Overview
- KTM announced on Monday that Álex Márquez will join Red Bull KTM Racing as a factory rider from the 2027 season.
- The team confirmed on the same day that Fabio Di Giannantonio will partner Márquez after failing to reach a contract renewal with VR46/Ducati.
- KTM director Pit Beirer praised both riders for their race intelligence and said they will play key roles in the factory development program for the RC16.
- Álex leaves Gresini after finishing 2025 as vice‑champion, and Di Giannantonio takes a factory seat that he expects will put him at the center of KTM's engineering and testing work.
- KTM frames the signings as strategic preparation for MotoGP's 2027 technical changes to engine rules and says the moves aim to speed testing and improve competitiveness under the new regulations.