The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team move on to the next round at Motegi.

The Japanese Grand Prix will be the next round on the calendar for Red Bull KTM Ajo. After an exhausting two weeks, Celestino Vietti and Deniz Öncü will close a triple header of events. Both riders will fight to continue improving their results at the Mobility Resort Motegi.

Vietti faces this weekend motivated after an intense weekend in Indonesia, where he did not have the feeling he had hoped for following his victory in Misano. The Italian rider is in great form and has put in several outstanding performances at recent rounds, although at Mandalika the difficult conditions were a challenge and he finished in ninth position. Vietti arrives in Japan fully focused on returning to the top. With 131 points, he is seventh in the overall standings.

Öncü made progress in Indonesia. He faced a very difficult weekend due to the extreme conditions at the circuit, although he completed the race in a positive ninth position and put himself fully in the fight for the rookie of the year honour. Öncü wants to continue moving forward and fight for the top positions at Motegi this time around. He is 18th overall, with 34 points.
Red Bull KTM Ajo are fifth in the Team standings, with 165 points. In 2023, Pedro Acosta was on the podium for them, in third position, while in 2022 Augusto Fernandez was second. In 2019 and 2018, Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira took third place respectively. The Moto2 race takes place on Sunday at 12:15 pm local time.

Circuit information – Mobility Resort Motegi
Length: 4.801 m / 2.983 miles
Width: 15 m / 49.21 ft.
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 8
Longest straight: 762 m / 0.473 miles
Constructed: 1997
Modified: 1997

#13 CELESTINO VIETTI

“The Indonesian GP was a complicated weekend because I didn’t have a good feeling throughout. In the race we managed to fight back and score some points. This weekend the goal is to continue working together, as we have done so far, to get back on track with good results. We know we can do it, so we’re going to go for it.”

#53 DENIZ ÖNCÜ

“The Indonesian GP was tough due to the conditions, but we improved throughout the weekend. On Sunday in the race we got a good result compared to previous weekends, although I think we still have room for improvement to fight for the top positions again.”