© 2023, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press launch issued By KTM Manufacturing facility Racing:
DANI PEDROSA SET FOR 2023 MOTOGP™ GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA RACE OUTING
Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing will depend on the presence of check rider and MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa for the Gran Premio de España on the Circuit de Jerez – Angel Nieto throughout April and for spherical 4 of 21 within the 2023 season.
The winner of 31 MotoGP Grands Prix will compete with the KTM RC16 for the second time. The primary event got here on the Crimson Bull Ring for the 2021 Grand Prix of Styria the place he scored factors and a high ten outcome with tenth place.
Pedrosa has been a part of a complete check crew since 2019 and, together with one other former Grand Prix winner Mika Kallio, has helped trend the KTM RC16 to attain victories and podiums.
Pedrosa has received 4 Grands Prix at Jerez. He claimed the thirtieth MotoGP victory of his profession (the 53rd in world championship competitors by 125, 250 and the premier class) on the venue in southern Spain in 2017. He has walked the Jerez podium 9 instances. He’ll share the storage for 2023 with present Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing riders Brad Binder and Jack Miller.
Francesco Guidotti, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing Workforce Supervisor: “It’s incredible information that Dani needs to refresh himself with MotoGP this season and Jerez makes good sense because it’s a well-liked place for us to check and, additionally, he is aware of the place very properly. It will likely be a perfect alternative for him to get extra info for the long run growth of our race bike and we stay up for having him with us within the pitbox.”
Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director: “Mika Kallio, Dani Pedrosa and our complete check program is so essential and naturally they’ve restricted observe time. Dani is a robust man with a robust mentality and we all the time stated when he needed to do a wildcard then we’d be blissful to make that occur. The proper ‘check’ is all the time a race state of affairs. If we are able to work on future growth elements then it’s super-important and I’m very blissful that Dani will race once more.”
