KTM has announced that Dani Pedrosa will make a return to racing at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix as a wildcard, while Pol Espargaro will contest the Italian GP.
Pedrosa, who retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season, contested two wildcards in 2023 as part of his test rider role with KTM. The first was at the Spanish GP at Jerez, where the 31-time MotoGP race winner finished an impressive sixth in the sprint and seventh in the grand prix. He returned for the San Marino GP at Misano and went on to finish fourth in both races, narrowly missing a first podium since 2017.
Espargaro will contest the Italian GP at the beginning of June, marking his first MotoGP race appearance since last year’s Valencia GP. Espargaro says he feels more like his “old self” following his serious accident in Portugal last season that ruled him out for half of the year and is looking forward to getting a race outing on the new KTM. “Really happy to be racing again and especially at Mugello, which is a very special place to get on a MotoGP bike,” Espargaro noted.
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