After 16 seasons in grand prix racing, including 11 in the premier class, Australia’s Jack Miller will leave MotoGP at the end of this year to join the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Miller has signed a two-year deal with Pata Maxus Yamaha, partnering Andrea Locatelli in the factory team.
Once Miller had been informed by the Prima Pramac Racing Yamaha team that he would not be retained for the 2027 MotoGP season, the search for a new ride saw the 31-year-old land in WorldSBK with Yamaha. The change to production-based racing won’t be completely foreign to Miller, as he’s ridden Yamaha’s YZF-R1 in the Suzuka 8 Hour twice, finishing runner-up on each occasion. With WorldSBK’s 2027 switch to the Michelin tyres currently used in MotoGP, Miller will bring that knowledge to Yamaha.
“I am really excited that I’m heading over to WorldSBK together with Yamaha, extending our partnership together,” Miller said. “I have really enjoyed working with the brand these past few years in MotoGP and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to see what we can do on the R1.
“I have had a small taste of the bike at Suzuka the last couple of years, and while the WorldSBK-spec bike is a bit different, I am really looking forward to this next chapter in my career and hopefully we can do something really strong over there.”
Miller started his international career in Germany’s IDM 125cc class, winning that championship in 2011, earning an entry into the Moto3 Word Championship. Across three seasons in Moto3, Miller achieved six wins and ten additional podiums before advancing straight to MotoGP, rather than Moto2.
One season with LCR Honda was followed by two with Marc VDS and three with Pramac Racing before joining the factory Ducati Lenovo Team for two seasons from 2021. The 2023-24 seasons were spent with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing before the Aussie returned to Pramac Racing last year.
At time of writing, Miller’s achievements in MotoGP include four race wins and 19 other podiums, with a best championship placing of fourth in 2021.
