MEDIA INFORMATION, 2012-11-2

PRODUCTION RACER KTM RC 250 R

THE MOTO3 WORLD CHAMPION
2012!
In less than a year, KTMs Moto3 program has developed
into a world championship success story. KTM and Sandro
Cortese on the Moto3 Grand Prix bike both secured the
World Championship titles in Sepang, Malaysia with two
rounds still in hand. Now for ambitious customer teams,
KTM is sending the KTM RC 250 R, the companys
production racer on the starting line.

World Champion bike: KTM RC 250 R Production

Racer 2013

There was only seven months between the presentation of Moto3

winning aggregate in Hangar 7 in Salzburg, Austria at the beginning of
October 2011 and Corteses premiere win on the KTM RC 250 GP in
Estoril, Portugal. But this success is no mere product of coincidence but
of the systematic implementation of the project. As well as the rider
world title through Cortese and the manufacturers world title for KTM in
the first year of the Moto3 competition, the results of the other four KTM
riders and of the four KALEX-KTM riders was an impressive display of
this knowhow.
It is on the basis of the consistent speed of the nine KTM riders that the
KTM racer is being further developed for 2013. Both the production
Moto3 World Champions: Cortese & the KTM RC 250
racer and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup bike will be on the start
GP
next season so that customer teams and up-and-coming riders are able
to profit from this development in the future. Both machines are direct
offshoots of the KTM Grand Prix motorcycle and both are developed
under the technical direction of Wolfgang Felber.
Stefan Pierer (KTM CEO): All of KTMs knowhow come together in the
Moto3 Grand Prix motorcycle and it represents the technology from
offroad and that which has already been proven in road racing.
Internally there was a knowhow transfer between R&D, motor sport and
production development while externally Moto3 development profited
from both KTM subsidiaries and the companies of Cross Holding. The
KTM involvement in motorcycle racing at the highest level reinforces
the brand positioning in the street bike segment and is an advertising
GP Bike: Made in Austria & the basis of the RC 250 R
medium for our latest range of smaller displacement street bikes!
Pit Beirer (Head of KTM Motorsport): After we had a real holeshot
start to the season we have now established ourselves in the new
Moto3 class as one of the major players and we even succeeded in
winning the world championship title in the premiere season. Now for
2013 we want see our motorcycles even more deployed in the Moto3
world Championship. KALEX continues to remain our exclusive chassis
partner and will be supplied with our engines. We are confident that we
will be able to offer a good package and would be delighted if teams
and riders are on the start of the World Championship races with the
KTM Production Racer!
KTM M32 Motor: the powerful force in the 2012 Moto3
World Championship

Wolfgang Felber (Head of KTM Customer Racing Sport): The basis of

the Production Racer is not much different to our Grand Prix
motorcycle. The GP bike is only adapted to suit the current Moto3
regulations, for example it runs with the regulation DellOrto electronics
unit, has a maximum of 14,000 revolutions and has an Akrapovic
exhaust system that allows 115 dB. OZ magnesium wheels, a factory
braking system with dual brake disks in the front and WP suspension
elements all save weight but basically these are also components that
can all be fitted to the RC 250 R Production Racer!

KTM-SPORTMOTORCYCLE AG
Thomas Kuttruf // PR-Manager // Tel.: +43 7742 6000 866 // Mobile: +43 664 81 62 490
Fax: +43 7742 6000 5866 // e-Mail: thomas.kuttruf@ktm.at // www.ktm.com

TECHNICAL DATA OF THE KTM RC 250 R (Production Racer 2013)

DRIVE
Motor: Single cylinder, 4-stroke motor: DOHC
Displacement: 249.5 ccm
Bore/Hub: 81/48.5 mm
Performance: min. 37 kW at 13.000 revs/min
Max. Torque: 28 Nm at 11.000 revs/min
Compression ratio: 14,5:1
Starter/Battery: External starter / 12 V 0. 8 Ah
Transmission: Cassette transmission, 6 gears, 3 options
Mixture preparation: Oval throttle body, 2 injection jets, 50
equivalent
Cooling: Water cooler + oil-water heat exchanger
Generator: 12 V / 70 W
Lubrication: Semi-dry sump, 1 pressure and 2 suction pumps
Primary drive: Straight toothed: 2 transmission options
Valve drive: chain driven, intermediate wheel, radial arranged valves
and DLC coated rocker arms
Clutch: Multiple disk clutch in oil bath
Motor management/ignition: GET by Athena ECU, GET by Athena
Software MAYA EVO, adjustable motor brake/traction control/ launch
control/fuel mapping/ignition mapping/pit lane limiter, automatic switch,
Interface for data recording
CHASSIS
Frame: Steel tubular frame: steering head and adjustable swing arm
pivot
Subframe: one piece Wethje carbon subframe
Swing arm: Upside down formed, welded aluminum
Handlebar: Full aluminum clamps, exchangeable handlebar
Front suspension: WP RCMA 3548 fork 35 mm, adjustable spring
preload suspension, compression and rebound damping adjustable
over 20 levels
Rear suspension: WP BAVP 4618 shock absorber, adjustable length,
hydraulic preload adjuster, High-/Low-Speed- compression damping
and rebound damping over 20 levels
Triple clamp: cast aluminum, adjustable, 28/30 mm offset
Front brakes: Brembo single disk braking system 290 mm, radial
brake caliper and radial hand brake cylinder
Rear brakes: Braking-brake disks 190 mm, Formula radial brake
caliper and formula brake cylinder
Front/rear wheels: OZ forged aluminum 2.5 x 17 / 3.5 x 17
Tires front and rear: Dunlop 95/75-R17 / 115/75-R17 Moto3 M Slick
Chain: 415 chain, rear sprocket 16 - 18T, rear sprocket 34 - 42T
Silencer: Akrapovic Full Titanium System with silencer 107 dB (open),
additional dB killer 100/103 dB
Steering head angle: plus/minus 1 with optional steering head insets
Steering head position: plus/minus 6 mm with optional steering head
insets
Wheel base: 1210 mm 35 mm
Ride height: adjustable plus/minus 6 mm
Seat height: 760 mm, adjustable plus/minus 6 mm
Tank capacity: approx. 10.5 l
Weight without fuel: approx. 82 kg

KTM shines in the first Moto3 season and follows up by

delivering the RC 250 R into the racing scene

GENE
- GP125 (Geometry, ergonomic, aerodynamic components)
- MOTOGP-MOTOR (Layout cylinder head and throttle body)
- RC8 R SBK (Electronic, frame knowhow, materials processing)
- MX (lubrication system, transmission, clutch, Kinematic valve gear)
TECHNOLOGY
- WP Suspensions, WP Radiator, WP Performance
- KTM Technologies
- KISKA Industrial Design
- PANKL Racing Systems
- WETHJE Plastics technology

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KTM-SPORTMOTORCYCLE AG
Thomas Kuttruf // PR-Manager // Tel.: +43 7742 6000 866 // Mobile: +43 664 81 62 490
Fax: +43 7742 6000 5866 // e-Mail: thomas.kuttruf@ktm.at // www.ktm.com