It is July 6, 2023
Last updated July 6, 2023
Press release: REDUCED, California – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing would like to thank Cooper Webb for his achievements, commitment and determination after five very successful seasons together. At this point, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and 27-year-old Webb have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect.
Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: “On behalf of the team, I’d like to thank Cooper for the years of success we’ve had together. Over the past five years, we’ve been on the 450SX podium 52 times and of those , 21 were wins. We won the 450SX titles in 2019 and 2021, had a strong runner-up season in 2020 and finished third this year despite an unfortunate season-ending crash in Nashville.
Cooper had an option in his contract as to whether he wanted to race outdoors and decided at Daytona that he would not compete in AMA Pro Motocross in 2023. However, after the season-ending SX crash in Nashville, Cooper reached out to race MX. and KTM agreed to support him for the summer. Both sides entered the series somewhat underprepared and a practice crash before RedBud sidelined Cooper once again.
Both Cooper and the team have decided to part ways, this will give him time to recover and then move on to the next chapter of his competitive career. Myself and the team wish him all the best. I will always be reminded of the success we had together because Cooper’s championship bikes and trophies sit proudly in the lobby of the KTM race shop.”
Webb joined Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in 2019 and claimed a maiden 450SX championship in that inaugural campaign, before reclaiming the class crown in 2021 aboard the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION.
Collectively, between 2019 and 2023, Webb and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing amassed a total of 21 main event wins together in the 450SX division of the AMA Supercross Championship, as well as a single win in the AMA Pro round Motocross Championship 450MX in 2019. The team wishes Cooper the best in his future endeavors.
