KTM Manufacturing unit Racing group supervisor Francesco Guidotti will go away each his position and the group on the conclusion of the 2024 MotoGP season, it has been introduced.
The Italian joined the KTM from Pramac Ducati at the beginning of the 2022 MotoGP marketing campaign, however as was broadly predicted will go away his place after finishing simply three of the 4 seasons he was initially contracted for.
Although KTM declined to disclose any particulars concerning who will exchange Guidotti as its MotoGP group lead, speak within the paddock in Mandalika this weekend suggests Aki Ajo – founder and supervisor of eponymous Ajo Motorsport Moto2 and Moto3 groups – is more likely to succeed him.
“After three years with Francesco and a whole lot of constructive progress an working strategies, we’re transferring the group with a distinct management strategy,” confirmed KTM Motorsports Director, Pit Beirer.
“Making these modifications is rarely a simple course of and we are able to solely thank Francesco warmly for what he has accomplished in our MotoGP story.
“2025 will deliver some massive actions to the entire programme on this shut and thrilling sport and we’re laying the foundations now to maintain making steps forward.”
Brad Binder, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photos
Guidotti’s untimely exit comes amid a drought of race-winning success for KTM that now stretches again to 2023 and Brad Binder’s dash race win in Argentina. Its most up-to-date full-length grand prix victory got here courtesy of Miguel Oliveira’s triumph in Thailand a 12 months earlier.
KTM will endure a shake-up of its rider line-up for 2025 to coincide with a administration reshuffle which may additionally see Dani Pedrosa take up an govt place alongside his improvement and check rider duties.
Whereas Binder stays on board for a sixth season within the manufacturing unit set-up, Pedro Acosta might be promoted alongside him from the satellite tv for pc Tech3 Racing set-up. The French group, in the meantime, could have an all-new pairing in Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales subsequent season.
The announcement adopted the Indonesian GP the place Acosta completed second to winner Jorge Martin’s Pramac Ducati. His fourth podium of the season lifts Acosta above Binder to fifth because the lead KTM rider within the standings and greatest non-Ducati.
