Jorge Prado extends contract with Red Bull KTM for another four years

Michelle Liew

June 26, 2019

Spanish MXGP top gun Jorge Prado has signed an extension with Red Bull KTM to lengthen his stay.

MX2 World Champion Jorge Prado will remain with Red Bull KTM and part of the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship for the next four years until 2023. The Spaniard has just signed a contract extension at the Grand Prix of Germany last weekend. The eighteen-year-old is said to be one of the most outstanding riders within the motocross industry. Jorge Prado made his maiden Grand Prix appearance in 2016. He managed to clinch a podium finish in Assen, Netherlands.

Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM)

Photo credits: Red Bull KTM

“KTM have supported me since I started racing and winning my first world title in the 65s. They offered me a great opportunity for MXGP because if I win this year then I’ll need to be on a 450 and so this all came together very easily. I’m very happy to stay another four years and we’re both excited about it. Since I joined this team and worked with Claudio [De Carli] I’ve really felt that my place was to stay here and learn. He has a lot of experience and I’m sure we’ll make a good pass to the 450s. I have a great team behind me and it is difficult to find a better place than where I am right now,” says Prado as quoted from Red Bull KTM.

Claudio De Carli, Red Bull KTM MXGP Team Manager

Photo credits: Red Bull KTM

“In our sport we can never take anything taken for granted. So it is always satisfying when renewals like this happen and we can continue our journey. It is the sign that we are working in the right direction. The continuity in relationships means that the group is solid and close-knit. With Jorge, I have had again the chance to help a young rider, which has always been one of my priorities. I thank KTM for this. In the last two years I can only say that with Jorge we have always worked with the utmost commitment and with a smile, even in difficult times. He is a fantastic boy that deserves all his success.”

Robert Jonas, VP of Offroad

Photo credits: Red Bull KTM

“Jorge has been a KTM rider from the beginning. It has been special and rewarding to watch him develop so fast to reach the top of the sport. Full credit must go to Claudio and Davide De Carli, Tony Cairoli and the crew inside the team for the way they have mentored Jorge. They helped him unlock that final touch needed to bring the results we all knew he was capable of. Making this new contract was pretty easy.