With three rounds to go, KTM is in second place in the Constructors’ World Championship and has been the main rival of the dominant and already crowned Ducati. These are impressive results that make the manufacturer from Mattighofen proud, six years after entering the premier class, as confirmed by the Sports Director, Pit Beirer.
The Austrian told SPEEDWEEK.com: ‘We didn’t achieve all our goals, but we are still proud of our performance. Because we only entered MotoGP in 2017 and we are now the strongest challenger for the Ducati team – I dare say’.
Beirer acknowledged the good work done by Ducati but also emphasized that KTM is second in the constructors’ hierarchy on its own merit: ‘They have set the standard, I take my hat off to them! Since they have eight riders, opponents have to be very strong to reach the podium or close to the podium. Sometimes we narrowly missed the podium in races outside of Europe, but now it worked out in Thailand. That’s why we deserve to be the second in the constrcutor standings. We are proud of that’.