Four riders will miss the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix as the Yamaha factory team stays home, according to a report attributed to Fars news agency that also names Gulf hotels.
The announcement came on November 3, 2026, though details on which riders are absent and why Yamaha is not participating were not specified. A representative image showed Fabio Quartararo's Yamaha YZR-M1 from the 2024 season.
