Johann Zarco has today been announced as Pol Espargaro's teammate at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for 2019 and 2020, confirming the strong rumors that had surrounded the Frenchman's ride for 2019 and beyond.Zarco, who was crowned Rookie of the Year in 2017, has been a consistent frontrunner since his...

Pol Espargaro has signed a new two-year deal with KTM, keeping him on the manufacturer's Red Bull-backed factory bike for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons.The 2013 Moto2 champion joined the Austrian factory when it started racing in the premier class at the start of 2017, and earned four top-10...

After taking on the premier class for the first time last season with impressive results – including seven top-ten finishes – KTM will now have even more representation on the MotoGP grid next season, announcing a new partnership to supply Tech 3 with machinery from 2019 and bring the number...

KTM has signed Pol Espargaro to complete its MotoGP rider lineup for its return to the series in 2017.The Spaniard joins Bradley Smith in leaving the Tech 3 Yamaha team to move across to the Austrian firm's project on a two-year deal. KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer said: "We're more...

Bradley Smith will join KTM as a factory rider when it returns to MotoGP competition next year. The Briton has been one of the championship's top satellite riders in recent seasons with the Tech3 Yamaha outfit, and he announced on Wednesday that he was set to leave the team at...

KTM's 2016 MotoGP test bike completed its debut outing at the Red Bull Ring in Austria last week. The manufacturer will join the MotoGP grid in 2017, after undertaking an extensive test program next year.Alex Hofmann completed the three-day Austrian test, while Mika Kallio, who has been signed as a...

KTM has signed former Pramac Ducati rider Mika Kallio to test and develop the bike it will return to MotoGP with in 2017.The Austrian manufacturer last appeared in the premier class in 2005 as an engine supplier, and last year it confirmed its intention to return. Finnish rider Kallio raced...

KTM has confirmed that it will be rejoining MotoGP, with the Austrian manufacturer looking to join the grid in 2017.KTM had previously dabbled in the premier class when it supplied engines to Team Roberts, which came to an acrimonious end in 2005. Since then, it has remained in the feeder...