KTM Signs Bradley Smith To Two-Year Factory MotoGP Deal

Bradley Smith is the next rider to be announced in the 2017 MotoGP line up. KTM today announced the British rider had signed a two-year deal with Smith, which will see the Englishman racing for the Austrian factory in MotoGP for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. The press release appears below:KTM signs Bradley Smith as MotoGP factory rider for 2017/2018MotoGP AnnouncementThe acquisition of Smith, announced at the opening round of the 2016 MotoGP in Qatar, follows the official roll out of the project at Austria’s Red Bull Ring in Spielberg in October 2015.The first test was conducted four weeks later in Valencia, Spain. Since then, there have been two more rounds of successful tests, also in Spain and the company has appointed Mika Kallio, Alex Hofmann and Randy de Puniet as its official test riders so far.The brand new KTM RC16 will be officially presented at Austria’s Home Grand Prix in mid August 2016. Year:  2016 read more