Riders
Maverick Vinales
- Team Red Bull KTM Tech3
- Bike KTM
- Date of birth 12/01/1995
- Place of birth Figueres, Spain
- Height 171 cm
- Weight 64 kg
The Spaniard’s win in Texas last season denied Ducati a sweep of all 20 Grands Prix while seeing him become the first rider to win a Grand Prix with three different manufacturers; Vinales being Vinales, it was his sole Sunday podium all year. Ten years after his MotoGP™ debut, you never really know what you’re going to get with the 30-year-old, which leads to his latest stop at KTM.
The mid-season rider market merry-go-round of 2024 saw Vinales join the Austrian brand’s second squad for his 11th premier-class season, the wisdom of which was immediately questioned when KTM’s financial difficulties came to light towards the end of the year.
Vinales has won everywhere he’s been, though; while consistent inconsistency has been the story of his career, his upside makes this marriage intriguing.
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