Usually a real force in the WorldSSP300 category the first KTM entry in this class arrived way back in 2018. The Austrian company’s RC 390 R single cylinder has had modifications to its roadbike base over the years in this most standard of full FIM World Championship classes. Most recently it took Kawasaki’s 2023 champion Jeffrey Buis to two race wins, in 2024. Buis and Phillip Tonn will be KTM’s two on-track representatives in 2025, with the Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing team (based in Germany) operating this important orange-painted addition to a strong grid once more.
This ambitious manufacturer was welcomed into the WorldSSP300 fold in 2023, competing with a very race oriented 321 RR-S single cylinder machine. This year they continue with their 2024 riding line-up of Marc Garcia and Julio Garcia in the official team. Run out of Spain it is called the KOVE Factory Team. As the Kove investment expands once again there will be a second Kove team for the Chinese manufacturer, as the Irish-based Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove squad brings two more Spanish riders, Daniel Mogeda and Bernat Fernandez, onto the grid. Julio won Kove’s first race in 2024.
Present in: Present in: WorldSSP300 WorldSSP300
KTM RC 390 R
KOVE 321 RR
2024 STANDINGS
WorldSBK Manufacturer Winner 1 DUCATI
WorldSSP Manufacturer Winner 1 DUCATI
WorldSSP300 Manufacturer Winner 1 KAWASAKI
2025 STANDINGS
WorldSBK
DUCATI
1
281
BMW
2
223
146
3
YAMAHA
HONDA
100
4
89
BIMOTA
5
KAWASAKI
6
30
WorldSBK MANUFACTURERS 41