July 6 (Reuters) - KTM have signed Spanish rider Alex Marquez to a multi-year contract from the 2027 season, the team said on Monday.
The 30-year-old, runner-up in the 2025 MotoGP championship, will leave Gresini Racing after four seasons and return to a factory team for the first time since his rookie campaign with Honda in 2020.
"We are extremely proud and happy to have secured an exceptional talent like Alex Marquez — the 2025 World Championship runner-up — for our project," KTM Motorsports Director Pit Beirer said in a statement.
"Alex brings not only outstanding skill and race intelligence but also determination and a winning mindset that perfectly matches our DNA."
KTM have yet to announce Marquez's teammate for the 2027 season.
(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
