Overview

• Guenther Steiner is poised to finalize a roughly €20 million acquisition of the Tech3 MotoGP squad under a phased transition agreement.
• Athlete-focused investment firm Apex, which manages funds for stars like Lando Norris, is providing the majority of the purchase financing.
• The takeover preserves all existing team staff and the French headquarters established by Hervé Poncharal and Guy Coulon in 1990.
• Current riders Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales remain under contract and will continue on KTM’s RC16 machinery next season.
• As the first significant team sale since Liberty Media’s Dorna takeover, the move highlights deepening ties between F1 stakeholders and MotoGP.