This season, KTM has positioned itself as the second-strongest team in MotoGP, just behind the dominant Ducati. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) sits fifth in the championship, followed closely by Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM), making them the top-ranked non-Ducati riders. Pit Beirer, spoke about the Austrian manufacturer’s journey.
The Motorsport Director expressed pride in the team’s achievements, sayind to ServusTV: ‘When we see that we are the second-best manufacturer in MotoGP, that’s already an honor’.
Pleased with KTM’s overall performance across various racing disciplines, Beirer acknowledged that they still have more to achieve in MotoGP, noting that 2024 hasn’t entirely met their expectations:
– I would be lying if I said we were completely satisfied. We set high goals for ourselves, with 12 podiums – six in Sprint races and six in Grands Prix. We expected more, especially from our regular riders. We started off strong; we joined MotoGP to fight for wins. We didn’t achieve that, especially over the summer, but stabilized again in the fall. We are currently in fifth and sixth in the championship.
With Ducati leading the pack, Beirer made KTM’s task clear: ‘Ducati is doing an excellent job, and if we want to beat them, we simply have to improve’.