In MotoGP, GasGas Tech3 will revert to the KTM Tech3 name in 2025, with Pierer Mobility Group focusing its competition activities on the KTM brand. Now, the group is preparing to remove Husqvarna from its project with Intact GP in Moto2 and Moto3.
The Swedish brand returned to the World Championships in 2020 in Moto3 with Peter Öttl’s team — using KTM bikes, despite being branded as Husqvarna. Last year, the involvement increased with a partnership with Intact GP, giving the team its name in both Moto3 and Moto2. Now, the strategy is to focus GasGas on a younger audience and Husqvarna on off-road racing.
The project has achieved good results, particularly in Moto3 — where Ayumu Sasaki was the runner-up in 2023 and Collin Veijer is fourth this year. However, according to SPEEDWEEK.com, Intact GP was informed during the German GP that Husqvarna will no longer be involved in circuit racing after this season.
Technically, the Nordic brand is not involved in Moto2, as the team uses Kalex bikes and Triumph engines, while in Moto3 the team races with KTM bikes.
This does not necessarily mean that Peter Öttl’s team will leave the Pierer Mobility Group, as they plan to discuss a potential partnership with KTM during the Austrian GP.
However, Hubert Trunkenpolz from the Pierer Mobility Group indicated the end of the collaboration with Intact GP — at least in terms of sponsorship—stating to SPEEDWEEK.com: ‘No, not at all [Husqvarna Intact will not become KTM Intact]. The cooperation will end in Moto2 and Moto3. They don’t need to worry about finding a new manufacturer, but rather a new sponsor’.