On August 12, the world of Grands Prix will return for a unique Austrian Grand Prix on a Red Bull Ring track which will also welcome the elite of motorcycle speed for the first time. A place and a country which is that of a KTM factory which will be on the starting grid of MotoGP next year. The opportunity was therefore ideal to introduce yourself officially. And she was taken.
Almost the entire KTM staff will be present at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday August 14 for the day of the Austrian race. Before the championship round starts, KTM will take care of the parade. Two RC16s will do laps in front of the public with Rock et Hofmann on the handlebars. Then Carmelo Ezpeleta, the boss of Dorna will be alongside the leaders of the orange brand who are Stefan pierer, Pitt Beirer or even Mike Leitner. The technical man Sebastian Risse will not be left out.
The KTM MotoGP program will thus be officially launched into the open. In the shadows, the men of Mattighofen are already working hard, carrying out numerous tests. At the end of last July, they faced their future rivals directly during the discovery tests organized by Ducati at the Red Bull Ring. A situation marked by a gap of two seconds on the best considered acceptable. And we will remind you that the RC16 will make its first Grand Prix in Valencia, for the end of the season with Rock.
During this parade, two drivers will be attentive on the side of the track. Bradley Smith et Pol Espargaro are those and will watch their future motorcycle evolve. But they will only touch with the eyes, being still under Tech3 Yamaha contract.
