Kuala Lumpur, January 31, 2026 – The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Team officially unveiled its new project for the 2026 season in a brand-new international setting. For the first time, the team presentation took place in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by title sponsor BK8 News, marking a significant step in the team’s growth and global expansion.
Alex Márquez took centre stage at the event, attending in person alongside team management and partners, while Fermín Aldeguer joined via live connection from home due to an injury. A purely physical absence that did not limit the young Spanish rider’s involvement in the sporting project, which will see him back on his Desmosedici as soon as possible.
The new livery represents a coherent evolution of Gresini Racing’s identity: an essential and modern design, clean surfaces and enhanced volumes, with the team’s iconic light blue interpreted in a richer, more solid finish. A clear stylistic choice that completely abandons chrome details to express an even stronger racing character.
The presentation was also an opportunity to remember Fausto Gresini and to retrace the moments that have shaped the history of the Faenza-based team, which this year enters its 30th MotoGP season.
ALEX MARQUEZ #73: “I’m very happy with the new bike and really excited to start a new season with this team. This year the presentation in Kuala Lumpur was very special; it’s a different and very important market. We hope it will be a season full of success, and on our side we will put in all the commitment and hard work needed to achieve our goals. We are absolutely ready to challenge ourselves.”
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: “It is obviously a great disappointment not to be here in Kuala Lumpur for the team presentation. We’ve had a small setback and are working tirelessly to return as soon as possible. I miss the team and I miss the bike; unfortunately we need to do things properly and recover. That is the only goal at the moment: to get back to 100%, and then we will think about getting back on the bike. One step at a time. The bike is even more beautiful than last year’s, and there is a strong desire to return”.
NADIA PADOVANI – TEAM OWNER GRESINI RACING: “We leave behind a 2025 season full of confirmations and look ahead to 2026 with enthusiasm and great determination. Expectations remain high: we have a solid team, with a lot of experience behind us, and two extremely talented riders ready to continue the growth path we have built over the years. Fermín has joined the project with natural confidence and personality, immediately showing he has the right values and approach, and even though he is currently on the sidelines, he will be back with us very soon. Alex has everything it takes to be a consistent front-runner and to fight for the positions that matter every race weekend. We strongly believe in this pairing and in the work we are doing together. We are truly proud of this new project: a bike with a strong, essential character that perfectly reflects our identity and our desire to keep surprising.”
MICHAEL GATT – BK8 NEWS MANAGING DIRECTOR: “Bringing the team launch to Kuala Lumpur is not simply a change of location. It reflects how BK8 News approaches this partnership. We are not involved only as a title sponsor. We are here to actively support Gresini Racing’s global growth and connection with new audiences. BK8 News is built on credibility. Our role is to strengthen the visibility of Gresini Racing’s values, heritage, and racing identity, while giving fans clearer access to the people, decisions, and effort behind the results. As the 2026 season begins, this project marks a shared commitment to long-term progress, on track and beyond, with the ambition to keep building together at the highest level.”
