Bo Bendsneyder (born 4 March 1999) is a Dutch motorcycle racer. He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2015.

Career Moto3 World Championship Red Bull KTM Ajo (2016–2017) In 2016, Bendsneyder made his debut in the Moto3 class, Riding for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. He got two podiums (Great Britain and Malaysia) and closed the season in fourteenth place in the riders' championship standings with 78 points.

In 2017, Bendsneyder stayed with the same team. His best result was a fourth place in the Czech Republic and ended the season in fifteenth place in the riders' championship standings with 65 points.

Moto2 World Championship Tech 3 Racing (2018) In 2018, Bendsneyder moved to Moto2 with Tech 3. He concluded the season in 29th place with two points, his best finish was fourteenth place in Thailand. During the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix he suffered a broken tibia due to flying shrapnel from an engine explosion on the last lap of the race.

NTS RW Racing GP (2019–2020) In 2019, Bendsneyder moved to NTS. He got his best result of the season a thirteenth place in the Grand Prix of the Americas and ended the season in 26th place with seven points.

In 2020, Bendsneyder stayed with the same team. His best result was an eighth place in Valencia and he ended the season in 23rd place with 18 points.

Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (2021–2024) Bendsneyder will race in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Racing Team.

FIM Endurance World Championship

Marc VDS (2026–) Bendsneyder joined the Marc VDS Racing Team, specifically in a new role for the FIM Endurance World Championship. He will be teammates with Randy de Puniet, Florian Marino and Alessandro Delbianco in the ELF Marc VDS - KM99 team for the 2026 season.

Career statistics

Career highlights

2013 - 10th, European Junior Cup, Honda CBR500R

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 2014 JER1 JER1 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 9th 117 2015 JER1 JER1 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 1st 243

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 2014 FTR Honda JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 15th 33 2015 Honda ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 7th 93

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 0 2 0 0 78 14th Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 17 0 0 0 0 65 15th Moto2 Tech3 Tech 3 Racing 15 0 0 0 0 2 29th Moto2 NTS NTS RW Racing GP 19 0 0 0 0 7 26th Moto2 NTS NTS RW Racing GP 15 0 0 0 0 18 23rd Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 18 0 0 0 0 46 16th Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 20 0 0 0 0 87 13th Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 19 0 1 0 0 30 21st Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika GAS Up Team 10 0 0 0 0 7 27th Total 151 0 3 0 0 338

By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto3 2016–2017 2016 Qatar 2016 Great Britain 35 0 2 0 0 143 0 Moto2 2018–2024 2018 Qatar 2023 Americas 116 0 1 0 0 197 0 Total 2016–2024 151 0 3 0 0 340 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 Pos Pts Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 14th 78 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 15th 65 Moto2 Tech3 QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 29th 2 Moto2 NTS QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 26th 7 Moto2 NTS QAT SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 23rd 18 Moto2 Kalex QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 16th 46 Moto2 Kalex QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 13th 87 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 21st 30 Moto2 Kalex QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 27th 7 Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport 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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 MV Agusta AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED EMI EMI GBR GBR CZE CZE POR POR FRA FRA ITA ITA SPA SPA POR POR SPA SPA 18th 44 MV Agusta AUS AUS POR POR NED NED ITA ITA CZE CZE EMI EMI GBR GBR HUN HUN FRA FRA ARA ARA EST EST SPA SPA 9th 178

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