Red Bull is one of the most important companies in the market and has a strong presence in motorsports. In addition to the Formula 1 teams, the brand of energy drinks sponsors a number of drivers and teams in a wide variety of categories. As if that were not enough, the company acquired the Spielberg circuit a few years ago, rebuilt the structure and renamed it the Red Bull Ring. In addition to receiving the Formula 1 again, the track received the Austrian GP of MotoGP last year, after two decades of absence. In a vote in the category, the race in the Red Bull Ring was voted the best of the season. Receiving the award, Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull, gave the speech of thanks and praised the main class of the MotoGP World Championship - more than that, put MotoGP at the top of the motor sport. "MotoGP is the most exciting category in the world right now. It offers pure motorcycling in the most fascinating way, "he said. Red Bull sponsors Honda's official team with a minor role. In 2017, however, KTM will debut in MotoGP with official team and the company of Mateschitz will be the main sponsor of the team, which has Pol Espargaró and Bradley Smith as pilots. The 2016 MotoGP season ended with nine different riders winning races. In addition to champion Marc Márquez, Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Maverick Viñales, Jack Miller, Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone - the winner of the race at the Red Bull Ring - crossed the finish line first.
Mateschitz: "MotoGP is the most exciting category in the world"
Red Bull is one of the most important companies in the market and has a strong presence in motorsports. In addition to the Formula 1 teams, the brand of energy drinks sponsors a number of drivers and teams in a wide variety of categories. As if that were not enough, the company acquired the Spielberg circuit a few years ago, rebuilt the structure and renamed it the Red Bull Ring. In addition to receiving the Formula 1 again, the track received the Austrian GP of MotoGP last year, after two decades of absence. In a vote in the category, the race in the Red Bull Ring was voted the best of the season. Receiving the award, Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull, gave the speech of thanks and praised the main class of the MotoGP World Championship - more than that, put MotoGP at the top of the motor sport. "MotoGP is the most exciting category in the world right now. It offers pure motorcycling in the most fascinating way, "he said. Red Bull sponsors Honda's official team with a minor role. In 2017, however, KTM will debut in MotoGP with official team and the company of Mateschitz will be the main sponsor of the team, which has Pol Espargaró and Bradley Smith as pilots. The 2016 MotoGP season ended with nine different riders winning races. In addition to champion Marc Márquez, Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Maverick Viñales, Jack Miller, Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone - the winner of the race at the Red Bull Ring - crossed the finish line first.