Pedro Acosta explains why he tends to ‘suffer’ at KTM more than his MotoGP rivals this season

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KTM just experienced one of their best showings of the MotoGP season so far by having two bikes on the podium at the Czech Grand Prix.

Pedro Acosta was able to get an electric start from seventh and never looked back, charging up to second and even inheriting the lead at one stage.

Of course, that was a tyre management measure on behalf of Marc Marquez, who soon reclaimed top spot at the Czech Grand Prix.

Overall, KTM’s pace was very impressive, and a sign that with three bikes in the top eight, they may be finding their best form in 2025.

Acosta exceeded Marquez’s expectations at Brno, after an admission that he had more work than anyone to do on Thursday, because he had never raced at the circuit.

Even Francesco Bagnaia made an ‘incredible’ Acosta observation and has been impressed by his skills at some stages this season. He has shown why he belongs at the top.

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Pedro Acosta tends to ‘suffer’ more behind rival MotoGP bikes in 2025

Acosta made one clear demand to KTM and insisted that upgrades must arrive soon after crashing at the German Grand Prix a short while ago.

The Spaniard sits seventh in the MotoGP standings and is currently on course to fall one place short of where he finished with the satellite Tech3 team in 2024.

At this stage last season, he already had managed two podiums, while he has none this year. He has now told GPOne why he tends to ‘suffer’ more than his rivals.

“The race will be long and the tyre wear will be evident. We got some good data from lapping today on a medium tyre, and we’ll see what we can do tomorrow.

“I’ll try to get a good start like today to be in front at the beginning, to get some more fresh air, and also to improve something, because I seem to suffer a bit more than normal being behind another manufacturer’s bike. I think these will be the keys.”

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Why Pedro Acosta’s 2025 MotoGP performance has been so impressive

Acosta’s teammate for 2025 has been the one rider who has managed to be more consistent than anyone over the last few years.

Brad Binder always finds a way to land himself in the top six, having done so in each of his last four seasons for KTM.

But this year, he has suffered a bit and is 12th with 60 points, just over halfway through the campaign. Acosta has 48 more points than him.

And overall, has been far more consistent. There have been some unfortunate mechanical failures, but they don’t make up for the entire gap. Acosta has just been that good.