Herve Poncharal’s veteran squad continues its partnership with KTM in 2023, having linked up with the Austrian producer in 2019 after 20 years as a Yamaha buyer.
Tech3 initially ran with Purple Bull Cola title sponsorship backing in 2019 and 2020, earlier than it was entered as KTM Tech3 Manufacturing facility Racing from 2021 with out a notable title companion.
For 2023, the outfit will run underneath the GasGas banner, which is a subsidiary firm owned by KTM – unveiling its hanging livery at a launch occasion on Saturday.
Although racing as GasGas, the bike Tech3 will run would be the KTM RC16 it has fielded since 2019 – however has merely been rebadged.
A depressing 2022 marketing campaign for its all-rookie line-up of Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez yielded Tech3 simply 27 factors because it completed final within the groups’ championship standings.
KTM boss Pit Beirer admitted final November in an interview with Autosport that the marque’s choice to put two rookies at Tech3 stunted improvement progress.
And, whereas KTM will nonetheless home a rookie at Tech3 within the type of reigning Moto2 world champion Augusto Fernandez, it welcomes again Pol Espargaro after two troublesome seasons at Honda.
Pol Espargaro, Tech3 GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing
Picture by: GasGas Manufacturing facility Racing
Espargaro made his MotoGP debut with Tech3 in 2014 when it ran Yamaha bikes, earlier than shifting to helm KTM’s manufacturing unit assault in 2017 – the Spaniard instrumental in turning the RC16 right into a successful bike, with Espargaro scoring six podiums between 2017 and 2020 with the marque.
Raul Fernandez has moved to RNF Racing for 2023 after his sole Tech3 marketing campaign, whereas Gardner now races in World Superbikes with GRT Yamaha after he was deemed “not skilled sufficient” final 12 months by KTM.
There are actually solely 4 groups left to unveil their 2023 colors, with VR46 Ducati on Monday 6 March and LCR Honda on Tuesday 7 March.
Aprilia and its RNF satellite tv for pc squad will reveal their 2023 liveries on Friday 10 March and Thursday 16 March respectively.
