MotoGP's Concorde Agreement edges closer as talks near breakthrough

Motorsport photo After months of negotiations and periods of tension, MotoGP's promoter and the five participating manufacturers have moved significantly closer to a deal that could define the commercial framework of the series for the next five years. The ongoing discussions between Dorna Sports (recently rebranded as MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group) and the manufacturers’ association (MSMA), along with the teams, have been running for nearly a year. At stake is a new agreement covering the 2027–2031 period, outlining rights and obligations on both sides, as well as the distribution of revenues generated from the championship’s commercial rights, primarily television.

The deal is widely seen as MotoGP’s equivalent of Formula 1’s Concorde Agreement, which governs the commercial and regulatory structure of that series. Following a series of both individual and collective meetings, Motorsport. com understands that positions have converged considerably in recent days.

This has raised the prospect of a breakthrough — potentially as soon as this weekend at the US Grand Prix in Austin. Senior executives from Liberty Media, the championship’s owner, are expected to be present at the Circuit of the Americas, making it an ideal setting to finalise the agreement. “At the moment I’m not authorised to speak about this matter, because there is a spokesperson handling it,” Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing and current MSMA president, told Motorsport.

com during a conversation in Goiania. Rivola was referring to Lin Jarvis, who has been appointed by the manufacturers as their representative and liaison with Dorna in these negotiations. “Having said that,” Rivola added, “America is a very suitable place to sit down, given that it is Liberty Media’s home.