MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, serving as the platform where manufacturers develop technologies and innovations that often make their way to production bikes.
There is a highly competitive environment, where everyone strives to push development to the maximum within the rules. Given the regulatory stability, the current bikes are increasingly reaching their limits. This also reflects a commercially healthy championship that is attractive to manufacturers.
Carlos Ezpeleta, the sporting director of the promoter entity Dorna, spoke about the current state of MotoGP on the Por Supuesto Podcast: ‘When you have a sport that is commercially well and growing, the athletes get better, the tools they have get better. And that is what you see. Especially in a motorsport where there is such a close relationship with the industry, clearly they want to improve their product to bring it to the road because they want to win, they want to win more, and it is that ultra-competitiveness that is really the sport itself’.
The Spaniard has no doubt that MotoGP is experiencing its best period ever: ‘About ten years ago, wings were introduced for the first time, the aerodynamic parts of the bike, and there was a lot of investment there. A lot has also been invested in the engines – the engines deliver over 300 horsepower and have one liter capacity. […]. It’s the most powerful naturally aspirated engine in the world, by far. […]. And the bikes weigh 156kg, so that’s 2 horsepower per kilogram. […]. Everything is on the edge. The tires have improved significantly, the bikes have improved significantly, the riders have improved significantly, and it’s the best era of MotoGP’.