Pol Espargaro set for San Marino GP wildcard

For the third time in 2024, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Test Rider Pol Espargaro is set for a wildcard MotoGP™ appearance, with the Spaniard set to join the premier class grid at Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini.

The #44 – following his weekends on track at Mugello and the Red Bull Ring – will race KTM’s latest RC16 spec at the first of two Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli events, a circuit he’s claimed two MotoGP™ podiums at, including in 2020 aboard a KTM machine.

Pol Espargaro: “Mugello meant we could come back to MotoGP speed and then we felt much more competitive at Red Bull Ring where we had made a lot of testing laps. Misano is another familiar circuit and I’m happy to get back onto the grid after the work we made at Austria. We need to reconfirm some data in race conditions and also do what we can to help the guys – Brad and Jack – with their settings for the two GPs we have there.”