MotoGP has announced that its 2027 season launch event will move to a third new location in as many years, and will take place in Rio next February. The championship adopted the season launch event concept in 2025, hosting it in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. Typically, MotoGP has elected to situate the launch event somewhere convenient for the teams logistically around MotoGP testing. The 2027 Rio launch event will take place on Botafogo beach beneath Sugarloaf Mountain. “We look forward to delivering our biggest and most spectacular MotoGP Season Launch yet.”