It's Official: Tech 3 to use KTM bikes for the 2019 MotoGP Season onwards

It was confirmed yesterday (5/3/18), MotoGP team Tech 3 will team up with Austrian Manufacture KTM from the 2019 MotoGP season onwards in a multi-year deal, following the team's decision to split with long-time partner Yamaha.





The Tech 3 team has fielded Yamaha bikes in the premier class since 2001, but announced last month they would be parting ways with the Japanese manufacturer at the end of this season, ending an 18-year partnership.



And it has now been confirmed that Tech 3 will join the KTM camp instead and race a pair of RC16 bikes in 2019, becoming the Austrian firm's first satellite team in MotoGP, that entitled the Tech 3 outfit to "exactly the same spec" of bikes as those fielded by the works team, and bring the number of RC16s on the grid up to four.

KTM completed its debut season as a works team in MotoGP last year, ending up fifth in the manufacturers' standings with a best finish of multiple ninth place finishes.

In my opinion not surprising news has happened, bigger guess would heave been Tech 3 will use KTM bikes for the 2019 MotoGP season in-which former riders Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró race this season.

Meaning, next season in MotoGP, there will be are eight Ducatis, six Honda and two Yamahas, two Suzukis, two Aprilias and now four KTMs bikes.