18/10/2022

2023 as LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP in the Moto2™ and Moto3™ categories

Exciting news:
- Intact GP joins forces with Husqvarna Motorcycles
- The 'LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP' team will compete in both the Moto2™ and Moto3™ categories
- Lukas Tulovic and Darryn Binder will form the riders duo in the Moto2™ category
- Ayumu Sasaki and Collin Veijer go in the hunt for points in Moto3™

The Intact GP team is opening a new chapter in its ten-year existence, with the aim of celebrating success at the top of motorcycle racing. With Husqvarna Motorcycles, one of the most respected European motorcycle brands, LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP is born. The team's name will apply to both the intermediate category and Moto3.

The new rider pairing in Moto2, consisting of Darryn Binder and Lukas Tulovic, will be part of this milestone. Binder, who is only 24 years old, has already won in Moto3 and is currently doing a great job in the MotoGP class after a surprise promotion from Moto3 straight to the premier class at the end of 2021. The South African is known for his determination and fighting spirit and although he will be a debutant in Moto2, he has plenty of experience to draw on from his eight-year GP career to date. Tulovic is the newly crowned Moto2 European champion of the LIQUI MOLY Intact GP Junior Team. The logical next step now takes him into the Moto2 World Championship. The 22-year-old German already brings World Championship experience with him and has featured in the hard-fought MotoE World Cup over the past three years, where he secured victory in Austria in 2021.

Together with Husqvarna, Intact GP will expand its commitment to the Moto3 class with the already existing and very successful crew around Peter Öttl. The future rider line-up there will be Ayumu Sasaki and the young Dutchman Collin Veijer. Sasaki, 22, has had an outstanding 2022 season so far, with wins in the Netherlands and Austria and six other podiums. The Japanese rider is fighting for the top three spots in the Moto3 championship standings. Veijer, 17, has won three races in the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and is still in contention for the title. The Dutch youngster will be a Grand Prix rookie in 2023, but hopes to learn from the years of experience of his new team and stablemate.

The LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP team is looking forward to bringing this new chapter to life in just a few weeks. With increased forces, the growing team will fight to assert itself as a top contender in two World Championship classes.

Jürgen Lingg

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Team Manager Moto2

"We are very grateful to Husqvarna Motorcycles for the trust they have placed in us. This deal is a new and an exciting step for our team, an exciting one that introduces a new era. We have a new brand, new riders and a new direction. In 2023 the bikes will change color and we are all motivated and convinced that this change will take us forward.
We are also already very excited about our two new riders in Moto2. Lukas has already competed for two years in the Moto2 European Championship for our Junior Team and we are very happy that he was able to win the title in a very confident manner and ahead of the end of the season. That's why the logical consequence is that we take the next step into the World Championship together. Even though it will be a great challenge, we are aware of that. Lukas has grown a lot, so that he can also take this step together with us. Darryn has been in our sights for a long time. We are particularly pleased that he will be joining our team next year. He has gained additional experience in MotoGP. That will definitely help him in Moto2 as a rookie. We will need some patience at the beginning, but I think he will catch up in the class very soon. He has the right attitude for it and is known as a fighter, which is very important in Moto2, where there are often many battles. We are very much looking forward to start the project!"

Peter Öttl

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Team Manager Moto3

“For three seasons we have been able to carry the Husqvarna Motorcycles name highly in Moto3 and it is very satisfying to continue the story together with Jürgen and a bigger programme now in Moto2. Ayumu stays with us and after some excellent results in 2022 we hope we can go for even more in 2023. Collin, on the other hand, is a rider with a lot of potential and we trust that he will carry on learning and building his career. I want to thank Husqvarna Motorcycles for the trust and the confidence. We will work hard to keep the Husqvarna name at the front of Moto3.”

Jens Hainbach

Husqvarna Motorcycles Head of Sports Management Road Racing

“Finally we have been able to grow the white and blue from Moto3 to Moto2 and I cannot be happier with our new partners to take Husqvarna Motorcycles into the next era. 2022 has been a breakthrough in Moto3 and it’s fantastic that we will continue on a solid foundation with Peter’s expertise. Jürgen knows Moto2 better than most and, overall, we believe our mix of riders for the brand combine a lot of potential and youth. It’s a strong group package and I want to thank everyone involved for bringing this all together.”

Stefan Keckeisen

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Team Shareholder

"I am very excited about our new partnership with Husqvarna. We have been working a lot in the background over the last few weeks to realize this new project. I would like to thank Jens Hainbach, Peter Öttl, Wolfgang Kuhn and Jürgen Lingg very much. Together we will now start a new era in our team history with our LIQU MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Team. I am also very happy that we are going to set up the Husqvarna Factory Team with all our long-time partners, especially our main sponsor LIQUI MOLY. I am very excited about our future."

Wolfgang Kuhn

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Team Shareholder

"The fact that the Husqvarna factory from Pierer Mobility AG is now supporting us over and above the successful cooperation with all sponsors in the past 10 years fills me and the entire team with pride and proves the great teamwork in recent years. Lukas Tulovic has shown that this is not only the case in the World Championship, but also in the promotion of young talent through our LIQUI MOLY Intact GP Junior Team, with his victory in the European championship, which was a real tour de force. I am sure that with Lukas and Darryn Binder we are very well positioned for the Moto2 World Championship in 2023. With the new Moto3 team another dream came true for me as well as for my team partners. I am sure that with the experience of Peter Öttl and a top rider with winning experience like Ayumu Sasaki we can fight for the title. Collin Veijer has proven his talent in the Red Bull Rookies Cup brilliantly with victories and will surely give us a lot of pleasure. A big thank you to all our team members, to all our loyal sponsors, friends, patrons and riders who have accompanied us over the past 10 years. But most of all, a thank you to my partners Jürgen Lingg and Stefan Keckeisen, who work tirelessly to ensure that this wonderful sport can be pursued at this top level and can now grow to an even higher level as the new LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Team."

Lukas Tulovic

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Moto2 Rider

"Joining the Moto2 World Championship with the LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Team in 2023 is a dream come true. I've spent years working towards it, training and really sacrificing a lot to get to this point. First and foremost, I would like to thank Jürgen Lingg, Stefan Keckeisen, Wolfgang Kuhn and the whole team, as well as all the team's partners, for making this opportunity possible for me. A huge thank you also to my management Todorovic, One Sport and my coach Gregor Haslberger, who built me up perfectly over the last two years, also mentally. My coach made me fit like I have never been before. I would also like to say a big thank you to all my partners who have supported me in the past and currently and made the whole thing financially possible in the European Championships. I was able to achieve my goal of winning the Moto2 European Championship title and now as European Champion I can tackle this new challenge, which I am so excited about and feel ready for. I am really looking forward to next season and I am very sure that with this team, with the strong people and the professionalism I can really make big steps and find my new home in the World Championship. Big thanks to the whole team and my coach. I can't wait for the upcoming season."

Darryn Binder

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP
Moto2 Rider

"I'm really happy to be part of the LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP team next year. The team has so much experience and is incredibly professional! I'm looking forward to trying out the Moto2 bike and I believe that together we can achieve good results. I hope that everything I've learned this year in MotoGP can help me adapt to Moto2 as quickly as possible. And then hopefully we can fight for some good positions. I'm very grateful to the whole team for giving me this great opportunity and I can't wait to work with everyone!"

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