KTM’s 2024 MotoGP rider logjam deepens ahead of Austrian GP

KTM’s rider logjam for the 2024 MotoGP season and how it fits in Pedro Acosta shows no signs of resolution, as Pol Espargaro insists his seat is safe.

Current Moto2 championship leader Acosta is set to step up to the MotoGP world championship next year with KTM, though where remains a mystery.

KTM has four bikes spread across the factory team and the GasGas-branded Tech3 satellite squad, but all riders occupying those seats have contracts.

Both Brad Binder and Jack Miller are contracted to the factory team through to the end of next year, while Tech3’s Espargaro penned a two-year deal upon his switch from Honda.

This originally left reigning Moto2 champion Augusto Fernandez as the likely rider to be moved aside to make space for Acosta, having only agreed a one-year deal.

But at the British Grand Prix earlier this month, he told Autosport in an exclusive interview that he had agreed to extend his deal with KTM to remain on the grid next season.

“You think about that and you’re worried, but now it’s done so super happy to stay here,” Fernandez said at Silverstone when asked by Autosport about Acosta’s impending promotion.

“I’m happy to stay with the same people because this helps a lot.”

Source: Autosport