KTM is leaving MotoGP in 2026. Unfortunately for all those who bleed orange, that's just a fact, as the company's insolvency administrator made it abundantly clear late last year. Racing, and indeed the high cost of top-tier MotoGP racing, just isn't necessary for the company to save itself.
What isn't yet clear, however, is what will happen to the team—rumors have swirled about potential saviors, including Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, though those are likely bogus, unfortunately—or its grid place slots if no saving grace can be found before the 2026 deadline.
While those talks are likely still going on behind the scenes, i.e. saving the team and keeping it going past 2026, rumors have begun to form that while KTM is supposedly leaving the series, it's "transferring" its race slots to a subsidiary of the company so as to better negotiate a sale at a future day for those slots.
