MotoGP ‘relieved’ KTM’s financial crisis saga is over

KTM avoids bankruptcy with major cash investment

Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 British MotoGP
Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 British MotoGP
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Dorna’s c♈hief sporting officer Carlos Ezpeleta says it is “definitel🤡y a relief” that KTM’s financial crisis has come to an end following months of uncertainty for the brand.

KTM has been navigating its way through a maꦑjor financial crisis since late last year, which forced it into self-administration to try to stave off bankruptcy.

In February, it had its restructuring plan approved by cre🌄ditors, with 30% of its over €2 billion debts to be repaid by 23 May 2025.

That🦩 deadline came with KTM receiving a near €600 million iꩲnvestment from major shareholder Bajaj Auto, with the Indian🃏 brand to gain greater control of the Austrian manufacturer as a res꧃ult.

It’s unclear yet how all of this will impact the MotoGP project, though KTM has always insisted that the grand prix programme was unaffect൲ed by the financial pro𝓰blems.

Speaking on this, Ezpeleta told 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:mahbx.com in an exc💞lusive interview: “I’m not going to comment on KTM’s shareholder structure because I’m not🍎 aware of it.

“But from what I’ve been told, the stꦚructure itself right now continues to be what it was.

“Our comment is on how important KTM is for the championsh🐈ip and that it’s a relief that they’ve been relieved.

“KTM is definitely has racing in its blood and we’re just so happy that a brand that doesn’t have that sort of road racing heritage in t📖hꩵe top capacity.

“And I think that’s more and more the target that MotoGP is a platform for you to be able to promote your brand regardless ꩵof what you sell - not only Supersport bikes.

“They’ve done amazingly well in this first deꦕcade in the sport and it’s definitely a relief to know everything has been sorted 🍷out.

“We’ve been in contact with KTM in these months and they were always positive abo💮ut it.”

De♏spite KTM’s financial boost this week, there have still been rumours that it could pull its satelli▨te support for Tech3 next season.

However, KTM 🎶motorsport boss Pit Beirer told German media this weekend that these reports were completely ꦿfalse.

Beirer also noted in January that KTM has been drawing up plans for the 2027 850cc reg▨ulations c♊hange.

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