Many parties can actually take advantage of the opportunities presented by changes in technical regulations which could result in the MotoGP championship map being more or less reset again. And for MotoGP, that year is 2027, which is whether it is related or not to this potential reset. The MV Agusta brand is rumored to be returning to MotoGP and stated that 2027 is the dateline. .
As we know, currently 50.1% of the shares of this Italian brand are owned by an international company from Austria called Pierer Mobility which owns the main brand of KTM motorbikes. And the news about the plan to return MV Agusta was reported directly by the BOD of Pierer Mobility A.G., Hubert Trunkenpolz to Speedweek
“That is still our intention, and we plan to bring MV Agusta back to the premier class. But we certainly won’t do that by developing a separate engine. Because there is only one best engine in MotoGP, and we don’t want to deprive MV of that. We want that for the brand too.
” 2027, KTM and MV will have to share the new MotoGP 850 cc engines, which is why MV Agusta will not be a separate manufacturer in 2027. Our plan with MV Agusta is very simple. From 2024 to 2026, we must get the company back on track. Currently, we are talking about a ‘work in progress’ in Varese. It takes time to stabilize all aspects, from the product range to the production site and also the business side. Until everything is sorted out, there is no point in racing in MotoGP.
” However, 2027 might be a good year for MV Agusta to tap into MotoGP resources to build its own MotoGP bike. That’s why we wanted to use the same platform as KTM for the V4 engine. And we will continue this commitment with Hervé Poncharal’s Tech3 team.”
What is also interesting is that Trunkenpolz said that perhaps the physical form of the MV Agusta motorbike could be very different from the KTM even though they both share the same engine: “Maybe we will develop a different frame and different aerodynamics. All of this can be done and imagined. But the engine will remain the same. It will then be up to Dorna to tell us whether they consider us as their own constructor or as a satellite team, without its own constructors’ world championship ranking. At that time, we will record their decision.”
MV Agusta itself has a name that is redolent of the past of motorbike Grand Prix racing. “MV” from MV Agusta is an abbreviation of “Meccanica Verghera” which from 1952 to 1974 via the MV Reparto Corse team won a total of 75 MotoGP titles (38 riders’ titles and 37 constructors’ titles). His last GP victory was achieved in 1976 at the German GP at the Nürburgring.
