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.

Aki Ajo has been one of the most successful team managers since Moto2 and Moto3, but the Finn will step up to MotoGP with KTM following Francesco Guidotti’s departure, which was announced on Sunday evening.

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

Aki Ajo signs on as KTM Factory Racing MotoGP Team Manager for 2025, with Binder and Acosta competing on board the

Francesco Guidotti will depart as MotoGP team manager of Red Bull KTM at the end of this season, the factory has confirmed. The Italian joined KTM in 2022 from Pramac Ducati, replacing Mike Leitner. Guidotti oversaw two wins for Miguel Oliveira that year, then a new KTM high of fourth in the world championship for Brad Binder in 2023.