MILLER MOURNS CANCELLED FINAL PHILLIP ISLAND MOTOGP RACE
26 Oct 2026·
Jack Miller has thanked Australian fans after the cancellation of the Phillip Island MotoGP race left him without a final home Grand Prix start. Heavy rain and poor visibility made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to fly, forcing organisers to call off Sunday’s race.
The disappointment carried extra weight: Phillip Island is moving off the MotoGP calendar next season, with the Australian Grand Prix set to relocate to Adelaide, while Miller is due to leave MotoGP for World Superbikes in 2027. He had planned to race in a special livery celebrating Australian supporters.
“Bloody hell, Phillip Island. You really know how to break a bloke’s heart,” Miller wrote in a social media message. “Pretty gutted, to be honest. My last home MotoGP race, and we didn’t even get to race.” He added that the cancellation was especially hard to accept after what he described as a strong weekend.
Miller also expressed gratitude to those who came to the circuit despite the traffic and harsh weather. “You guys have been absolutely unreal, not just this weekend but throughout my whole MotoGP career,” he said, calling it “an absolute privilege” to race in front of Australian fans for the past decade. He thanked them for the memories and said he would cherish them forever.
He also acknowledged his team for helping make the weekend special, even though the tribute colours never got to appear in the race. “Shame we didn’t get to put those colours to work, but at least we won best dressed today!” he joked.
There had been reasons for optimism before the weather intervened. Miller qualified fifth at Phillip Island and scored his first sprint points of the season on Saturday. The cancelled race therefore ended a promising weekend as well as his final planned MotoGP appearance on home soil.
Miller is expected to return to Phillip Island for the opening round of the 2027 WorldSBK season. That will be a brief return: the circuit is scheduled to host the series for the final time before WorldSBK moves to The Bend in 2028.