KTM's first MotoGP chassis has impressed 2017 recruit Bradley Smith, who found "nothing mysterious" during his first test at Valencia.Having spent his first four seasons in MotoGP on Tech3-run Yamahas, Smith is moving to newcomer KTM next year, followed by his Tech3 teammate Pol Espargaro. After KTM test rider Mika...

Bradley Smith says the sound of KTM's new MotoGP engine confused him during his first day of testing at Valencia.Smith joins the Austrian manufacturer as a factory rider in 2017, ending five years with the Tech3 satellite Yamaha outfit.Following KTM's race debut as a wildcard in the Valencia Grand Prix...

KTM team manager Mike Leitner admits the sensor failure that ended its MotoGP debut at Valencia was a "big warning" ahead of its full-time entry in 2017.Test rider Mika Kallio raced the Austrian brand's RC16 as a wild card, with the weekend highlighting a rear-grip deficit. Kallio managed to qualify...

Mika Kallio says he is not going to Valencia to "be at the back of the pack" in KTM's MotoGP debut this weekend.The Austrian manufacturer is making an early start to its new program in the 2016 season finale, racing as a wild card with Kallio, before Bradley Smith and...

KTM technical director Sebastian Risse says the manufacturer's MotoGP debut at Valencia this weekend will simply be an extended test, before entering the championship full-time in 2017.Mika Kallio will ride KTM's RC16 as a wild card, with current Tech3 Yamaha pair Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro signed for the full...

KTM has completed its final test before making its MotoGP debut in Valencia's season finale in November. The Austrian manufacturer will race at Valencia with test rider Mika Kallio as a wild card, before entering the championship full-time in 2017 with Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.The works team headed to...

KTM tried a significantly updated version of its MotoGP test bike at Misano this week, as its preparations continue ahead of its return at the end of 2016.The Austrian manufacturer's RC16 machine spent three days running in Italy, where Ducati and Aprilia were also in action.Related StoriesTechnical director Sebastian Risse...

KTM has taken the covers off the livery it will carry when it enters MotoGP in 2017.The Austrian manufacturer has been testing its RC16 prototype since last November, when it turned its first laps at the Red Bull Ring.Related StoriesOn Saturday at the same track, during the Austrian Grand Prix...

KTM says its first test with its future MotoGP rivals at the Red Bull Ring exceeded expectations and shows it has no "need to hide."Entering the championship in 2017 with Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro, KTM had developed its RC16 prototype in private before joining this week's Ducati-organized familiarization test...

Czech rider Karel Abraham has joined KTM's line-up of test riders as it prepares to enter MotoGP in 2017.Abraham joined the Austrian manufacturer for its latest test at Misano on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, which followed a weather-affected session at Brno last week. He joined Mika Kallio during the test,...