The Turkish rider finishes in a well-deserved third position, with Celestino Vietti tenth.

An exciting Sunday at the Aragon Grand Prix saw Deniz Öncü consolidate his progress and earn third place for Red Bull KTM Ajo, whilst his teammate, Celestino Vietti, was tenth after a collision with another rider.

Öncü enjoyed his best weekend since his debut in the intermediate class, and showed that he has fully recovered from his hand injury and is back with renewed energy. Starting the race from the second row of the grid, he got off the line well and remained in the Top 5. Öncü was involved in a collision with another rider, but this did not prevent him from continuing to climb the order and maintaining a very fast pace to reach the front. On the final laps he claimed third position, going on to take his first podium in Moto2.

Vietti had a solid weekend at MotorLand Aragon. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider started the race from ninth and stuck in the group, riding consistently and moving up the order. He got closer to the Top 5, until after the first half of the race had elapsed, an incident with another rider caused him to lose some positions and ruled him out of a rostrum challenge.Vietti crossed the line in tenth position, at Grand Prix in which the final result did not reflect the great work he had done during the weekend.

Red Bull KTM Ajo now move on to the San Marino GP next week, which will be held from September 6-8th at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

Race Results:
1. Jake Dixon (Kalex) 35:54.402
2. Tony Arbolino (kalex) +1.779
3. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +5.479
4. Alonso Lopez (Boscoscuro) +9.190
5. Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) +11.098
10. Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +21.301

Moto2 World Championship Standing 2024
1. Sergio Garcia (Boscoscuro) 162 points
2. Ai Ogura (Boscoscuro) 150 points
3. Alonso Lopez (Boscoscuro) 133 points
4. Joe Roberts (Kalex) 130 points
5. Jake Dixon (Kalex) 119 points
7. Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 102 points
17. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 27 points

Moto2 Teams World Championship Standing 2024
1. MT Helmets MSI – 312 points
2. Sync SpeedUp – 245 points
3. OnlyFans American Racing Team – 194 points
4. QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 – 158 points
5. CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team – 144 points
6. Red Bull KTM Ajo – 129 points

Aki Ajo – Team Manager

“Overall it has been a really good weekend for us in Moto2. First of all, congratulations to Deniz for his first podium, which maybe came a bit earlier then expected, especially after his time out through injury. Sine he came back he has performed really well, and I believe that this break has also helped him mentally, as he was missing something in the races. Those difficult moments and negatives always teach you more. It seems that he made the most of it, and he showed something similar to what we saw from him last year in Moto3. This is a good step forward for him and it is just the beginning of his Moto2 career. We need to keep calm and focus on his progress. It was also a good weekend for Celestino, but unfortunately after another rider’s mistake he was hindered a lot. Otherwise, I think that he would have been able to fight for the podium with Deniz. But I also like to take the positives away: Celestino won in Austria and I am sure he will be back very strong at Misano. I’m really enthusiastic about the coming races and really happy to be back at the track in three days’ time.”

#13 CELESTINO VIETTI

“I am not super very happy about today, because of course we wanted a bit more. With the collision with Roberts I lost a lot of time and a lot of positions. Anyway, the feeling was good and we were quite fast during the whole weekend. We were not the fastest, but we would be able to fight for the Top 5. We have to take the positives and now we go to Misano, my home GP. It is also a circuit that I really like a lot. Despite the result, we are taking away the positives, we will go there with a good feeling with the bike and try to have two good races there. Thank you to the team for the good job they did here.”

#53 DENIZ ÖNCÜ

“It has been a very positive weekend. After coming back from injury, we have been taking big steps forward, both me with my riding and also my work with the team. The big difference is that I have started to enjoy the bike, not only focusing on performance and putting pressure on myself. During the break because of the injury, I realised that; not I’ve started enjoying every lap. This has brought me these good results. It’s my first podium in Moto2, but I will only be completely happy once I get the victory. Let’s keep pushing.”