Moto3 – Trusted Since 1999 | Page 3 of 4

Swirling Sachsenring MotoGP circuit greets Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

June 18, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP arrived at the halfway stage of the 2022 season with the trip to the distinctive Sachsenring circuit and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira was the fastest qualifier on the KTM RC16 with […]

Teams arrive in Germany for tenth Grand Prix of 2022 MotoGP season

June 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to return to the track this weekend at the famous Sachsenring circuit near Chemnitz to contest the German GP, the tenth Grand Prix of the 2022 MotoGP season.With its […]

BACK IN KTM ORANGE FOR 2023 AND 2024 MOTOGP

June 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP Grand Prix winner Jack Miller will return to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing family for the next two years. The Australian reignites several former alliances after he last starred with KTM machinery as […]

MOTO2 PODIUM SUCCESS FOR FERNANDEZ AT CATALAN GRAND PRIX

June 5, 2022 Michael Le Pard

For the third Grand Prix in a row the KTM GP Academy was able to celebrate Moto2 podium presence as Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez fought to 3rd place at a sweltering Circuit de […]

HIGH RATE OF Moto3 COMPETITIVENESS FOR HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES AT CATALAN GRAND PRIX

June 5, 2022 Michael Le Pard

While the track was a puzzle in terms of set-up and tyre choice for the best traction across the 21-lap race duration, the team were able to adapt quickly. John McPhee began only his fourth […]

Catalunya hot and intense qualification at Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya

June 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Hundredths of a second separated KTM from Q2 at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya as a hot and intense qualification opened the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya and round nine of the current […]

FIRST MOTO2 GOLD AT MUGELLO

May 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The KTM GP Academy raced into action for the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley at the magnificent setting of Mugello and in overcast and cool summer conditions for the eighth round of the now-twenty round MotoGP™ […]

ONE OF THE FASTEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR CIRCUITS ON THE MotoGP CALENDAR

May 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The eighth round of twenty (the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix reducing the schedule and creating a summer break) was also the home event for the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team and there was a […]

MotoGP 2022 – Round 08 of 20 Mugello Italy – Qualification

May 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder will start the eighth round of 2022 MotoGP from 15th and 16th positions and the fifth/sixth rows of the grid at Mugello. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders endured […]

2022 MotoStudent competition creates more petrol horsepower

May 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The seventh edition of the MotoStudent Competition is promoted by Moto Engineering Foundation and TechnoPark MotorLand in Aragon; a location renowned for autosport development and is also home to staple MotoGP™ Grand Prix venue MotorLand Aragon in […]

KTM GP ACADEMY ROARS TO MOTO3 AND MOTO2 FRENCH SUCCESS

May 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The crowds packed into one of the most famous motorsport facilities in the world – Le Mans – for the SHARK Grand Prix de France and round seven of the MotoGP™ season. Red Bull KTM […]

Bugatti circuit at Le Mans mixes history and notorious changing weather conditions

May 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Oliveira lies 17th and a second from the Pole Position time Raul Fernandez back on track after missing Portuguese and Spanish rounds with hand problem. Jaume Masia takes 3rd place and front row slot in […]

PASSIONATE FRENCH FANS AT LE MANS GET STRONG MOTO3 PERFORMANCE

May 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Sterilgarda Max Racing approached the weekend with Ayumu Sasaki in fiercely competitive form and hunting his third podium result of the season. The team were able to count on their full line-up for the first […]

Results Moto3 & Moto2 Gran Premio Red Bull de España 2022

May 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Sunshine bored down on the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto for the Gran Premio Red Bull de España and the sixth round of 2022 MotoGP and the compact and demanding venue in southern Spain […]

Large and excitable crowd at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto Spain

May 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP bathed in typically hot conditions in southern Spain and as the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto welcomed back a large and excitable crowd for the first time since 2019. The Sterilgarda Max Racing […]

More Moto3 Silverware at Algarve International Circuit Portugal

April 24, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Grande Premio Tissot de Portugal brought MotoGP™ together for round five and the first European date after sojourns to Qatar, Indonesia, Argentina and the USA so far in 2022. The drops, climbs and cambers […]

Newest venues on the world championship calendar fast and flowing

April 24, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Round five of 2022 MotoGP landed in Portimao, Portugal. The 4.6km winding circuit and one of the newest venues on the world championship calendar provided a fast and flowing test for the riders in Moto3, […]

SPECTACULAR MOTOGP CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS IN AUSTIN WIN

April 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas brought MotoGP back to the long and demanding layout of ‘COTA’ and for the second round in the space of a week. The series had last visited […]

FIRST 2022 MOTO3 HONORS FOR JAUME MASIA AT USA GRAND PRIX

April 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Round four of 2022 MotoGP™ dashed around the challenging curves of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas served up more fascinating entertainment fare. Red […]

MotoGP shimmered in Texan sunshine at Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas

April 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP shimmered in the Texan sunshine at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas and round four of the 2022 series. During a regular practice and qualification schedule in the USA Red Bull KTM […]

MOTO3 PROGRESS AS MOTOGP RETURNS TO ARGENTINA

April 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP made its way back to the quick and relentless Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina and to race in front of the typically passionate and appreciative native fans for the first time since […]

MOTOGP GETS BUSY IN ARGENTINA

April 3, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP returned to the flat and fast Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in western Argentina for the first time since 2019 and it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder who was the fastest […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION – APRIL 3RD

April 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 31. The first weekend in April is an unusual one as the opening day of Free Practice for MotoGP™, Moto2 and Moto3 on Friday April 1st have been cancelled […]

MotoGP 2022 – Round 02 of 21 Mandalika (INDONESIA) – RACE

March 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü 5th in Moto3 Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez rushes to 5th in Moto2™ Moto3 rookie Daniel Holgado takes promising 9th Moto3 Three KTM RC4s lined up in the […]

Inaugural Grand Prix at Pertamina Mandalika Circuit on Indonesian island of Lombok

March 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

After an emphatic 2021 season with two titles in the Moto3 and Moto2™ world championships the KTM GP Academy opened their 2022 assault with top five results at the Lusail International Circuit for the Grand […]

Delicate blend of settings to master 16 Qatar Moto3 corners

March 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

A rapid period of pre-season preparation and testing led into the Grand Prix of Qatar and the first round of 21 in 2022 for the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team with their FR 250 GP machinery. […]

MotoGP 2022 – Round 01 of 21 Lusail (QATAR) Qualification

March 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing riders will tackle the initial Grand Prix of 21 in 2022 tomorrow with Brad Binder the highest-placed qualifier in Qatar thanks to 7th position on the grid […]

2022 Moto3 CHALLENGE

March 3, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles will enter its third Grand Prix year as a prominent member of the Moto3 world championship and with high expectations as part of the alignment with the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team. The Grand […]

First Australian Moto2 champion crowned

November 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

With the Red Bull KTM Ajo duo heading into the final races of the season battling for the championship lead, it was a tense closure to 2021 for the team. Gardner, who also enjoyed three […]

Remy Gardner has won Moto2 World Championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo

November 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Remy Gardner has won the Moto2 World Championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo after taking 10th position at Valencia, Spain and round eighteen of eighteen in 2021 MotoGP. Teammate Raul Fernandez claimed the final round […]

HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES END THE 2021 Moto3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The 2021 Moto3 world championship reached a conclusion around the flat and winding Circuito Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain for the eighteenth and last round of the Grand Prix campaign. Husqvarna Motorcycles approached the end […]

MOTO3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN WITH PEDRO ACOSTA

November 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Heading into round 17, the young rookie had a 21-point advantage at the head of the standings. The stakes were high in the ultra-competitive Moto3 category, and after qualifying in 14th position, Acosta knew he […]

Moto3 Misano racer sensationally lost championship points advantage

October 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The sunshine finally arrived at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna and Red Bull KTM Ajo toasted a double podium finish in Moto3 thanks […]

2022 Moto3 re-introduction and new riders

October 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Having achieved wins in Italy and the UK since a re-introduction to Moto3 in 2020, Husqvarna Motorcycles is currently chasing a top three championship ranking in the division thanks to the efforts of Romano Fenati. […]

MOTO2 WIN RECORD WITH VICTORY #7

October 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Raul Fernandez ruled Moto2 for the third race in a row thanks to success at the hot and bumpy Circuit of the Americas for only the second non-European Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP season. […]

SHORTENED MOTOGP AND TWICE INTERRUPTED USA GRAND PRIX

October 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Friday’s Free Practice was run in showery, wet and then damp conditions but qualification was thankfully dry as the Moto3 teams and riders battled a surprisingly bumpy and uneven asphalt. Fenati was able to end […]

New KTM TECH3 2022 Moto3 rider announced

October 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The KTM GP Academy and Red Bull KTM Tech3 will retain the electric talent of Deniz Öncü and welcome the promising speed of FIM CEV Repsol Junior World Championship leader Daniel Holgado for the 2022 […]

Wildcard appearance at BSB and World Superbike Championship

September 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 29. Japanese ace Naomichi Uramoto will join the Buildbase Suzuki team this weekend and contest the 10th round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park in the […]

Moto2 – Moto3 & MotoGP Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini KTM Results

September 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP ploughed onwards with the 2021 schedule and the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – round fourteen of the season – saw Moto2 owned by Red Bull KTM Ajo […]

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup – Moto2 – Moto3 Aragon Results

September 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM teams occupied four of the six podium positions in the Moto3 and Moto2 Gran Premio Tissot de Aragon as Deniz Öncü and Ayumu Sasaki took P2 and P3 with their KTM RC4s […]

MotoGP flurry of fast laps at MotorLand Aragon

September 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

For the second Grand Prix in a row, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder was the lead qualifier as the South African made the cut from Q1 to Q2 and will line-up in 12th […]

All-new Moto2 line-up for KTM GP Academy 2022

September 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Moto2 world championship-leaders, Red Bull KTM Ajo, will field two new riders for 2022 with Moto3 starlet Pedro Acosta set to make the move into the intermediate class while fellow Spaniard Augusto Fernandez joins the […]

2021 Northern Talent Cup and Austrian Junior Cup championships Details

August 31, 2021 Michael Le Pard

KTM RC4 R machinery provided the basis for the skills and speed of Jakub Gurecky and Leo Rammerstorfer to claim the 2021 Northern Talent Cup and Austrian Junior Cup championships respectively. The two series were […]

Pretty incredible Moto2 & Moto3 Wins at Monster Energy British Grand Prix 2021

August 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The return of the British Grand Prix to the MotoGP calendar saw Avintia Esponsorama Moto3’s Niccolo Antonelli achieve 2nd position at Silverstone as the world championship registered the twelfth round of eighteen in 2021. In […]

Washed out and unloved MotoGP Silverstone track returns victorious

August 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The British Grand Prix was another new hunting ground for Husqvarna Motorcycles and the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team as MotoGP visited the long and fast layout at Silverstone for the first time since 2019. The […]

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup excellent pace and competitiveness

August 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Tech3 banked their second trophy of 2021 as Deniz Öncü led the majority of the Moto3 race and finished 2nd by 0.027 of a second at a sunny Red Bull Ring for […]

ACOSTA CELEBRATES FIFTH MOTO3 VICTORY OF OUTSTANDING ROOKIE SEASON

August 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Pedro Acosta was the standout star through mixed conditions at the Red Bull Ring for the Michelin Grand Prix of Styria as the teenager rode to victory once more in Moto3. His Red Bull KTM […]

Moto3 PODIUM FOR FENATI AFTER TRICKY AND DAMP STYRIAN GRAND PRIX

August 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team resumed speed with Fenati holding fourth in the Moto3 standings and with rookie Adrian Fernandez keen to continue his Grand Prix education and obtain further championship points. The Austrian affair […]

KTM COMPLETES 2022 MOTOGP TECH3 KTM FACTORY RACING ROSTER

August 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

2021 MotoGP news The current Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2™ star makes the final step of the KTM GP Academy trajectory to join present teammate Remy Gardner on the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing RC16 next […]

Most renowned and prestigious circuits in MotoGP Grand Prix racing

June 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Motul TT Assen brought MotoGP back to one of the most renowned and prestigious circuits in Grand Prix racing. The ninth round of the 2021 world championship season at the TT Circuit Assen was […]

Yellow flags and chequered flags at MotoGP Assen

June 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

– Second top six qualification position in succession for Oliveira – 13th and highest grid slot so far for Iker Lecuona – Binder misses out on possible Q2 slot after waved yellow flags in Q1 […]

MOTO3 & MOTO2 GERMANY VICTORY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

June 21, 2021 Michael Le Pard

– Four wins from eight races for Acosta who now leads Moto3 by 55 points – Red Bull KTM Ajo have aced 5 from 8 Moto3 and Moto2 Grands Prix in 2021 – Remy Gardner […]

EXCEPTIONAL DAY FOR MOTOGP RED BULL KTM GERMANY

June 21, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland was a memorable eighth round of 2021 MotoGP for KTM as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira finished runner-up for his third trophy in a row, teammate […]

RED BULL KTM RENEW FORCEFUL GRAND PRIX RELATIONSHIP

June 20, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Ajo will remain one of the main pillars of the KTM GP Academy until 2026 after the factory and Team Principal Aki Ajo extended a relationship that has so far delivered 60 […]

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s owned the Moto2 & Moto3 classes

June 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Remy Gardner owned the Moto2 class for the second time in a week at the seventh round of MotoGP for what was the second visit to Spain this season and in […]

Moto3 races with the crazy big group are never easy

June 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

MOTOGP™ MOVED FROM ITALY TO CATALUNYA FOR THE SEVENTH ROUND OF THE 2021 SEASON AND HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES REGISTERED AN 11TH PLACE FINISH FOR ROMANO FENATI WITH THE FR 250 GP. The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team […]

MotoGP World Championship moves directly onto Catalunya

June 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 2. The MotoGP™ World Championship moves directly onto Catalunya this weekend following a highly emotional Italian Grand Prix on Sunday 30th May which was marked by the tragic loss […]

NEW MOTOGP DEAL UNTIL 2024 TO TAKE KTM ALLIANCE UP TO TEN YEARS

June 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

KTM’s first ever MotoGP race winner, Brad Binder, will remain part of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team for the next three years and will celebrate ten Grand Prix seasons in ‘orange’ by the […]

Fabio Quartararo proved to be untouchable once again

May 31, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Fabio Quartararo proved to be untouchable once again this weekend as he dominated his way to his third victory of the season in Mugello. Maverick Viñales recovered to take eighth place in what was a […]

KTM HOLD 1-2-3 IN MOTO3 AS GARDNER TAKES FIRST MOTO2 WIN

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Remy Gardner excelled for KTM’s GP Academy at the Gran Premio D’Italia and the sixth round of 2021 MotoGP by scorching to his first win of the season. Jaume Masia took […]

PODIUM FOR JOAN MIR AFTER TRAGIC MUGELLO WEEKEND

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 30. GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA OAKLEY MotoGP™ Race Classification: Joan Mir: 3rd Alex Rins: DNF The MotoGP™ race at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello got underway under a dark cloud […]

Ducati MotoGP racer crashes out on first lap in lead

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Italian GP, the sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, took place this afternoon at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.It was a difficult race for all the premier class riders, who, before the […]

Unpredictable racing at Moto3 Italian Grand Prix

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

THE AUTODROMO DEL MUGELLO WAS THE SCENE FOR HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES AND ROMANO FENATI TO SCORE TEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS FOR ROUND SIX OF 2021 MOTOGP Mugello staged its 35th FIM event and the 5.2km course […]

Moto3 racer Jason Dupasquier passes after Mugello crash

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

JASON DUPASQUIER: 2001-2021 Moto3 2021 information Members of the entire KTM factory and company wish to express their deepest sympathy and condolences to Jason Dupasquier’s family and friends and his PrüstelGP team after the 19-year-old […]

Mugello MotoGP in Picturesque Tuscan hills Florence

May 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 26. The sixth round of the MotoGP™ World Championship will take place at the ever-popular Autodromo di Mugello in Italy, as the series returns after skipping a year at […]

Vertex Pistons 2021/2022 FIM Motocross World Championship season Partnership

May 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Youthstream is pleased to announce that the partnership with Vertex Pistons will also continue for the 2021 and 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship seasons. Vertex Pistons are the multi-titled pistons that for decades have […]

KTM Climbs Moto2 & Moto3 GP Podiums in Le Mans

May 17, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Ayumu Sasaki and Deniz Öncü gave their Red Bull KTM Tech3 team a pair of top ten results through a difficult mix of wet and dry conditions at Le Mans for the squad’s home Shark […]

Unstable climate at one of the most famous motorsport MotoGP venues in Europe

May 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team travelled to one of the most famous motorsport venues in Europe for the fifth round of 2021 MotoGP. For twenty-two years Le Mans has staged motorcycle Grand Prix racing and […]

First time in 2021 MotoGP this took place in wet and slick conditions

May 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

– Oliveira makes the Q2 cut and qualifies 10th as intermittent showers fall – Raul Fernandez surprises the Moto2 field once more with his first Pole Position in the class – Two KTM RC4s on […]

KTM SENSATIONAL AGAIN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MOTO3 GRAND PRIX WIN

May 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Pedro Acosta continues to stun the Moto3 World Championship in his rookie season and claimed his third win in a row – meaning a 100% podium record in 2021 – at […]

Best race finish of the fledgling Moto3 world championship

May 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

For the second year in a row Jerez missed the presence of fans and public but the circuit was a happy hunting ground for the Husqvarna Motorcycles duo on their FR 250 GP motorcycles: in […]

New GSX-R1000R Superbike for Moto3 World Championship

April 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 29. • Kent finishes debut test P3 with focus on getting comfortable aboard his new machine. • Rea focusses on development with new engine spec and throttle maps from […]

BACK-TO-BACK MOTO3 VICTORIES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER

April 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Ajo locked out both categories for the KTM GP Academy at the Grande Premio 888 de Portugal and the third round of the 2021 world championship. Pedro Acosta won in Moto3 and […]

HUSQVARNA CROSSES THE FINISH LINE FOR BEST MOTO3 FINISH IN 2021

April 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ONE OF THE HARDEST AND MOST TECHNICAL CIRCUITS ON THE MOTOGP™ CALENDAR WAS THE SCENE FOR THE GRANDE PREMIO 888 DE PORTUGAL AND A STERLING PERFORMANCE BY HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES’ ROMANO FENATI WHO SCORED The Algarve […]

MotoGP 2021 – Round 03 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve Results

April 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

KTM returned to one of the sites of their three 2020 Grand Prix victories for the third round of the 2021 campaign and it was home hero Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira who […]