Collin Veijer

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

Collin Veijer
Veijer at the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 20) Staphorst, Netherlands[1]
Current team	Red Bull KTM Ajo
Bike number	95
Website	collinveijer.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2025 Manufacturers Kalex Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 18 0 0 0 0 64 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2023–2024 Manufacturers Husqvarna Championships 0 2024 championship position 3rd (242 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 39 2 11 3 3 391

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] He was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2020, and finished tenth in the overall standings in his debut season.^[3] He also participated in the European Talent Cup where he finished 16th overall, with two top-ten finishes.^[4][5]

In 2021, Veijer faced his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season, and finished 12th, after missing two races at the Red Bull Ring round. That same year, he also competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, where he finished 15th.^[6]

Veijer finished as runner-up in his final 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season in 2022, with a total of three wins and six podiums.^[7][8] He also competed in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship, where he clinched two victories and a total of three podiums.^[9]

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.^[10] He earned his maiden podium in Thailand after two consecutive fourth positions in Indonesia and Australia.^[11] He would then secure his first Moto3 win in Malaysia in front of teammate Sasaki and championship rival Masià.^[12] 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.^[13] He earned his second career win in Jerez, followed by a third position in Le Mans.^[14] Veijer finished in second place in his home race in Assen after a last corner overtake by Iván Ortolá.^[15] 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.^[16] 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)

On 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.^[17]

Career statistics

European Talent Cup

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2020	Honda	EST Ret	EST Ret	ALG 13	JER 12	JER 13	JER 10	ARA 13	ARA 17	ARA 14	VAL 9	VAL 31	16th	28

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pts
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			10th	67
2021	KTM	POR1 10	POR2 7	JER1 10	JER2 Ret	MUG1 11	MUG2 7	SAC1 Ret	SAC2 11	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3 11	RBR4 8	ARA1 12	ARA2 11	12th	62
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	2nd	210

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2021	KTM	EST 12	VAL1 7	VAL2 11										15th	44
	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)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
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	6th	93

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2023	Moto3	Husqvarna	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	19	1	2	2	1	149	7th
2024	Moto3	Husqvarna	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	20	1	9	1	2	242	3rd
2025	Moto2	Kalex	Red Bull KTM Ajo	18	0	0	0	0	64*	19th*
Total				57	2	11	3	3	455

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st pod	1st win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2023–2024	2023 Portugal	2023 Thailand	2023 Malaysia	39	2	11	3	3	391	0
Moto2	2025–present	2025 Thailand			18	0	0	0	0	64	0
Total	2023–present				57	2	11	3	3	455	0

Races by year

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

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Pos	Pts
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			7th	149
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			3rd	242
2025	Moto2	Kalex	THA 20	ARG 24	AME 10	QAT 13	SPA 14	FRA Ret	GBR	ARA	ITA 20	NED 14	GER 16	CZE 16	AUT 8	HUN 5	CAT 9	RSM 21	JPN 10	INA 8	AUS 12	MAL 9	POR	VAL	19th*	64*

* Season still in progress.