A demanding and enduring Japanese Grand Prix proved to be another satisfactory round of 2026 MotoGP for Red Bull KTM as Enea Bastianini unveiled his best performance of the season to capture 4th place. The Italian was a whisker from a first podium appearance of the year as all four Red Bull KTM RC16s logged points at the Motegi Mobility Resort. In Moto3™ Alvaro Carpe gunned the title-winning KTM RC4 to 3rd place as 122,000 spectators watched the sixteenth date of the current campaign.
The 79th FIM Motocross of Nations drew a huge record crowd of 105,000 to the ‘amphitheater’ setting of the Ernee circuit in northern France where Red Bull KTM’s Lucas and Sacha Coenen contributed to Team Belgium first victory in the annual contest since 2013. Red Bull KTM also had SMX champion Jorge Prado inspiring Team Spain to 2nd place and their first ever podium result.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Edgar Canet has won the Rallye du Maroc – round four of the 2026 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship. In contention for overall victory from day one, the Spaniard rode a calculated race aboard his KTM 450 RALLY to take a maiden RallyGP victory over teammate and series leader Daniel Sanders. Luciano Benavides also performed well to finish fourth overall.
