KTM will take part in a private MotoGP Test during December with their MotoGP test riders.

During speculation over the future of the Piere Mobility brands, KTM has confirmed that its test team will be on track this month for a private test.

KTM told our colleagues at Crash.net on Tuesday that “there will be a private test in Jerez in December”.

MotoGP's winter testing ban is currently in place (December 1st to January 31st). However, the testing ban only covers contracted race riders and not the testing teams.

KTM did not give many other details regarding their private test in Spain. The Austrian manufacturer did not confirm which test riders would be present at the test, or whether both Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro would be present.

'Nothing has changed for the racing departments.'

‘KTM Racing GmbH’ is not involved in the ‘judicial restructuring proceedings with self-administration’ which is now underway at KTM AG, after ‘liabilities’ of a reported €3 billion at parent company Pierer Industries AG.

But there will most likely be an impact on the Pierer Mobility Group's racing activities, of which the MotoGP project is the most expensive.

KTM told Crash.net that “nothing has changed for the racing departments” since comments by Hubert Trunkenpolz, deputy chairman of the Pierer Group, and KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer at the Barcelona season finale.

“To pre-empt all speculation: we will be racing in MotoGP next year and the year after,” Trunkenpolz told Speedweek.com in Barcelona.

“We have a contract with Dorna that we are fulfilling and that will only happen with the KTM brand. We have to promote the brand, we see sport as the most important marketing tool for the KTM brand, that's why we're doing it."

“We are part of the company," added Beirer. "If we have a problem together, then motorsport has to help. It goes without saying that we are now dealing with motorsport costs as efficiently as possible and are trying to bring sensible savings on board…

“We no longer have the 'nice to have' money, but we will do everything we can to ensure that we have the 'must have' [money]... We will focus on [making savings] where it doesn't hurt the rider on the track."