THE PERFECT SEASON

Promising French youngster Marc-Antoine Rossi will wear Red Bull KTM Factory Racing colors in 2025 and is set to steer a KTM 250 SX-F in the FIM MX2 World Championship. The 18-year-old comes into the works outfit for what will be his second attempt at the MX2 series. He has spent much of his fledgling racing career on KTM SX machinery as he ascended through EMX European Championship competition. Rossi made his Grand Prix debut at his home round in 2023 and impressed with 7th position overall at Villars sous Ecot. That same season Rossi confirmed 7th place in the EMX250 Championship despite missing three rounds. He shone with three moto wins among a total of six top three finishes. That form, style, speed and determination took him into MX2 for 2024 where he posted a sequence of top ten results in the first four Grands Prix of 2024 until a knee injury halted his progress. #28 will come under the guidance of Joel Smets and the rest of the Red Bull KTM structure for the next step in his career path. He will follow in the footsteps of countrymen like Marvin Musquin, Jordi Tixier and Tom Vialle to try and excel in the orange. The full Red Bull KTM Factory Racing line-up for 2025 in both MXGP and MX2 classes will consist of Jeffrey Herlings and Lucas Coenen riding the KTM 450 SX-F and then Andrea Adamo, Sacha Coenen, Simon Lägenfelder and Marc-Antoine Rossi with the KTM 250 SX-F. Marc-Antoine Rossi: “I’m really happy to be back in orange and to join this crew. I’m already excited for 2025 and will be back on a bike soon and working with Joel. I’ll give everything I have for what will be a long year. I hope I can make the podium at some point next season.” Joel Smets, Red Bull KTM Team Manager : “For many years France has had this reputation of bringing up young, skilled riders and Marc Antoine Rossi can be added to this list. He’s only 18 but has already shown great potential in EMX125 and EMX250. He then displayed bright flashes of speed and strength this year. Marc-Antoine is still so young and reminds me a lot of Tom Vialle. He not only has the same number but he has that same laidback attitude which camouflages a real ambition to work and to achieve. He is a good listener and is very keen to learn. He has time to grow and we don’t want to rush things. We believe he has a great future.”

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP project will count on the expertise and excellence of MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa for 2025. The Spaniard has extended his critical role in the process and the progress of development related to KTM’s RC16 machinery at the peak of Grand Prix motorcycle sport. Pedrosa’s connection with KTM stretches back to 2019 when he retired from full-time world championship competition and had an immediate input into the evolution of the KTM RC16. Dani has made four wildcard appearances from his test rider status and as his influence in the technical evolution of the MotoGP has deepened and become more significant. The 39-year-old will continue to provide his unique insight along with the rest of the testing program and R&D efforts in Austria as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing look to make more forward steps for MotoGP 2025 and 2026. Dani Pedrosa : “It’s a pleasure to take our journey into another year. We know where we need to make improvements, and the effort of the whole factory has not eased at all in making the best bike for the riders to perform on track. I’m looking forward to what we can do for 2025 and the ideas that will come along.” Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director : “This was a straightforward decision for both parties and that’s a good sign of a strong relationship and trust. We really believe in what Dani brings to our MotoGP program on different levels, not only in the saddle of the next generation of the KTM RC16, and this contribution is vital. We know the turnaround we are seeking will come and with Dani as part of the team it will only arrive quicker.”

Follow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia as he takes on the biggest race on the Enduro calendar – the International Six Days of Enduro! With this year’s race held on home soil in Spain, the reigning EnduroGP World Champion gave it his all, topping the timesheets on every day but one and securing an epic victory in front of an enthusiastic Spanish crowd. Garcia clinched his fourth consecutive overall ISDE win in Spain, as well as topping the Enduro1 category, perfectly capping off his remarkable 2024 season, in which he was also crowned FIM EnduroGP and Enduro1 World Champion. Riding his 2025 KTM 250 EXC-F CHAMPION EDITION, Josep took the record-breaking victory by over two minutes – check out the new range of CHAMPIONS EDITION models HERE. Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at the 6DAYS as you’ve never seen it before – watch Josep Garcia’s journey to victory NOW.