Flexibility, conditioning, concentration…and balls; just some of the traits needed by MotoGP riders for a 44-race, 22-Grand Prix, 10-month season of action and speeds reaching nearly 370kmph. These athletes will crash on average 15 times a campaign (based on 2025 official figures) and will steer fine-tuned prototype machinery around a range of different circuits and weather conditions.

Red Bull KTM closed the first half of the 2026 MotoGP world championship with a top four result at a packed, warm and breezy Sachsenring circuit today. Pedro Acosta gained 13 points at the German Grand Prix, held at the series’ shortest track and after a demanding and strategic 30-lap race.

KTM’s prototype MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycles will continue to proudly carry the famous Red Bull logo and livery from 2027 after a contract renewal between the two renowned Austrian brands.