Tech3 is a
motorcycle racing
Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Ot ...
team competing in the
MotoGP class World Championship under the name Tech3 GasGas Factory Racing. They also compete in the Moto3 World Championship under the name Red Bull KTM Tech3 and the
MotoE World Cup
The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship (formerly known as the MotoE World Cup) is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the FIM and the inaugural season in 2019 was due to support MotoG ...
under the name Tech3 E-Racing.
History
The team was founded in
1990
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by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal, engineer Guy Coulon and Bernard Martignac, and began racing in the 250 cc class using
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
and
Suzuki
is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
motorcycles.
In
1999, the team partnered with
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
for the factory team and in
2000
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their riders,
Olivier Jacque
Olivier Jacque (born 29 August 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Career
He was second in the 250cc European Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. H ...
and
Shinya Nakano
is a retired Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Superbike rider. He is not related to the former Formula One racer Shinji Nakano.
Career
Early career
Nakano was All-Japan 250cc champion in 1998, the highlight of a long career in b ...
, placed first and second in the 250 world championship. In
2001
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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
In motorsport, a satellite team is a team related to a larger, better-funded team. This relation may involve ownership, technical support and staff sharing, including drivers. Current examples include NASCAR outfit Wood Brothers Racing, which is c ...
through to the present. Towards the end of the
2002 season, the team was given use of the
YZR-M1.
In
2006
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and
2007 the team used
Dunlop tyres
Dunlop Tyres is a brand of tyres which is managed by different companies around the world. It was founded by pneumatic tyre pioneer John Boyd Dunlop in Dublin, Ireland, in 1890.
The brand is operated by Goodyear in North America (passenger c ...
, but returned to
Michelin
Michelin (; ; full name: ) is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ''région'' of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and la ...
in 2008. In the
2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, the two-time and reigning
Superbike World Champion James Toseland
James Michael Toseland (born 5 October 1980) is an English former motorcycle racer and vocalist of his own rock band named Toseland. For 2020, he is team-manager of Wepol Racing with riders in World Supersport and Supersport 300.[Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards II (born February 27, 1974), nicknamed the "Texas Tornado", is an American former professional motorcycle racer who retired half-way through the 2014 season, but continues in the sport as a factory test rider. He is a two-time W ...]
. For
2010
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,
Ben Spies
Ben Spies (; born July 11, 1984), is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. He was sometimes nicknamed "Elbows" due to his riding style, in which his elbows protruded outward. Spies won the AMA Superbike Championship for Yoshimur ...
replaced Toseland. Spies finished the season in sixth place while Edwards finished in eleventh place. In the new
Moto2
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ...
category, Tech3 rider
Yuki Takahashi
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship aboard a Honda CBR1000RR. For 2009 he made his debut in the MotoGP class, with the Scot Racing Honda team but was subsequentl ...
finished the season in twelfth place while
Raffaele De Rosa
Raffaele De Rosa (born 25 March 1987 in Naples) is an Italian motorcycle road racer. He competes in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, he won the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2016.
Career
125cc World Championship ...
finished 27th, aboard Honda-powered bikes using a Tech3 chassis. For 2011, Spies moved to the factory Yamaha team, and was being replaced by
Cal Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow (born 29 October 1985) is an English professional motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2020 season. He is contracted as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing, which he is expected to continue in 2022 and 2 ...
; the team again retained Colin Edwards for a fourth season. For 2012, Crutchlow moved into the second year of his two-year deal, while Edwards announced that he was leaving for the
Forward Racing
Forward Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the Moto2 World Championship.
History
The team started competing in the MotoGP class as the Hayate Racing Team, a scaled down version of the Kawasaki factory team that withdrew from MotoGP ...
team with
Andrea Dovizioso having been confirmed as his replacement.
Bradley Smith signed 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
KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...
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.
In mid-2018, Tech3 also confirmed they would be entering the inaugural season of the
MotoE World Cup
The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship (formerly known as the MotoE World Cup) is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the FIM and the inaugural season in 2019 was due to support MotoG ...
in
2019
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.
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
Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira (; born 4 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for RNF MotoGP Team, getting the step up from KTM Tech3, . Rider and team repeated the feat at the final race of the season in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
, Oliviera's home race.
Grand Prix motorcycle results
By rider
By year
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
See also
*
:Tech3 MotoGP riders
Notes
References
External links
* https://www.teamtech3.fr/
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