Aligned in all Grand Prix categories, Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP, the manufacturer KTM is currently carrying out a particularly ambitious project and is giving itself the means.
So much so that in the intermediate category, if the Austrian chassis is only one year old, it is already extremely coveted by several private teams for next year. Because beyond the performances achieved this year by Miguel Oliveira (4th in the championship) and those hoped for for the last year of Honda-powered Moto2s in 2018, it is already 2019 and the Triumph-powered Moto2s that the contenders, the CarXpert and Pons teams, are targeting.
By way of illustration, it seems that a KTM with a Triumph engine (standard) already covers various circuits with the greatest discretion…
In the end, according to our information and a message broadcast briefly on social networks, the Franco-Swiss team CarXpert/Garage Plus (Sam Lowes, Iker Lecuona, Jesko Raffin ?) would be allocated three parts-cycles from Mattighofen to the detriment of the Spanish team, to support the official Red Bull Ajo team fielding Miguel Oliveira et Brad Binder.
A press release could be released during the day…
