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Maverick Vinales (Source: X)
Amid the ongoing MotoGP Summer Break, KTM has announced an all-new line-up for the upcoming season with Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales for their Red Bull KTM Tech 3. The line-up will complement Factory KTM in Orange for rebranding for the upcoming season.
Both Bastianini and Vinales will get access to all KTM factory machineries including KTM RC16. They will receive all these because of a multi-year deal between KTM and Red Bull. Apart from this, they will parallel against KTM Factory line-up of Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta.
Announcing the decision Nicolas Goyon, Tech3 Racing MotoGP Team Manager expressed his happiness. He said, “We are delighted to announce that Enea and Maverick will be with us next year and we convert back to KTM. We cannot forget our first MotoGP wins were taken in orange! We cannot hide our pride that these two talented riders have decided to ride our bikes.”
“It shows we’ve followed the right road, and our technology can fight at the front for the championship. We would like to thank Pierer Mobility AG for the quality of their support. Our collaboration has reached the top level this year and I’m sure it will keep growing in the future. We’d also like to thank Red Bull for their dedication to us. We have a clear commitment towards victory and that’s why Enea and Maverick have decided to join the program.”
“We’re very happy we could bring both”, says Pit Beirer
KTM motorsports director Pit Beirer also expressed his happiness on a star-studded line-up. He said that he is happy to rope in both Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales. He said, “We’re very happy we could bring both Enea and Maverick into our MotoGP project and give them full factory backing and support to keep following their goals and to reach their maximum performance.”
“It’s clear we are talking about two of the fastest riders in the world right now and it is a compliment that they trust us and the first-class operation we’ve created together with Red Bull KTM Tech3. The team’s label for 2025 says it all: it is time to strengthen the KTM name again and we couldn’t think of a better way to bring this kind of value to the company than for Enea and Maverick to go full Red Bull orange. Let’s push on for the rest of 2024 now and then look forward to this new start for next year.”