KTM-Ajo rider Alvaro Carpe is pushing for a move to Moto2; talks with Pramac are underway

Following the Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, the MotoGP World Championship will go into a summer break lasting just over three weeks until the event at Silverstone. With the exception of the Tech3-KTM team, the places in the premier class for the 2027 MotoGP season are as good as filled. The promotion to MotoGP of Moto2 stars such as Daniel Holgado, Izan Guevara and David Alonso – and potentially riders from the Liqui Moly Dynavolt IntactGP team as well – means there will be vacancies in the Moto2 class for 2027.

Consequently, the first changes in the middleweight class are now beginning to take shape. Moto3 winner Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – currently second in the World Championship standings – is one of the key figures. The 19-year-old Spaniard from Murcia, his family and his management are already pushing for him to compete in the Moto2 World Championship in 2027. This determined ambition is set to be followed by action very soon.

It is reported that Carpe, the 2024 Rookies’ Cup winner, already has a concrete option within Pramac’s Yamaha structure, where his compatriot Izan Guevara is well placed for an internal promotion to MotoGP. This also creates a need for KTM to act. The question is: do the Mattighofen-based team want to keep Alvaro Carpe in their youth programme, or will they let him go?

One thing is clear: if KTM wants to promote Alvaro Carpe and move him up to Moto2, a place must be created for him in Aki Ajo’s team. Colin Veijer could be the one to suffer as a result of this scenario. The 21-year-old Dutchman is already in his second year in Niklas Ajo’s Moto2 line-up; he is currently not at 100 per cent due to a shoulder injury and sits 10th in the standings. Further talks are scheduled for the Sachsenring.

It is conceivable that his team-mate Rueda might have to make way, but there are strong indications that the Moto3 World Champion will be retained and granted another year in Moto3. If no decisions are made in the near future, it would come as no surprise if Alvaro Carpe were to leave. At the Sachsenring, Alvaro Carpe once again made his mark: first place in the first free practice session.

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