Carlos Ezpeleta sets the direction for MotoGP’s new leadership

Carlos Ezpeleta has been appointed Deputy CEO of MotoGP Group alongside Carmelo Ezpeleta, who remains CEO. This is not yet a formal succession; it is a strengthening of the leadership structure as Liberty Media seeks to accelerate the championship’s global growth. Further appointments are due to follow.

Carlos Ezpeleta has spent more than a decade in the organisation, working across sporting and commercial areas including safety, strategic partnerships, international expansion and audience growth. Liberty is now presenting his paddock knowledge as the bridge between operational continuity and its ambitions for new markets, partners and distribution formats.

For readers, the impact will not be measured by an immediate sporting-rule change. The meaningful signals will be the decisions that follow on the calendar, content access, rider promotion and the balance between commercial expansion and the championship’s identity. The appointment gives that transformation a clear executive lead without changing Carmelo Ezpeleta’s position for now.