The rider line-up for the 2024 MotoGP World Championship season is slowly, but surely beginning to take shape... though there remains some plum seats that are still to be 'plummed'.
The latest deal to be confirmed comes from Johann Zarco, who has penned a two-year deal that takes him away from Pramac Ducati and over to LCR Honda.
The Frenchman joins Takaaki Nakagami - who is on record as saying he is staying on board with LCR Honda for 2024 - and replaces Alex Rins, the Spaniard having negotiated a deal to join the factory Yamaha team while convalescing from a broken leg.
His arrival signals the departure of Franco Morbidelli, who has a strong chance of squeezing into Ducati’s line-up thanks to Zarco.
Elsewhere, the factory Ducati, Aprilia and KTM line-ups are just a press release shy of confirming no change, while Zarco’s confirmation at LCR should firm things up at Repsol Honda… so long as Marc Marquez isn’t tempted by the prospect of a competitive and available Ducati ride.
For the time being though, here is how the 2024 MotoGP grid looks as of today, plus a bit of namedropping as to who has been speculated for those seats that are or might be available.
| 2024 MotoGP Rider Line-Up [as of August 2023] | ||||
| Team | Motorcycle | Rider | Notes & Rumours | |
| - | Ducati Leonovo Team | Ducati GP24 | Pecco Bagnaia | |
| - | Ducati Leonovo Team | Ducati GP24 | Enea Bastianini | |
| - | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Fabio Quartararo | |
| - | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Alex Rins | |
| - | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Aleix Espargaro | Not official but almost certain |
| - | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Maverick Vinales | |
| - | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Marc Marquez | Both riders have contracts in place for 2024 |
| - | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Joan Mir | |
| - | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | Brad Binder | |
| - | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | Jack Miller | |
| - | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | Jorge Martin | |
| - | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24/23 * | Rumoured: Franco Morbidelli, Jake Dixon, Marc Marquez, Joan Mir | |
| - | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | Johann Zarco | |
| - | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | Takaaki Nakagami | |
| - | RNF Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Miguel Oliveira | |
| - | RNF Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Raul Fernandez | Razlan Razali says he is committed to retaning Fernandez |
| - | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Augusto Fernandez | Espargaro has a 2024 contract, Fernandez says he has agreement but either could be replaced by Acosta |
| - | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Pol Espargaro | |
| - | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | Alex Marquez | |
| - | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | Tony Arbolino, Franco Morbidelli, Jake Dixon | |
| - | Mooney VR46 Racing | Ducati GP23 | Luca Marini | Bezzecchi expected to choose VR46 over Pramac, Marini set to be confirmed with him |
| - | Mooney VR46 Racing | Ducati GP23 | Marco Bezzecchi | |
- Bold - Confirmed
- Bold Italics - Not official but expected
- Italics - Speculation
