KTM has announced that Aki Ajo will take up the role of team manager at its factory squad from next season. The Finn will step away from his current position as head of his own Ajo Motorsport Moto2/3 team in favour of helming KTM’s efforts in the premier class.

MotoGP: The Finnish team manager dreamt for years of making it to the MotoGP. He'll again be seeing Acosta and Binder - with whom he won three world titles - and also a revolutionized technical department.

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP team is replacing Francesco Guidotti with Aki Ajo as Team Manager starting in 2025.

Aki Ajo takes over from Francesco Guidotti as Red Bull KTM MotoGP team manager. KTM has confirmed that Aki Ajo will step up from running his own factory-backed Ajo Moto2 and Moto3 teams to take over as KTM's MotoGP team manager from 2025.

MotoGP: "This project already has many good parts, but we need to work more to build the package to a better standard." Beirer: "He has won titles with both Acosta and Binder. We can count on a lot of pedigree and Aki knows the company and the way we race well.