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KTM Adds DiFrancesco and Bennick to 250 Team

The riders will join Julien Beaumer and Sacha Coenen in Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s expanded four-rider program for 2027.

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has signed Ryder DiFrancesco and Daxton Bennick for the 2027 season, expanding its 250 team to four riders.

The announcement was reported by AMA Supercross on October 14, 2026. DiFrancesco and Bennick will join returning rider Julien Beaumer and Belgian rider Sacha Coenen.

Four riders for KTM’s 250 program

The team says its riders will compete on KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION machinery in the AMA Supercross Championship, Pro Motocross Championship and SMX Finals.

The expanded program is scheduled to make its competitive debut at the opening round of the 2027 AMA Supercross Championship in Anaheim, California.

DiFrancesco and Bennick arrive after 2026 campaigns

DiFrancesco, 21, finished runner-up in the 2026 250SMX World Championship, fifth in 250MX and fourth in the 250SX Western Division standings. He also earned his first career 250SX podium at Anaheim 1, according to the team statement.

Bennick, 20, placed third in the 250SX East standings and recorded his first 250SMX podium at SMX Playoff 1 in Columbus during 2026.

Beaumer and Coenen complete the lineup

Beaumer, 20, is set to return for a fourth season with the team after extending his contract through 2027 and beyond. Coenen, 19, joins from the MX2 World Championship, where he finished third in the 2026 standings.

Red Bull KTM 250 Team Manager Nathan Ramsey will manage the 250 race team. The announcement described the new lineup as part of an expansion of the wider Red Bull KTM Factory Racing program.

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The team’s four-rider 250 effort is set to begin competition at the 2027 AMA Supercross opener in Anaheim.

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