If This MotoGP Team Switches to Honda, Is KTM Dead?
Red Bull KTM MotoGP Tech3 Racing is reportedly considering switching from KTM power to Honda power for the 2027 MotoGP season. If that occurs, can KTM survive and continue in the racing series? There's been a continued hanging question around KTM's neck since it declared insolvency and was subsequently saved : Will it continue racing in MotoGP ?
And it's a question we've continually attempted to ascertain, as we've reached out to KTM, MotoGP, and even KTM's new parent company, Bajaj, to no avail. Everyone seems mum on the subject, though the brand's insolvency managers at the time said the group would, in fact, be leaving the top-tier racing series. And reconfirmed that to RideApart when pressed on the subject.
But we're now months in front of KTM's saving. We're now months into the 2026 MotoGP season. And we're months into KTM teasing and testing its upcoming 2027 rule-change entry with its new 850cc engine .
All things considered, if you take those things at face value, it seems as if KTM ain't going anywhere. Yet, a new rumor in the paddock may put the proverbial nail in the coffin, as Tech3 Racing, KTM's sister team and its only engine client, is rumored to be switching its powerplant next year to something distinctly not Austrian in origin. Bleeding Orange KTM Drops a Track-Only Naked Superbike, But Is Anyone Asking For This?
KTM Is Launching A New 350 Lineup In India. So What Happens To The 390s? "Behind the scenes, every manufacturer has been conducting negotiations with its independent team," said Tech3's team manager Nicolas Goyon to Motorsport , adding, "For teams such as, for example, VR46, nothing has been officially announced, but everything is already clear on their side: they will continue with Ducati.