Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team will move into MotoGP for 2022 after signing a deal with Saudi Aramco.

Today, Tanal Entertainment Sport and Media, which is a holding company of Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Suad, announced it had struck an agreement with the squad.

“In 2022 the VR46 Team will debut in the MotoGP class together with Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media with Saudi Aramco, as the new Main Sponsor for the period 2022-2026,” said a statement from the company.

VR46 will debut as ARAMCO Racing Team VR46 with the support of other important sponsors of the world scene.

“Saudi Aramco, a company already heavily involved in Motorsport and F1, will therefore enter the 2022 MotoGP World Championship with VR46 Team,” said Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media in an official statement.

“Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media and VR46 Team that aim to communicate important projects, developed following the previous sponsorship agreement for the 2021 sports season, with their partners.

“Shared strategies and vision, a summary of a mutual sharing of objectives, led to the extension of this partnership by signing this important five-year agreement: an extended joint-venture between Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media and VR46 Team which also presents the activation and management of communication.”

Although no manufacturer has been mentioned, the livery mock-up is on a Yamaha M1.

VR46 is yet to make a statement.