Tech3 is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Red Bull GasGas Tech3 . They also compete in the Moto3 World Championship under the name Red Bull GasGas Tech3 and the MotoE World Cup under the name Tech3 E-Racing .
24-404: The team was founded in 1990 by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal , engineer Guy Coulon, and Bernard Martignac, and began racing in the 250 cc class using Honda and Suzuki motorcycles. In the 1999 season , the team partnered with Yamaha for the factory team. In the 2000 season , their riders Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano placed first and second respectively in the 250 world championship. In
48-481: A Factory KTM side alongside the Red Bull KTM Squad. The team will be rebranded as Red Bull KTM Tech3 . They also announced Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales as their riders for 2025. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress. 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
72-544: A Tech3 chassis. For the 2011 season , Spies moved to the factory Yamaha team, and was being replaced by Cal Crutchlow ; the team again retained Colin Edwards for a fourth season. For the 2012 season , Crutchlow moved into the second year of his two-year deal, while Edwards announced that he was leaving for the Forward Racing team with Andrea Dovizioso having been confirmed as his replacement. Bradley Smith signed
96-670: A deal to ride for the team in MotoGP in 2013 and 2014. In early 2018, after twenty years' association with Yamaha, the team made a shock announcement to make an intended move to KTM beginning in the 2019 season , becoming a satellite team to the Austrian firm's MotoGP presence . The Tech3 squad are considered as a 'junior' or development team, signing upcoming riders early in their MotoGP class careers. This announcement also affected Tech3's Moto2 programme, as they switched to KTM chassis. In mid-2018, Tech3 also confirmed they would be entering
120-592: A second-place finish in Catalunya ; he added another second-place finish in the Czech Republic and a third-place finish in the following race in Great Britain . Bastianini finished the season ninth in the riders' championship. In 2015, Bastianini emerged as runaway leader Danny Kent 's nearest challenger, taking five podium finishes – including four second places – and two pole positions in
144-801: A successful career in minibike racing, Bastianini raced successfully in various categories, including the Honda HIRP Trophy 100cc, the MiniGP 70cc Italian Championship and the Honda RS125 Trophy, where he finished as champion during the 2012 season. In 2013, Bastianini competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup , where he took two victories en route to a fourth-place finish in the championship. Bastianini also took his first steps in Moto3, participating in five races of
168-414: A tight points battle with Carlos Cardús that was not decided until the final race of the season. Despite five Grand Prix victories for Hans Spaan , seventeen-year-old Loris Capirossi became the youngest-ever world champion when he claimed the 125 crown for Honda . The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1990: Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish
192-492: A vastly different front end feeling as compared to the Desmosedici GP21 he rode to 4 victories in the previous season. Bastianini was forced to miss the opening three rounds of the season through injury after being involved in a first lap incident instigated by Luca Marini at the 2023 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix. After a first lap incident at the 2023 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix , he had to subsequently miss
216-533: The 2001 season the team moved the whole operation to the premier class, again with Yamaha, Jacque, and Nakano on the YZR500 , though their status changed to that of satellite team through to the present. Towards the end of the 2002 season , the team was given use of the YZR-M1 . In the 2006 season and 2007 season , the team used Dunlop tyres , but returned to Michelin in 2008. In the 2008 season , their squad
240-550: The Hungaroring . The 1990 season continued the trend of crashes as riders tried to cope with the harsh power output of the V4 two-strokes . Honda put forth a proposition limiting the top class to 375cc and 3 cylinders, but that never caught on. Still, with 500cc lap times becoming stagnant, it was clear that something needed to be done. Newcomer John Kocinski took the 250 title for Kenny Roberts ' Marlboro-Yamaha squad after
264-584: The 2021 MotoGP season and was partnered with Moto2 rival and compatriot Luca Marini . Both Bastianini and Marini rode two-year-old specification Ducati GP19 bikes the whole season. Bastianini scored points consistently during the season, before getting his then best result in Aragon in 6th position, followed by a 3rd-place finish in Misano, a repeat 6th-place finish again in COTA, and a repeated 3rd-place finish again at
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#1732787866477288-806: The Circuit of the Americas in Austin. This was followed by a DNF in Portugal and P8 in Jerez. At the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, Bastianini took another win, after overtaking both factory Ducatis to return to the top step of the podium. This win meant he was just eight points adrift of championship leader Fabio Quartararo after seven rounds. He returned again to the podium with a 2nd-place finish in at
312-623: The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Misano during the last lap. Bastianini finished the season 11th in the riders' standings with 102 points. Bastianini won the first race of the 2022 MotoGP season, the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix and became the championship leader. Gresini Racing and Bastianini made history by winning with a 2021-specification Ducati Desmosedici GP21 . After mid-pack results in Indonesia and Argentina, where he took P11 and P10 respectively, he took his second win at
336-787: The Italian Championship. In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3. Bastianini scored his first points in his second start, finishing 13th at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas , commencing a run of four consecutive points-scoring finishes; he took top ten placings at the Argentine , Spanish and French Grands Prix. After failing to finish his home race at Mugello , Bastianini took his first podium with
360-503: The Moto3 class with Gresini Racing Moto3 . He finished the season as the championship runner-up, taking 177 points with 6 podiums and a win at Motegi. In 2019, Bastianini joined the Italtrans Racing Team and finished the season in 10th place taking 97 points with 1 podium. He then finished as world champion for the 2020 Moto2 season , taking 205 points from 3 wins and 7 podiums. He signed with Esponsorama Racing for
384-691: The San Marino Grand Prix. Bastianini then took his fourth win of the season at the Aragón Grand Prix, then another 2nd-place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Bastianini switched to Ducati Lenovo Team for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship , replacing Jack Miller and partnering Francesco Bagnaia . Bastianini never felt comfortable with the Ducati Desmosedici GP23 , which he attributed to
408-526: The feat at the final race of the season in Portugal , Oliviera's home race. In mid-2022, Tech3 has announced their partnership with Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Gas Gas , which are KTM's sister brand. The deal saw Tech3 will carry Gas Gas's crimson red color from 2023 onwards. Tech3 continued their partnership with KTM in Moto3 class in that season before also switched to GasGas in 2024 season. On June 13 2024, Tech3 announced that they will be reverting to
432-459: The first eleven races of the season. At Misano in September, Bastianini took his first race victory; having started from pole position, Bastianini was part of the five-rider lead battle for the whole race, and took the race win after a final-lap pass on Miguel Oliveira . Bastianini finished the season in third place in the final championship standings. In 2016, Bastianini continued to race in
456-523: The following round at Laguna Seca. Rainey on having Lawson as a teammate: “I just wanted to devastate Eddie. I don’t think he was ready for a team-mate like me. Maybe he thought he could control me, but at that stage I was past being controlled.” Rainey switched from Dunlop to Michelin tires this year. Kevin Schwantz continued to win on his Suzuki but just as often he would crash. Australian Mick Doohan would win his first Grand Prix for Honda at
480-452: The following three rounds at San Marino, India and Japan due to injuries. Bastianini produced an impressive comeback after a complicated 2023 season by grabbing a dominant victory at the 2023 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix . Bastianini after having fully recovered from his injuries from 2023, performed well in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship pre-season tests and took a liking to the 2024 Ducati Desmosedici GP24 immediately. He started
504-689: The inaugural season of the MotoE World Cup in 2019 . After the 2019 season in Moto2, with KTM withdrawing from the series, for 2020 Tech3 will field a two-rider team in the Moto3 class for the first time, also using KTM machinery. In the 2020 season, Tech3 recorded their first ever premier-class win in their 373rd start at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, KTM's home event. The race was won by Miguel Oliveira . Rider and team repeated
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#1732787866477528-536: The race to earn points. Bold – Pole Position Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer , riding for Ducati Lenovo Team in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship . Born in Rimini , Bastianini first rode a minibike aged 3 years and 3 months: hence his racing number, 33. After
552-563: Was the 42nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. 1990 marked the beginning of the Rainey era with the Marlboro- Yamaha rider taking 7 wins and scoring points in every race but Hungary after he had already clinched the championship. Rainey's teammate was 1989 champion Eddie Lawson , but he was unable to defend his championship after breaking his left ankle in the first round and then severely shattering his right ankle
576-446: Was two-time and reigning Superbike World Champion James Toseland partnered with the two-time Superbike World Champion Colin Edwards . For the 2010 season , Ben Spies replaced Toseland. Spies finished the season in sixth place, while Edwards finished in eleventh place. In the new Moto2 category, Tech3 rider Yuki Takahashi finished the season in twelfth place, while Raffaele De Rosa finished 27th, aboard Honda-powered bikes using
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