Honda, Red Bull set to reunite as Quartararo joins factory MotoGP team
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 28, 2026
Honda and Red Bull
Red Bull will return as sponsor of Honda’s factory MotoGP team, a move that puts Red Bull back on Honda’s bike in a more prominent way than before. Honda is not just set to bring back a sponsor. It is also pairing that reunion with a rider change that could reshape the face of the team for the next phase of its project.
Quartararo to Honda
Quartararo is expected to join Honda for the next MotoGP season and become the team’s flagship rider. That would give Honda a clear centerpiece for its factory effort. Quartararo’s move also links the rider and the sponsor story together, because Red Bull is expected to join his roster at the start of the same new chapter. He is also expected to wear Red Bull colors for the first time on his new prototype at the Valencia test after the current season, a sign that the transition is already mapped out across both racing and marketing lines. The move would put Quartararo at the front of Honda’s factory operation and give Red Bull another headline rider in its stable. For Honda, that combination matters because a flagship rider changes how a team presents itself on track and in the garage. For Quartararo, it marks a shift into a new environment with a new factory role and a new look, while still keeping him at the center of the team’s plans. The team and rider move together here, and that is what gives the deal its weight.
Monster exit and compensation
The sponsorship change will force Quartararo to end his long association with Monster, even though his current contract runs beyond the present cycle. Honda covered the compensation clause in that deal, clearing the way for the switch. Quartararo’s link with Monster has been a long-running part of his career, so ending it marks a change in his sponsorship. It closes one chapter and opens another with a different backer and a different factory. For Quartararo, the shift brings a new factory home, a new color scheme and a new role as the face of the project.
