Despite a 2024 season marked by numerous podiums, the KTM factory has not quite achieved the objectives it set for itself in MotoGP. If the Austrian brand has consolidated itself as the second force in the championship behind Ducati, the absence of a Grand Prix victory leaves a taste of unfinished business.
As the 2024 MotoGP season draws to a close, Pit
Beirerthe competition director at
KTMtakes stock of his team's performance. Despite a season marked by podiums, the Austrian manufacturer did not achieve its victory objectives. “ We had planned a little more for this year », admits
Beirerwhile emphasizing that
KTM remains committed to improving.
With twelve podiums on the clock this season, including solid performances from drivers like
Brad Binder and the rookie Pedro AcostaKTM has proven that it is the second force behind
Ducati. « It's a reward », declares
Beirer during the ServusTV show “Sport and Talk from Hangar-7” relayed by motorsport-total. However, he does not hide his disappointment. “
We got involved to compete for victories, not just to participate. That was our big goal “, he says.
Pit Beirer KTM : « we want to see David Alonso in the MotoGP category »
Despite these failures, Beirer remain optimistic. “
We are in MotoGP. If we want to beat Ducati we just have to improve “, he said, recognizing the exceptional work of the Italian team. With strategic changes to come, such as the arrival ofEnea Bastianini and of Maverick Viñales chez
Tech3as well as the integration ofAcosta in the factory team, the future looks bright for KTM.
Acostadescribed by Beirer
like a “ rough diamond ”, proved itself in its first season, while
David AlonsoMoto3 champion, is on track to join MotoGP. “ We want to see him in the MotoGP category at some point », assure
Beirer.
While Binder, Viñales et
Bastianini have contracts until the end of 2026,
Beirer is thinking about the future and the need to renew the workforce with young talents. “ It is one of our dreams that a future driver of the team starts with us in the Rookies Cup », he concludes, emphasizing the commitment of
KTM to invest in the next generation of pilots. In the current ranking of manufacturers, Aprilia is 31 points behind KTM for the place of dolphin
Ducati, with a maximum of 37 points remaining to be awarded.
