Collin Veijer

Last updated
Collin Veijer
NationalityDutch
Born (2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19)
Staphorst, Netherlands [1]
Current team Red Bull KTM Ajo
Bike number95
Website collinveijer.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2023–2024
Manufacturers Husqvarna
2024 championship position3rd (242 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
3921133391

Collin Veijer (born 19 February 2005) is a Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle racer who will be competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Contents

Career

Early career

Veijer was born in Staphorst, Netherlands, and started riding minibikes from a young age, winning the Dutch Minibike Championship at the age of 8. [2]

Veijer joined the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2020, finishing 10th in his rookie season. He also participated in the European Talent cup where he finished 16th.

In 2021, he finished 12th, missing out 2 out of the 14 total races, while also taking part in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, where he finished 15th.

Veijer finished as runner-up in the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with a total of 210 points, and 6th in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship.

Moto3 World Championship

Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (2023–2024)

In 2023, Veijer joined the Moto3 World Championship with Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP alongside Ayumu Sasaki. He started the season with consistent performances, making his way into the points on several occasions. In only his tenth race, in Austria, Veijer started from pole for the first time and went on to finish fourth. [3] He earned his maiden podium in Thailand after two consecutive fourth positions in Indonesia and Australia. [4] He would then secure his first Moto3 win in Malaysia in front of teammate Sasaki and championship rival Masià. [5] He came 7th in the championship standings, with a total of 149 points, being beaten to the Rookie of the Year award by David Alonso.

Veijer stayed with Intact GP for the 2024 season, teaming up with Tatsuki Suzuki. [6] He earned his second career win in Jerez, followed by a third position in Le Mans. [7] Veijer finished in second place in his home race in Assen after a last corner overtake by Iván Ortolá. [8] He started from pole for the second time in his career in the German Grand Prix, but crashed on lap two while leading the race and finished the eighteenth after picking up his Husqvarna. [9] Veijer earned several podiums throughout the rest of the season, and finished third in the championship standings behind David Alonso and Daniel Holgado.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2025)

In 13 August 2024, it was announced that Veijer would be moving up to the Moto2 class with Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2025 season. [10]

Career Statistics

European Talent Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2020 Honda EST
Ret		 EST
Ret		 ALG
13		 JER
12		 JER
13		 JER
10		 ARA
13		 ARA
17		 ARA
14		 VAL
9		 VAL
31		16th28

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
2020 KTM RBR1
14		 RBR1
10		 RBR2
10		 RBR2
7		 ARA1
Ret		 ARA1
9		 ARA2
Ret		 ARA2
7		 VAL1
Ret		 VAL1
8		 VAL2
6		 VAL2
6		10th67
2021 KTM POR1
10		 POR2
7		 JER1
10		 JER2
Ret		 MUG1
11		 MUG2
7		 SAC1
Ret		 SAC2
11		 RBR1 RBR1 RBR2
11		 RBR2
8		 ARA1
12		 ARA2
11		12th62
2022 KTM POR1
3		 POR2
1		 JER1
3		 JER2
4		 MUG1
15		 MUG2
1		 SAC1
4		 SAC2
2		 RBR1
4		 RBR2
5		 ARA1
4		 ARA2
1		 VAL1
7		 VAL2
6		2nd210

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2021 KTM EST
12		 VAL1
7		 VAL2
11		15th44
Husqvarna CAT1
Ret		 CAT2
Ret		 POR
17		 ARA
26		 JER1
15		 JER2
14		 RSM
4		 VAL1
12		 VAL2
10

FIM JuniorGP World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2022 KTM EST
DNS		 VAL1
14		 VAL2
Ret		 CAT1
7		 CAT2
Ret		 JER1
1		 JER2
11		 POR
9		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
1		 VAL1
2		 VAL2
23		6th93

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2023 Moto3 Husqvarna Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP1912211497th
2024 Moto3 Husqvarna Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP2019122423rd
Total3921133391

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32023–2024 2023 Portugal 2023 Thailand 2023 Malaysia 39211333910
Total2023–present39211333910

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617181920PosPts
2023 Moto3 Husqvarna POR
12		 ARG
22		 AME
13		 SPA
23		 FRA
15		 ITA
6		 GER
Ret		 NED
7		 GBR
9		 AUT
4		 CAT
DNS		 RSM
5		 IND
Ret		 JPN
11		 INA
4		 AUS
4		 THA
3		 MAL
1		 QAT
10		 VAL
4		7th149
2024 Moto3 Husqvarna QAT
5		 POR
6		 AME
Ret		 SPA
1		 FRA
3		 CAT
4		 ITA
2		 NED
2		 GER
18		 GBR
3		 AUT
5		 ARA
2		 RSM
5		 EMI
3		 INA
Ret		 JPN
2		 AUS
18		 THA
3		 MAL
5		 SLD
10		3rd242

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ajo Motorsport</span> Grand Prix motorcycle racing team

Ajo Motorsport is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing team, currently competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes under the name Red Bull KTM Ajo. The team's founder and principal is former racer Aki Ajo. His son, former racer Niklas Ajo, is also involved in the team as crew chief and race engineer in the Moto3 programme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miguel Oliveira</span> Portuguese motorcycle racer

Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for Prima Pramac Racing, getting the step up from KTM Tech3, a satellite team, for whom he secured both the team's, and his, first and second win.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Kent</span> British motorcycle racer

Danny Ray Kent is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977, as well as the first British lightweight class champion since Dave Simmonds in 1969.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niccolò Antonelli</span> Italian motorcycle racer

Niccolò Antonelli is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer set to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Team MMR. He most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Mooney VR46 Racing Team. Antonelli won the Italian 125GP Championship in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brad Binder</span> South African motorcycle racer (born 1995)

Brad Binder is a South African Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He is most-known for winning the 2016 Moto3 World Championship. In November 2019 he was confirmed as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider in MotoGP class for the 2020 season, replacing Johann Zarco who had abandoned his factory ride earlier during that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">María Herrera</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

María Herrera Muñoz is a Spanish motorcycle racer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bo Bendsneyder</span> Dutch motorcycle racer

Bo Bendsneyder is a Dutch motorcycle racer. He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Remy Gardner</span> Australian motorcycle racer

Remy Christopher Gardner is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bradley Ray</span> British motorcycle racer (born 1997)

Bradley Ray is a British motorcycle racer. He won the 2022 British Superbike Championship and since 2023 has ridden for Motoxracing Yamaha WSBK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcos Ramírez (motorcyclist)</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

Marcos Ramírez Fernández is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for American Racing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayumu Sasaki</span> Japanese motorcycle racer (born 2000)

Ayumu Sasaki is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer currently competing in the Moto2 class for the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team. He most recently competed in Moto3 from 2016 to 2023, where he finished runner-up in his final year in the category behind eventual champion Jaume Masià.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raúl Fernández (motorcyclist)</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

Raúl Fernández González is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the MotoGP World Championship with Trackhouse Racing. His younger brother, Adrián, is also a motorcycle racer. They are not related to MotoGP rider Augusto Fernández. He was 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaume Masià</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

Jaume Masià Vargas is a Spanish motorcycle rider competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Pertamina Mandalika GAS UP Team. He won the 2023 Moto3 World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist)</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

Augusto Fernández Guerra is a Spanish motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP class for Red Bull GasGas Tech3. He won the Moto2 Riders' World Championship in 2022. He is not related to fellow MotoGP rider Raúl Fernández, nor to Raul's younger brother, Moto3 rider Adrián Fernández.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celestino Vietti</span> Italian motorcycle racer

Celestino Vietti Ramus is an Italian motorcycle rider competing in Moto2 for Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is also a member of Valentino Rossi's VR46 Academy.

Deniz Öncü is a Turkish motorcycle racer, currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship, for team Red Bull KTM Ajo. His twin brother, Can, is also a motorcycle racer. Both brothers are mentored by Turkish multi-world champion motorcycle racer, Kenan Sofuoğlu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)</span> Spanish motorcycle racer (born 2004)

Pedro Acosta Sánchez is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. Acosta took his maiden win in only his second Moto3 race at the 2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix after starting from the pitlane for irresponsible riding in free practice. In the same season, he won the 2021 Moto3 World Championship becoming the first rookie champion since Loris Capirossi in 1990, and the second youngest ever champion, just one day older than Capirossi was at the time of winning. In 2023, Acosta won the Moto2 world championship with 2 races to go. Acosta is also a champion of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having won the title in 2020.

Daniel "Dani" Holgado Miralles is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for Red Bull GasGas Tech3 in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship. He previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2021 with the Aspar Junior Team, where he won the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Antonio Rueda</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

José Antonio Rueda Ruiz is a Spanish motorcycle racer who currently competes for Red Bull KTM Ajo in the Moto3 World Championship. He won the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2022.

David Alonso Gómez is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for the CFMoto Aspar Racing Team in the Moto2 World Championship. Colombian by maternal descent and Spanish by paternal descent, he represents Colombia internationally. Born in Spain, he also has Spanish citizenship. He won the European Talent Cup in 2020 and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2021. He won the 2024 season of Moto3.

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete profile: Collin Veijer". redbull.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Mijn naam is Veijer, Collin Veijer racesport.nl (in Dutch), 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Austrian Moto3: Surprise pole for rookie Veijer". crash.net. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thailand Moto3 Grand Prix, Buriram - Race Results". crash.net. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Malaysian Moto3: Historic first win for Veijer as title rivals battle behind". crash.net. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP unveils 2024 Line-Up". intactgp.de. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Veijer takes classy Moto3 race win at Jerez". motorsportweek.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ortola snatches late win in Moto3 at Assen". motorsportweek.com. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Moto3 Germany, Race: Alonso Takes Sixth Win After Veijer Crashes Out". bikesportnews.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Collin Veijer to take on 2025 Moto2™ challenge with Red Bull KTM Ajo". press.ktm.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.