The Dutchman leaves Assen with a fifth Top 10 of the season, whilst Rueda takes 17th place.

Collin Veijer had a solid Sunday at the DutchGP, taking ninth place at his home round for a positive result. This is the second-best result ever achieved by a Dutch rider at the TT Circuit Assen in the history of Moto2 class. Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 teammate, Jose Antonio Rueda, managed to climb from 24th to 17th place after a bad start, finishing just a few tenths behind the points.

Hot conditions continued at the Moto2 Dutch TT, despite overnight rain at Assen. Track temperature was as high as 38°C for the 22-lap race.

Veijer made a good start from 14th on the grid, moving up a place by the conclusion of the first lap. He went on to overtake two more rivals, demonstrating a good enough pace to join the leading group and opening up a gap of up to three seconds from those behind him. As the laps progressed, the leaders increased their advantage at the front, leaving Veijer at the back of the group. He held onto 11th place despite severe tyre wear late on, and was promoted to ninth due to penalties for other riders. It was his fifth Top 10 finish of the season, and the second-best result ever for a Dutch rider at his home Grand Prix in Moto2. Veijer now has 48.5 points and climbs to tenth place in the overall standings.

Rueda started from 20th, and lost two positions off the line, subsequently being held up by the traffic ahead of him on a narrow track. On the second lap he dropped to 24th, returning to 21st by the end of the opening third of the race. Gradually, the Spaniard closed the gap to the group battling for 17th place, reaching 19th with several laps to go. Benefitting from post-race penalties for other riders, Rueda secured 17th, just a few tenths of a second shy of the Top 15. The series newcomer is also 17th in the overall standings, but remains the leader in the Rookie of the Year ranking with 19 points.

With these Collin’ points, Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team move up to eighth place in the Team standings with 67.5 points, just three behind the structure in seventh. The Moto2 World Championship will be back in action in two weeks for the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, held from July 10 to 12th.

Race Results
1. David Alonso (Kalex) | 35:33.175
2. Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) | +0.024
3. Senna Agius (Kalex) | +0.234
4. Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) | +2.795
5. Ivan Ortola (Kalex) | +4.355
9. Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +12.177
17. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +21.411

Moto2 World Championship Standing 2026
1. Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) | 185.5 points
2. Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) | 128 points
3. Senna Agius (Kalex) | 123 points
4. David Alonso (Kalex) | 116 points
5. Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro) | 109 points
10. Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | 48.5 points
17. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | 19 points

Moto2 Teams World Championship Standing 2026
1. Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | 308.5 points
2. CFMoto Azul Marino Aspar Team | 211 points
3. BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 | 142.5 points
4. HDR SpeedRS Team | 120 points
5. OnlyFans American Racing Team | 102 points
8. Red Bull KTM Ajo | 67.5 points

NIKLAS AJO – Team Manager

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#95 COLLIN VEIJER

“I’m not completely happy with today’s result, but we managed to take a good step forward during the race and the rest of the weekend in different aspects. I’m very proud of all the team for their work here at Assen, and also the weather was very nice, so we can be satisfied overall. We will keep trying to get to 100%, physically and mentally. Now we have some days off for my shoulder to recover, and let’s see if we can keep improving our confidence at the next race. We leave Assen with points and very proud of how we managed the emotional side.”

#98 JOSE ANTONIO RUEDA

“It was a tough weekend. We’d been making progress throughout all the sessions, but today’s race didn’t quite go as planned. The heat didn’t help much either, so we’ll have to find something extra for days with such extreme conditions. We gave it our all, but we didn’t have much more left, so it’s also important to get the bike back to the pits even when the feeling isn’t the best. We need to learn, take away the positives, and prepare for the next race, which is the most important thing right now.”