Domi Aegerter in the SSP World Championship with Triumph: Who will still get factory machinery in ’27

Since 2022, Simon Buckmaster’s PTR team has developed the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS into one of the best motorbikes in the Supersport World Championship: Tom Booth-Amos has secured 17 podium finishes over the past three seasons, including four wins. The fact that he has never finished higher than fourth in the World Championship is down to his crashes.

PTR has achieved every milestone in the Supersport World Championship, and yet the team will no longer be number one by 2027. This is because in 2027, Marc Griffith’s Renegade team will return to the World Championship and is set to become the spearhead of the long-established British manufacturer.

Renegade first made its mark in the BSB at the turn of the millennium and, from 2004, in the World Superbike Championship, with well-known names such as Noriyuki Haga, Ben Bostrom and Leon Haslam under contract. Griffith enjoys a strong reputation, but has not managed a team on a day-to-day basis for over 20 years.

A matter of honour for PTR

In reality, it makes no difference whether Buckmaster’s team is allowed to call itself ‘Factory Racing’ or ‘Factory-supported’; however, it is a matter of honour and public image. Ultimately, in the eyes of the fans, the team that achieves the better results will be number one.

PTR Triumph has signed two-time world champion and 27-time race winner Dominique Aegerter (36) from Switzerland; he will be joined by the talented Briton Joshua Whatley (21).

Topic of the week

Soon-to-be world champion Kimi Antonelli: The inevitable will then follow in Mexico

The 20-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli had the chance to secure the 2026 World Championship title at the US Grand Prix. He did everything right: victory in Texas. The title celebrations have nevertheless been postponed. Until Mexico.

Mathias Brunner

Read More

Renegade will field Ayumu Sasaki (26) alongside Booth-Amos (30). The Japanese rider has been racing full-time in Moto3 since 2017 and finished as runner-up in the 2023 World Championship with the German team Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact. He subsequently moved up to Moto2, where he has so far been unable to establish himself among the frontrunners. He could remain with the RW team for 2027, but would have to contribute to the budget. As he does not consider his other Moto2 options to be favourable, he will be heeding the call of his ‘father-in-law’. Sasaki has been in a relationship for many years with Mercedes Griffith, the daughter of the Renegade team boss. With the new Triumph 798, he will have a powerful motorbike at his disposal.

Der dreifache GP-Sieger Ayumu Sasaki kommt in die Supersport-WM

Foto: gold & goose