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. O ...

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

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under the name Tech3 E-Racing. Olivier Jacque 1996 JapanGP

History

The team was founded in

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by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal, engineer Guy Coulon and Bernard Martignac, and began racing in the 250 cc class using

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and

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motorcycles. In

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, the team partnered with Yamaha for the factory team and in

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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. He ...

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 ...

, placed first and second in the 250 world championship. In

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the team moved the whole operation to the premier class, again with Yamaha, Jacque and Nakano on the

YZR500 The Yamaha YZR500 was a for 500cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1973 through 2002. Racing history The YZR500 was ridden by championship winners Giacomo Agostini (1975), Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979, 1980), Eddie Lawson (1984, 1 ...

, though their status changed to that of

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through to the present. Towards the end of the 2002 season, the team was given use of the

YZR-M1 The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an inline-four motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. It succeeded the YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a engine. Since then, the YZR-M1 ...

. In

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and

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the team used

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, but returned to

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in 2008. In the

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, 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

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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

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category, Tech3 rider

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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 ...

; 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

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team with

Andrea Dovizioso Andrea Dovizioso (born 23 March 1986) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. He raced with WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for the 2022 season but announced his intended-retirement after the Misano round in September. Dovizioso was t ...

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

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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

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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

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, Oliviera's home race.

Grand Prix motorcycle results

By rider

By year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

Notes

References

External links

* https://www.teamtech3.fr/ {{Tech 3 Motorcycle racing teams Motorcycle racing teams established in 1990 1990 establishments in France Dakar rally racing teams