Tech3
Motorcycle racing team
Tech3 is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP™ and Moto3™ World Championships. Founded in 1990 by Hervé Poncharal, the team has competed in multiple classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing and is one of the longest-standing independent teams in the premier class. As of the 2020s, Tech3 operates as a satellite team for KTM under the name Red Bull KTM Tech3. In 2025, a consortium led by Guenther Steiner acquired full ownership of the team, marking a new era beginning in 2026.
History
The team was founded in 1990 by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal, engineer Guy Coulon, and Bernard Martignac, initially racing in the 250 cc class using Honda and Suzuki motorcycles. The team achieved major success at the end of the decade, culminating in the 2000 season when riders Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano finished first and second respectively in the 250cc World Championship.
Partnership with Yamaha
In the 1999 season, Tech3 partnered with Yamaha and became a long-term satellite team. In the 2001 season the team moved the whole operation to the premier class, again with Yamaha, Jacque, and Nakano on the YZR500.
Over nearly two decades, the team established itself as one of the leading independent outfits in MotoGP, achieving multiple podium finishes and consistently placing among the top non-factory teams.
Towards the end of the 2002 season, the team was given use of the YZR-M1, marking an important step in its development.
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