The 2025 season promises to be crucial for the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 team, born from the merger between the Belgian team KM99 and the prestigious Marc VDS Racing Team. After a solid performance in 2024, marked by a second place at the Bol d'Or and a fourth position in the general classification of the World Endurance Championship (EWC), this collaboration aims to reach a decisive milestone: winning the world title with notably our national Randy De Puniet.
KM99which impressed as the best privateer team against giants such as Yoshimura SERT Motul, YART-Yamaha and BMW Motorrad World Endurance, joins forces with the team Marc VDSfamous for his success in Moto2 (three world titles) and his experience in various disciplines, including MotoGP and MotoE.
Mario Küpper, director of KM99, underlined the scope of this collaboration: “ joining the big Marc VDS family is a source of pride. This motivates us to aim for the title against the factory teams. »
The team retains its experienced driver trio consisting of
Randy de Punietrespected veteran with a wealth of experience in MotoGP and endurance,
Jeremy Guarnoniformer FIM Superstock 1000 champion and Florian Marinoversatile driver with solid experience in Supersport and endurance.
With Randy De Puniet and his compatriots, French speed combines with Belgian experience
To this trio is added the young Alessandro Delbiancoa talented Italian pilot with valuable experience with the Yamaha YZF-R1. His integration aims to strengthen the team in decisive moments, particularly during long races where driver rotation is crucial.
After a promising 2024 season, the stated objective is to compete with the factory teams for the world crown. The team will benefit from the Yamaha YZF-R1combined with Dunlop tires, to maximize performance. The technical and strategic expertise of
Marc VDScombined with the solid structure of
KM99could allow them to close the gap with the top teams.
The 2025 calendar includes demanding races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
Spa-FrancorchampsTHE 8 Hours of Suzukaand the Bol d’Or. With fierce opposition from the factory teams, every detail will count to turn this ambitious partnership into concrete success.
The team ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 therefore has all the cards in hand to write a new page in the history of the World Endurance Championship, with a clear objective: to become world champion.
