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Senna Agius joins Tech3 KTM for 2027 MotoGP

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Senna Agius will join Tech3 KTM in MotoGP for the 2027 season.
Agius will partner veteran rider Luca Marini at the satellite KTM team.
Guenther Steiner championed Agius’s promotion because of his speed and work ethic.
His promotion fills the final 2027 grid seat, preserving a 43-year Australian MotoGP presence.
Agius won the 2023 Moto2 European Championship and a home-race podium at Phillip Island.

History

Historical Context

Wayne Gardner became the first Australian to win the premier 500 cc title in 1987, capturing seven of sixteen races and spurring the inaugural Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 1989. Decades later, Tech3 KTM promoted 23-year-old Australian Senna Agius for 2027, extending the nation’s four-decade MotoGP presence first forged by Gardner.

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Story summary

Senna Agius will join Tech3 KTM in MotoGP for the 2027 season.
Agius will partner veteran rider Luca Marini at the satellite KTM team.
Guenther Steiner championed Agius’s promotion because of his speed and work ethic.
His promotion fills the final 2027 grid seat, preserving a 43-year Australian MotoGP presence.
Agius won the 2023 Moto2 European Championship and a home-race podium at Phillip Island.

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