MotoGP is taking a new step in its ecological transition. During meetings held in 2025 in Mies (Switzerland), the Grand Prix Commission, bringing together the championship's key stakeholders and FIM President Jorge Viegas, approved an important decision for the future of the sport, and the world of motorcycling in general.
Starting with the 2027 season, all fuels used in the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 classes will be required to be 100% non-fossil fuel. This development marks a significant shift in the championship's commitment to sustainably reducing its environmental impact.
Specifically, MotoGP fuels will be able to come from either biofuels – derived from renewable organic matter – or e-fuels, produced by direct capture of atmospheric CO2. This approach ensures circular combustion where the carbon released matches the carbon captured, contributing to the sport's carbon neutrality.
This measure extends and expands on the first step undertaken in 2024, which already required a minimum of 40% non-fossil fuels. With this new regulation, the championship is definitively moving towards the full use of sustainable fuels, affirming its pioneering role in eco-friendly motorsport.
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What checks are required for new MotoGP fuels?
To ensure the non-fossil origin of these fuels, an isotopic test called "C14" will be applied. This test measures the amount of carbon-14, an isotope characteristic of recent substances, absent in fossil fuels due to their geological age. Thus, the fuel must have a carbon-14 level equivalent to that of the atmosphere, with a tolerance defined by the regulation.
Among the members of the Grand Prix Commission present to make this decision were: Hervé Poncharal (IRTA), Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, president), Jorge Viegas (FIM president), Mike Webb (IRTA, secretary of the meeting), Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna), Corrado Cecchinelli (technology director), Dominique Hebrard (technical manager of the FIM CTI), and many others.
