KTM boasts 19 Dakar victories, with nine different winners and three continents raced as the event moved from Africa to South America to Saudi Arabia. 30 years on from Kini’s first official KTM entry and we are now celebrating ‘The Legends Of The Dakar’ in a new special exhibition in the KTM Motohall, Mattighofen – the home of KTM – and what a spectacle it is.
With 102 wins now next to his name the #84 is the most decorated individual in world championship history. On the eve of the fateful, milestone Grand Prix of Spain and then directly afterwards we grabbed thoughts and reactions from KTM’s motocross talisman. A man from the Netherlands that painted the sport in his (and KTM’s) colors in his own words…
2023 MotoGP is already deep into the next chapter of motorcycle aerodynamics as the quest for peak downforce, stability and speed continues at pace. How is KTM keeping in the game? We asked aerodynamic team leader, Dan Marshall, at the race workshop in Munderfing.
Digest five stats and facts about the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team as the 75th (and longest ever) MotoGP season is now straining the circuit radar traps!
Huge jumps and hard pack mean that AMA Supercross is a tough test of dirtbike suspension, but just how different is it to motocross and a conventional dirtbike setting? We pushed WP Suspension for some answers…
Over ten years have passed since KTM last saw a reigning world champion change disciplines and hunt fresh glory as a ‘rookie’ in another series. We asked Tom Vialle about the professional and personal conversion from Grand Prix motocross to the stadia of American Supercross.
One of the fastest offroad motorcycle racers in the world talks about a year-long hiatus from MXGP due to injury and his impeding return to Grand Prix action.
What a race. After 44.5 hours of the toughest off-road race in the world, it came down to just 43 seconds. FORTY-THREE SECONDS! The closest finish in the recent history of the Dakar, and as KTM celebrates 30 years of competing at the event, a magical 1-2 from Kevin Benavides and Toby Price is a fitting tribute as they have brought the trophy back to the orange squad for the first time in four years.
The first big motorsport event of the year is yet again throwing curveballs and creating drama as the world watches on with intrigue. As many conclude their holiday season, the 2023 Dakar Rally is winding its way across Saudi Arabia, and the scenery is as beautiful as it is brutal. While the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team is preparing for the second half of the race, we have taken a look at the stats and the pictures from the last week of competition.
It’s somewhere between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius. You’re in the middle of nowhere with nothing but endless desert ahead, lost. The minutes are ticking by. With just a roadbook to keep you on the right route, hoping you hit your waypoints, you’re forced to back-track and figure out your mistake…
