Collin Veijer
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 2005 Staphorst, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull KTM Ajo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | collinveijer.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.[1][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 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.[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, alongside Deniz Öncü.[17] Veijer's rookie year saw a gradual improvement as the season progressed. He finished in tenth place in the third round at COTA,[18] 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.[19] 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.[20][21] 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.[22]
