KTM Signs DiFrancesco, Bennick
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ed Bull KTM Factory Racing has
signed Ryder DiFrancesco and
Daxton Bennick ahead of the 2027
SMX World Championship season,
joining an expanded four-rider 250
program alongside Julien Beaumer
and Sacha Coenen. The four will com-
pete in the AMA Supercross Champi-
onship, Pro Motocross Championship
and the post-season SMX Finals.
Both DiFrancesco and Bennick transi-
tion from the disbanded Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Team.
"I'm super-excited to be joining Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing," DiFrances-
co said. "It's been one of the top-tier
teams in the paddock since I can
remember, so it's going to be a cool
feeling being on the orange bike in
2027. It only grows the confidence in
myself and the team. The next thing
to do now is to go out there and win."
Bennick said, "I'm so excited to be
on the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
team next year. It's always been a
dream of mine, so it's a super-cool
and surreal moment for me. There
are a lot of familiar faces on the team
and also some new ones, and I think
we're going to make a good combina-
tion and go after the championships.
I'm ready to get to work."
The Red Bull KTM Factory 450
team will be made up of returning
AMA SuperMotocross Champion
Jorge Prado and new recruit Lucas
Coenen, Sacha's older brother, who is
also leaving the MXGP Championship
in order to compete in the U.S.
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The arrival of Daxton
Bennick (left), Ryder
DiFrancesco (right),
Sacha Coenen and
returning rider Julien
Beaumer means
the Red Bull KTM
Factory 250cc Team
will expand from one
rider to four.
