Red Bull KTM welcome Alex Marquez to the MotoGP chase for glory.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing is thrilled to confirm that former Moto3™/Moto2™ world champion and Grand Prix winner in all three classes, Alex Marquez, will join the team in a multi-year agreement starting from 2027. The 2025 MotoGP championship runner-up brings his talent and knowledge into the third phase of the Red Bull KTM MotoGP story and for the new technical era.
The Spaniard currently has six years of MotoGP experience and has 13 seasons of world championship racing on his CV. He has won titles in Moto3 and Moto2 and his haul of 16 career victories (from 56 podium appearances) has been earned in all three categories. Alex celebrated his first GP podium and win with a KTM RC4 in Moto3 back in 2013. In 2025 he walked the MotoGP top step in Jerez, Catalunya and Malaysia and rose to 2nd place in the standings. He won again in Jerez in 2026.
Marquez is renowned for his speed and maturity as well as his achievements: attributes that will assist Red Bull KTM in the development of the RC16 for the 850cc formula from 2027.
Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director: “We are extremely proud and happy to have secured an exceptional talent like Alex Marquez — the 2025 World Championship runner-up — for our project. Alex brings not only outstanding skill and race intelligence but also determination and a winning mindset that perfectly matches our DNA. Together we share a clear objective: to take the KTM RC16 to the next level and fight at the very front of MotoGP.”
Red Bull KTM bets on Fabio Di Giannantonio for fresh MotoGP chapter.
Italian Grand Prix ace, Fabio Di Giannantonio, has signed a multi-year deal to ride the works KTM RC16 for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in 2027 and beyond.
‘Diggia’ is one of the few riders on the MotoGP grid with victories in all three Moto3™, Moto2™ and MotoGP divisions. From his five seasons in the premier class to-date Fabio has progressed up the ranks and currently sits in the top three of the 2026 championship standings.
The talented 27-year-old made his full-time Grand Prix debut in 2016 and finished as Moto3 championship runner-up in 2018. He moved to Moto2 and scaled the podium in his first campaign, winning a race in his third season in the intermediate category. He was a MotoGP rookie in 2022 but adapted swiftly in 2023 and picked up his first trophy in Australia and then a memorable maiden victory in Qatar.
The Roman has three rostrum appearances, including one victory, from the ten rounds of 2026 so far (as well as four Sprint podiums) and is in contention for the title.
Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director: “Fabio has clearly made a step to become one of the consistent front-running guys in MotoGP. We cannot question his speed and commitment to delivering the best performance. He is a strong team player and a good guy, that we know will fit easily into our Red Bull KTM Factory Racing project. During our talks we were impressed by how passionate he is to give the maximum on track and off it, and we believe the next chapter together will be exciting and memorable. Welcome Fabio.”
