Collin Veijer (born 19 February 2005) is a Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto2 World Championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo, having raced for the same team in 2025.
Veijer has previously raced in the Moto3 World Championship in 2023 and 2024, and is a double Grand Prix winner of the same category.
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.Mijn naam is Veijer, Collin Veijer racesport.nl (in Dutch), 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2024. 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. He also participated in the European Talent Cup where he finished 16th overall, with two top-ten finishes."1e testdag voor Collin Veijer goed verlopen" weblog-staphorst.nl (in Dutch), 10 March 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2025."FIM CEV Repsol: Alonso kampioen, top tien voor Van den Goorbergh en Veijer" racesport.nl (in Dutch), 31 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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."Collin Veijer in 2021 FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship met AC Racing Team" racesport.nl (in Dutch), 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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."Collin Veijer wint tweede Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race in Portimão" racesport.nl (in Dutch), 24 April 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2025."Quiles wint laatste race in Valencia, Rueda 2022 kampioen voor Veijer" racesport.nl (in Dutch), 5 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2025. He also competed in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship, where he clinched two victories and a total of three podiums."Collin Veijer another step closer to the Grand Prix" motor.nl (in Dutch), 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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. He earned his maiden podium in Thailand after two consecutive fourth positions in Indonesia and Australia. He would then secure his first Moto3 win in Malaysia in front of teammate Sasaki and championship rival Masià. He came seventh 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. He earned his second career win in Jerez, followed by a third position in Le Mans. Veijer finished in second place in his home race in Assen after a last corner overtake by Iván Ortolá. 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. 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, alongside Deniz Öncü. Veijer's rookie year saw a gradual improvement as the season progressed. He finished in tenth place in the third round at COTA,"Collin Veijer heeft eerste WK-punten binnen in de Moto2 - na verraderlijke race in Austin" eurosport.nl (in Dutch), 31 March 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025. which was followed by two point-scoring finishes at Qatar and Jerez. Veijer suffered an injury to his right arm after a training accident, ahead of the British Grand Prix, for which he underwent surgery, and consequently missed the two following rounds. Veijer secured multiple top-ten finishes during the second half of the season—including a maiden podium at Portimão—where he finished in second place less than one tenth behind Diogo Moreira."Veijer pakt eerste Moto2-podium in Portimão, zege nipt naar Moreira" nl.motorsport.com (in Dutch), 9 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025."Eerste podium voor Collin Veijer in Moto2-race Portimao – tweede plaats zorgt voor dolle vreugde" eurosport.nl (in Dutch), 9 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025. He ended the season 15th in the standings.
In September 2025, Red Bull KTM Ajo confirmed Veijer's renewal for a second season in 2026, with José Antonio Rueda alongside him. He remains with the team for a third consecutive season in .
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 EST ALG JER JER JER ARA ARA ARA VAL VAL 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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2020 KTM RBR1 RBR1 RBR2 RBR2 ARA1 ARA1 ARA2 ARA2 VAL1 VAL1 VAL2 VAL2 10th 67 2021 KTM POR1 POR2 JER1 JER2 MUG1 MUG2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 RBR4 ARA1 ARA2 12th 62 2022 KTM POR1 POR2 JER1 JER2 MUG1 MUG2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 ARA1 ARA2 VAL1 VAL2 2nd 210
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 2021 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 15th 44 Husqvarna CAT1 CAT2 POR ARA JER1 JER2 RSM VAL1 VAL2 2022 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 CAT1 CAT2 JER1 JER2 POR RSM ARA VAL1 VAL2 6th 93
Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 Husqvarna Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 19 1 2 2 1 149 7th Moto3 Husqvarna Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 20 1 9 1 2 242 3rd Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 20 0 1 0 1 97 15th Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 14 0 2 1 0 75.5* 10th* Total 73 2 14 4 4 563.5
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 2025 Portugal 34 0 3 1 1 172.5 0 Total 2023–present 73 2 14 4 4 563.5 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 Moto3 Husqvarna POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 7th 149 Moto3 Husqvarna QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 3rd 242 Moto2 Kalex THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 15th 97 Moto2 Kalex THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 10th* 75.5* Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. Season still in progress.
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