Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro have helped unveil
KTM's official Red Bull MotoGP livery for the 2017 season and were joined by
the factory’s new Moto2 and Moto3 squads. Austrian factory KTM steps up to the
premier-class to take on Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and Aprilia, having made
its grand prix debut in the former 125cc category in 2003.
KTM rose to success when it clinched its first
riders’ title in the new era of four-stroke Moto3 era in 2012 and has gone on
to take four of the past five Moto3 world titles overall.
The MotoGP project was publicly confirmed in
September 2014, with the RC16 making its track debut just over a year later.
KTM which won last year's Moto3 title with Brad
Binder, are also launching a Moto2 project this season, meaning they will be
the only manufacturer competing in all three grand prix classes.
