The manufacturer’s attempts to increase their presence on the grid 🐠has so far failed, and will not change next year.

But in 2025, the opportunity exists to expand, and KTM know they must be rea🅷dy to pounce.

“We want to make a final decision in the first three months of the new year as t൩o whether we are even aiming for a third MotoGP team,” motorsport direc🦹tor Pit Beirer told . 

“If you ask me today, I'll answer: 'Yes, I would like a🧸 third t🎃eam.' 

“Becau🔜s🦋e there are simply advantages with six riders instead of four. 

“You have more track time at the Grand Prix, you can compare more data, you have more 🍌scope for starting places next to the൩ four top riders when a young, new, up-and-coming talent is doing well again. 

“You then have the opportunity to reac🎐t and keep the talent in the KTM family. 

“Two additional MotoGP places would be extremely helpfওul for our project. 

“We will therefore be holding discussions for 🍸2025 with all customer teams whose contracts with the [manufacturers]🔯 are expiring.

“I'm going to go hypothetical now and say it could be that we get a third MotoGP team for 2025. Then we need two more riders and we can stick with all four we have n🎉o♋w. 

“That’s actually my dream scenario…”

However, it doesn’t look easy 🐟for KTM to acquire a second satellite team in addition to their Tech3 GASGAS squad.

The newest team, Trackhouse Racing, expect to be alongside💛 Aprilia for longer than just one year.

VR46’s contract will expire next year ൲but their choice is seeminglไy to stay at Ducati or go to Yamaha.

Gresini Racing are also tied to Ducati for 2025.

LCR Honda’s🎃 co𒊎ntract will expire at the end of next year.

KTM’s eagerness to expand has resu🌌lted in Pol Espargaro’s demotion from a full-🔥time racer to a test and reserve rider.

Pedro Acosta’s demand for a premier class seat, and KTM’s desire to keep him under their umbrella, 🥀meant he was guaranteed a MotoGP bike.

After w🧸eeks of considering where to place Acosta and at whose expense, ꦍit was decided that Espargaro would miss out, rather than Augusto Fernandez.