During the Spanish Grand Prix 2025 in Jerez, KTM signed a convincing performance, placing three of its four pilots in the Top 10, with Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) to a remarkable 4th place. Despite a peloton race making the overruns arduous, the Austrian team, in financial crisis, demonstrated its competitiveness before the French Grand Prix from May 9 to 11 in Le Mans.
In Jerez, KTM Signed its best collective performance of the MotoGP 2025 season. After a half-tone start to the season, the Austrian manufacturer shows concrete signs of progression on European soil.
Maverick Viñalesteam pilot Red Bull KTM Tech3spent a large part of the race just behind the Ducati official Francesco Bagnaiawithout succeeding in finding the opening. A frustrating, but symptomatic scenario of an increasingly closed MotoGP with group overruns.
« Maverick was behind Pecco throughout the race. At times, he was able to push and reduce the gap a little “Explained Pol Espargaró on Dazn Spain.
Besides Viñales, Brad Binder et Enea Bastianini Also finished in the points, with deviations lower than nine seconds from the leader. A coherent set, which marks clear progress in racing rhythm and regularity. “” The other KTMs too, all in the points, with a maximum difference of nine seconds », Underlined the same Espargaró.
Pol Employed the overall performance of KTM
Pour Pol Espargarótest pilot at KTMthis result is encouraging on several levels. Despite a difficult departure, the KTM have limited the damage and displayed a competitive pace on the entire race.
« They lost more than three seconds in the first laps, So in total, the KTMs lost a maximum of five seconds over the entire race. And it’s a very good result. »
Espargaró Who is also a test pilot for the Austrian firm, remains optimistic for the future: “ We hope that with what they bring us, these results will begin to improve here in Europe. “While the European season begins, KTM seems to have regained consistency, with a trio of pilots able to play the top 10 regularly – and a Viñales Capable of mingling with the podium struggle.
