The Peugeot brand will enter the Moto3 World Ch✱a🧸mpionship next season, joining forces with Racing Team Germany.

RTG have also confirmed that the experienced Alexi⛦s Masbou, who will be 28 years-old at the start of next season, is to remain wit𒁏h the team.

The destination of current team-mate John McPhee is 🐟still uncertain with the team's second rider to be announced at the Val༒encia GP weekend.

Another change sees Tဣerrell Th🐷ien take over as team manager with immediate effect, Dirk Heidolf will instead take care of the Peugeot youth team to run in the CEV.

Peugeot ha🐽ve been looking to enter the motorcycle world championship f♊or some time, making their initial move by allowing Indian Manufacturer Mahindra to purchase a controlling 51% steak in the motorcycle arm of the company.

Mahindra have raced in 125GP/Moto3 since 2011 and next year's Peugeots seem set to be re-ꦬbadged Mahindras, emulating the KTM-Husqvarna🐻 scenario.

The Mahindra-Peugeot partnership has already found success with Marco Bezzecchi winning seven races to secure the Italian Moto3 title and team-mate Fabio Spiranelli fourth overall. Bezecchꦗi has had two wild-card rides in Moto3 this season.

Mahindra, which formed a new partnership with the Aspar team for 2015, have had limited success this year - claiming just one podium, by Francesco Bagnaia, ⛦at Le Mans.