Honda has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Honda LCR, the team competing in the MotoGP class of the FIM Grand Prix World Championship. For the 2026 season, Honda LCR will field a two-bike lineup in MotoGP. Johann Zarco of France, aged 35, will continue to race aboard the CASTROL Honda LCR, while the team will introduce a second entry under the name Pro Honda LCR. Pro Honda, Honda’s genuine oil and chemical brand, will serve as the title sponsor of the second machine. Riding for Pro Honda LCR will be Diogo Moreira of Brazil, aged 21, who secured the 2025 FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 title.
The Pro Honda brand first appeared in MotoGP at the conclusion of the 2024 season, when Pro Honda liveries were used at the Solidarity Grand Prix. On that occasion, Stefan Bradl of Germany, aged 36, competed as a wildcard entry for the Honda HRC Test Team aboard the RC213V. During the 2025 season, Aleix Espargaró of Spain, aged 36, a test rider for Honda Racing Corporation, and Takaaki Nakagami of Japan, aged 33, also competed as wildcard entries in the MotoGP class. Espargaró made four appearances and Nakagami two, with all six races entered by the Honda HRC Test Team and contested in Pro Honda livery.
Pro Honda is Honda’s global unified brand for genuine oils and chemical products, developed to maximise the performance of Honda vehicles. Technologies refined under the extreme conditions of motorsport are applied directly to commercial products, delivering confidence, reliability and performance to riders worldwide.
Kotaro Shimizu, Executive Officer of the Customer First Operations Division, Automobile Business at Honda Motor Co., Ltd., commented:
“We are truly delighted to have entered into a sponsorship agreement with Honda LCR under the Pro Honda brand. Built on a strong relationship of trust with CEO Lucio Cecchinello and Honda Racing Corporation, we will fully support the challenge undertaken by Diogo Moreira and Pro Honda LCR from the 2026 season onward. We are deeply grateful for this opportunity, and as Honda’s genuine oil and chemical brand, Pro Honda will continue to deliver proven technology and reliability designed to maximise the performance of Honda vehicles, while communicating the value of Pro Honda to Honda users around the world.”
Lucio Cecchinello, Team Principal and CEO of Honda LCR, added:
“Establishing a new partnership with Pro Honda, the official Honda brand for genuine oil and chemical products, represents a highly significant milestone for our project. By sharing common values, we are committed through this racing programme to achieving the ideal balance between competitive performance and reliability.”
