The Turkish rider finishes 14th at Termas de Rio Hondo. Collin Veijer manages to complete his second race in the intermediate class.

The Argentinian Grand Prix had a positive end for Deniz Öncü and Collin Veijer, who rounded out a difficult weekend by taking the chequered flag on race day. Öncü struggled again at the start but was able to recover to reach the points. Veijer started well, but faded in the second half of the race to finish in 24th place.

It was a clean start at Termas de Río Hondo, although not entirely positive for Öncü, who, as in Thailand, once again struggled to stay in the group. After the first lap, the Turkish rider was in 23rd place, just ahead of his teammate. He managed to regain positions, allowing him to return to the Top 20 and begin his comeback. With his fuel tank now emptier and his tyres beginning to suffer, Öncü felt more comfortable than some of his rivals, even making contact with the Top 15 in the final third of the race. Finally, after overtaking Izan Guevara, he managed to cross the finish line in 14th, less than four seconds off the Top 10.

Veijer got off to a good start, fighting for the Top 20 positions in the wake of Öncü. His pace was good during the first third of the race, but he couldn’t maintain it for the final stretch. From the midpoint of the race onwards, the Dutchman made two mistakes that dropped him to last place, where he remained until the chequered flag. With this, Veijer has managed to finish both Moto2 races he has contested so far, an important step in continuing to gain experience and mileage on his Kalex.

After the first two Grands Prix, where both Deniz Öncü and Collin Veijer crossed the chequered flag, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team prepares to visit the United States. The third round of the season will be the Grand Prix of the Americas, which will take place in Austin from March 28-30^th.

Race Results
1. Jake Dixon (Boscoscuro) 35:48.793
2. Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) +3.525
3. Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro) +10.098
4. Aron Canet (Kalex) +10.508
5. Marcos Ramirez (Kalex) +11.009
14. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +23.216
24. Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +50.421

Moto2 World Championship Standing 2025
1. Manuel González (Kalex) – 45 points
2. Jake Dixon (Boscoscuro) – 34 points
3. Aron Canet (Kalex) – 33 points
4. Marcos Ramirez (Kalex) – 22 points
5. Senna Agius (Kalex) – 19 points
16. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 6 points
26. Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 0 points

Moto2 Teams World Championship Standing 2025
1. Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 64 points
2. Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 47 points
3. ELF Marc VDS Racing Team – 41 points
4. Team HDR Heidrun – 30 points
5. OnlyFans American Racing Team – 22 points
11. Red Bull KTM Ajo – 6 points

NIKLAS AJO – Team Manager

“After a promising start it ended up being a difficult weekend here in Argentina. Since the beginning of the weekend, both riders were struggling a little bit with the low grip level that we often find here. Both riders and the whole team was working really hard and we were able to make good progress during the weekend. Deniz was a bit unlucky on his Time Attack in Qualifying yesterday and unfortunately this was the maximum he could achieve today starting from 19th. Collin was struggling a little bit more today but, as I have said before, these kind of days are valuable lessons for the future. Now we just have to look forward and keep on working, and I’m sure that both Deniz and Collin are eager to do better in Austin in two weeks.”

#53 DENIZ ÖNCÜ

“We can take positive things away from this second Grand Prix of the year, but our biggest thing is still Qualifying. We need to work better during all the weekend to arrive at the race with our work done. It happened in Thailand and it happened also here, and the only person who suffers from this is myself. If we had been capable of starting from the first two or three rows, these two races would have been very different. These first weeks of the year have not been easy for me, but at least we know where we must improve, so we’ll try again in two weeks in the United States.”

#95 COLLIN VEIJER

“It was a difficult day today. We’ve been struggling all weekend. Yesterday it was a little bit better, but today we returned to the feeling from Friday. The start was not great but it was ok, and during the first laps I tried to maintain the pace, but I started struggling all through the second part of the race with my feeling with the front end. We need to find out what’s going on to see if we can improve this for Austin. It’s a shame because yesterday we took a step forward, so we need to solve this problem to be more competitive in two weeks’ time and have a good Round 3.”