo extensive renovations throughout the first half of next year, including increasing the run-off areas throughout the track and completely renovating the circuit’s paddock area in preparation for homologation approval to join the MotoGP calendar from 2026.

“We are very much looking forward to returning to Brazil,” Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports, said in a statement. “We have a good fanbase who we know are excited about this news, just as we’re eager to return to race for them again, and this new agreement also offers a fantastic opportunity to expand in a key market for the sport and our manufacturers.

“Brazil is a global player and somewhere we have always believed deserves a space on our calendar. Working with the government of Goias and Brasil Motorsport, who have an impressive and proven track record, is an opportunity we are very excited to take.”

The deal could see MotoGP make two visits to South America with the Argentina GP on the 2025 schedule, but the Termas de Rio Hondo race’s deal expires after next season – meaning it’d need a new contract to remain on the calendar alongside the new Brazilian round.

In 2025, MotoGP is set to complete a 22-round campaign, including a return to Cezchia’s Brno in July and a new round at Hungary’s Balaton Park in August.