Iker Lecuona eyes possible MotoGP return from 2028 under Ducati contract clause

Iker Lecuona could return to MotoGP, but not before 2028. He rode for the class in 2020 and 2021 before moving to WorldSBK with Honda in 2022, and later joined Ducati for 2026, winning four races and finishing second in the championship.

His new two-year Ducati contract reportedly contains a clause allowing him to move to MotoGP in 2028 should a Ducati team make an offer. Lecuona will turn 28 by the start of that season, and the report suggests he will need results rather than potential to convince a MotoGP team.

He is set to lead Aruba.it Racing next year alongside Franco Morbidelli after Nicolo Bulega moves to the VR46 Ducati MotoGP team.