MotoGP: Alex Rins to retire from two-wheeler racing at end of season

Alex Rins claimed six Grand Prix victories and 18 podium finishes in MotoGP. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Alex Rins has confirmed he will leave MotoGP and will step away from two-wheeled racing at the end of the 2026 season.

The Yamaha MotoGP rider had also been linked with a move to WorldSBK, but he has ruled out that possibility after deciding to pursue a completely different project, which he says is not yet ready to be announced.

Rins first arrived in MotoGP with Suzuki after climbing his way through the junior categories, having finished runner-up in both Moto3 and Moto2. He then went on to claim six Grand Prix victories and 18 podium finishes in MotoGP, finishing fourth in the championship in 2019.

Alex Rins has announced he will step away from motorcycle racing at the end of the 2026 season 🏁#SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 | #MotoGPpic.twitter.com/Kfz7LTSmtg

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 10, 2026

Reflecting on his decision, Rins admitted that stepping away from motorcycle racing was not an easy choice.

“I’m really happy. For sure it was difficult to choose, because all my life in MotoGP, in this championship, many fights, many races, many wins. 14 years, more or less. So yeah, I will stop with two wheels. So yeah, I will stop with two wheels.”