Pedro Acosta signs with Red Bull KTM
When Spanish sensation Pedro Acosta joined MotoGP this year with Red Bull GasGas Tech3, it was a question of when, not if he’d sign to a factory team. That ‘when’ has been revealed, with Acosta to join Red Bull KTM Factory Racing next season, replacing Jack Miller. The multi-year deal was announced on 1 June, just days after Acosta turned 20.
Since the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2018, Acosta has ridden KTM and KTM-affiliated bikes exclusively, so remaining with the Austrian brand for 2025 and beyond made sense.
“It was important to me to keep pushing with KTM, and to see the whole project and the story until now and how we have grown in racing, so, it’s nice to carry on for the future,” Acosta explained. “Getting in orange is like coming back home. The way they are pushing and improving in the last couple of years is what is also pushing me to stay for the next couple of years.”
Prior to joining MotoGP with Red Bull GasGas Tech3, Acosta’s achievements include winning the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2020, the Moto3 World Championship in 2021 and the Moto2 World Championship last year.
After seven rounds of his rookie season in MotoGP, Acosta has achieved two podium finishes in the feature races and three in the sprints. At time of writing, the Spaniard is also the highest-placed KTM rider in the championship.
“Pedro’s story is a rare one,” said Francesco Guidotti, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager. “We can almost call him a generational talent because of what he has achieved so far. It’s clear he is one of the hottest names in MotoGP now and for 2025 it will be interesting to see and work with him in a closer way.”
Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director, added: “We are as excited as everyone else when Pedro shows his speed and personality on the track, and it looks like this boy is winning a lot of new fans all around the globe.
“From the first days in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup we could see he was a special rider - somebody that does things differently, and with the strongest mentality to make his own way. It makes him unique in this MotoGP world. It gives us a lot of energy and power to make this journey with him through our teams and our motorcycles.
“I also want to give a mention to our KTM GP Academy and the work of people like Aki Ajo with Pedro. It is super-cool that we will be together for a few more years. He has a very big future in MotoGP and we really look forward to the next chapter of his career with us.”