The Italian rider finishes third in the British GP, while Marcel Schrötter places 17th.

There was a great end to the British GP for Red Bull KTM Ajo. Celestino Vietti secured his first podium with the team after a hard-fought comeback up the field, earning third place. Substitute rider Marcel Schrötter also had a standout performance, taking the chequered flag 17th.

Vietti took off from the second row of the grid, and got as high as second position early on. However, he lost positions and dropped to sixth place. He looked for a good pace and tried to recover, continuing with the good feeling he had in the last race before the summer break. He was very consistent and continued to push late on, clinching third place on an exciting final lap to claim his first podium with Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Schrötter started the British GP from 26th position and stayed there on an intense first few laps, until he found a comfortable pace. The German rider progressively climbed the order in search of points, riding very consistently lap after lap and with a pace similar to the frontrunners. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider crossed the finish line in 17th, with the points just eluding him.

The next event will be the Austrian Grand Prix, from August 15-18th at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

Race Results:
1. Jake Dixon (Kalex) 35:25.147
2. Aron Canet (Kalex) +0.177
3. Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +7.054
4. Sergio Garcia (Boscoscuro) +8.476
5. Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) +8.718
17. Marcel Schrötter (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +22.302

Moto2 World Championship Standing 2024
1. Sergio Garcia (Boscoscuro) 160 points
2. Ai Ogura (Boscoscuro) 142 points
3. Joe Roberts (Kalex) 123 points
4. Fermin Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) 112 points
5. Alonso Lopez (Boscoscuro) 100 points
9. Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 71 points
25. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 6 points
30. Marcel Schrötter (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 0 points

Moto2 Teams World Championship Standing 2024
1. MT Helmets MSI – 302 points
2. MGT Trevisan SpeedUp – 212 points
3. Onlyfans American Racing Team – 168 points
4. QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 – 144 points
5. CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team – 99 points
7. Red Bull KTM Ajo – 77 points

Aki Ajo – Team Manager

“It was, once again, a very positive weekend in Moto2. Race by race we are understanding more about the package and our riders are more and more confident. Especially with Celestino, I feel that he is more and more confident and I’m really happy that his practice -and especially the qualifying times- are stronger. This is the key to getting good results in Moto2. We need to analyse the beginning of the race, as we weren’t as strong as expected. He dropped some positions and then, at the end of the race, Celestino was the fastest man on the track. He had some incredible last laps. We are really happy about the podium. Marcel again did a solid job as the replacement rider for Deniz. He was again quite close to the points, so we want to thank him for his work. It is not easy to come into this class in the middle of the season.”

#32 MARCEL SCHRÖTTER

“Unfortunately we missed out on the points, but we were not so far away. Throughout the weekend I had been trying to get in tune with the bike. Qualifying was hard so we started from the back of the grid, and the opening laps of the race were quite hectic, plus someone had a big crash and we lost contact with the middle pack. After that, I had a quite good pace, similar to that of the Top 10 riders, so that’s something very positive. We take away the positives and we keep learning. Thank you to all of the team for helping me and for choosing me again, and I wish a speedy recovery to Deniz.”

#13 CELESTINO VIETTI

“During the weekend we had been fast and competitive, so we had a good setup for the race. At the beginning I was too cautious with the rear tyre, after the problems at the German GP. Although I am not very happy with the first part of the race, we managed things well and at the end we had a bit more tyres than the others, so that helped us to overtake. I am really happy with the feeling we had with the bike and with the performance in general. It’s a very good result and we go to Austria with a great feeling.”