Deniz Öncü was born in Alanya, Turkey, in 2003. The talented Turkish rider began his sporting career with great success, making his debut in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup in 2016, finishing in the Top 10 of overall.

In 2017 he undertook his second season in the series and became champion, by only one point and thanks to two victories and one further podium. That same year he also competed in the Red Bull Rookies Cup for the first time, winning races in Germany and the Czech Republic. In addition, he fought for the Top 10 in numerous races and placed fourth in the standings.

During 2018 Öncü became part of Aki Ajo’s FIM CEV Repsol team, alongside his brother Can Öncü. He finished his first season in fourteenth position, and also participated for a second year in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, where he was runner-up with three victories and two podiums.

In 2019 he continued in what is now the Junior GP World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo, placing twelfth overall and fighting in the front group in every race.

2020 was his first full season in the Moto3 World Championship, after having replaced his brother the previous year in several races. A year of adaptation and growth, it ended with him finishing seventeenth overall.
His first standout results in Grand Prix racing arrived in 2021, with three podiums and eleventh in the standings. Öncü continued to grow as a rider and established himself as one of the main competitors in the class.

In 2022 Deniz Öncü continued to rack up podiums and came very close to achieving his first victory. After once again being one of the most competitive Moto3 riders, he ended the year with 200 points, in fifth position.

In 2023 Deniz returned to Red Bull KTM Ajo. He began the season as one of the favourites for the title and was a regular in the top positions. His campaign kick-started when he achieved a run of three consecutive podiums, including his long-awaited first victory at the German Grand Prix. Öncü picked up two more victories in Austria and Australia and, after remaining in the title battle until the final rounds, enjoyed his best season to date with fifth place overall.

In 2024, the Turkish rider moved up to the intermediate class in the World Championship, and he managed to score his first point at the opening round of the season in Qatar. After six more Grands Prix, two of them with Top 15 finishes, he was forced to miss three rounds due to surgery on a left-hand injury. On his return, Öncü took 11th place in Austria, before claiming his first podium in Moto2 with a third place at MotorLand Aragon. In the final stretch of the season, he had three more races in the Top 10: Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. The year ended with Öncü fighting for the rookie award, finishing third but close to his rivals.

In 2025 he is Red Bull KTM Ajo’s most experienced rider in Moto2 and wants to challenge for the top spots of the category.

Collin Veijer was born in Meppel, the Netherlands, on February 19th, 2005. He started his racing career by winning the Italian CIV MiniGP50 Championship in 2017.

After two more seasons in the CIV Italian Championship, Veijer was selected for the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2020, finishing inside the Top 10 overall. In 2021, the Dutch rider completed a solid campaign with a KTM in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, as well as finishing in the points in 10 races in the Rookies Cup.

In 2022, Veijer fought for the title in the Red Bull Rookies Cup with José Antonio Rueda, only losing out in the final race of the season in Valencia. He took three wins and two third places, as well as finishing all fourteen rounds in the points. That same year, in the revamped FIM JuniorGP World Championship, Veijer took his first wins in the class, as well as three pole positions and a second position. He concluded the campaign sixth despite missing the first round due to injury.

At the beginning of 2023, Veijer was confirmed as a full-time Moto3 World Championship rider. At the Austrian GP, he became the first Dutch rider to claim a Grand Prix pole since Jurgen van der Goorbergh in 1999. He went on to get his first podium in Thailand and his first victory a few days later in Malaysia, which made him the first Dutch race winner in 33 years. Finally, he was seventh in the overall standings and the second best rookie of the season.

In 2024, he further established himself in the World Championship, concluding the campaign third. Along the way, he took one pole position, one victory, four second positions and other four thirds. Across 39 races in Moto3, he claimed 2 victories, 11 podiums and 3 pole positions.

2025 is a new and exciting challenge for Veijer, as after two years in Moto3, he moves up to the Moto2 class to partner with Deniz Öncü.

Jose Antonio Rueda was born in Seville (Spain) on October 29th, 2005. His first experience with motorcycles came at the age of six and he soon participated in his first competitions, going on to become Spanish Pre Moto4 Champion in 2016, at just 11 years old, then he was crowned as Moto4 Spanish Champion in 2017.

In 2018 he participated in the European Talent Cup for the first time. His first season brought with it four podium finishes, including his first victory in the class. In 2019, he also achieved good results at the European Talent Cup. With one podium and one win, he finished the year fourth in the standings and placing in the Top 10 at every race.

In 2020, Rueda made the move up to the current Junior GP World Championship, where he finished thirteenth. In 2021 the young rider achieved his first podiums in the category and concluded the season in eighth.

2022 was Rueda’s breakout year, and he participated for the third year in the FIM Junior GP World Championship at the same time as competing in the Red Bull Rookies Cup. With two rounds to spare, the Spaniard became Junior GP World Championship with 5 victories, 9 podiums and a 79-point lead over his nearest rival. Rueda’s great season was also rounded off with the Red Bull Rookies Cup title, won at the last round of the year at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Jose Antonio Rueda became the first rider in history to win these two titles in the same year. 

2023 was his first full season in the Moto3 World Championship. Rueda arrived at Red Bul KTM Ajo as one of the great promising talents in the class, making clear his potential by achieving a front row start in Portimao, and finishing in an outstanding fourth position. The He progressively adapted and fought to be the best rookie, achieving his first podium at the Catalan Grand Prix with a third place. The second part of the season allowed him to make a step up in quality, becoming more competitive and consistent, finishing in the Top 10 and even the Top 5 on numerous occasions. After a demanding final stretch to the year, Rueda concluded the season in eighth position overall.

2024 was a challenging year for Rueda. He started well, with a career first pole position in Portugal. Unfortunately, the Spaniard was unable to build on this after being diagnosed with appendicitis halfway through the Grand Prix of the Americas, forcing him to miss the events at Austin and Jerez. After his return at Le Mans, Rueda achieved his first podium of the season at the Catalan GP, the next event. A series of consistent results followed, including a first Moto3 victory at MotorLand Aragon. In the final stretch of the campaign he was able to score a third place in Malaysia and close the season in seventh position overall, with 157 points.

2025 will be Rueda’s third season with the team and he will try to establish himself among the contenders for the title.

Alvaro Carpe was born in Murcia (Spain) on June 5th, 2007. The young talent, the current champion of both the Red Bull Rookies Cup and JuniorGP, will compete in his first full season in the MotoGP World Championship in 2025 with Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Carpe began his career in 2017 when he participated in the Spanish MiniGP110 Championship, finishing the season in the Top 3. In 2018, he debuted in the Spanish Moto5 Championship with two victories and a second position. He finished third overall also.

In 2019, he was third in the final standings of the Spanish MiniGP Championship and was on the podium in an appearance at Navarra in the Spanish Moto4 Championship -in which he competed for the second half of the season.

In 2020, Carpe made his debut in the Hawkers European Talent Cup, where he took second place at Aragón and ninth overall. The following year, he claimed two wins, both at Valencia, and rounded off the Top 5.

After two seasons in the Hawkers European Talent Cup, he made the move to FIM JuniorGP in 2022 to begin to familiarise himself with the KTM. In his first year in the Moto3 Junior World Championship, he fought to score points on several occasions.

In 2023, Carpe took a step forward: he entered the Red Bull Rookies Cup, where he was both the series’ runner-up and Rookie of the Year, thanks to two victories, three second positions and two thirds. At the same time, he placed third in FIM JuniorGP, with four podiums to his name.

Carpe built on this success by winning the two championships in 2024. He claimed four victories and a further five podiums in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, then also won three races and took three third places in FIM JuniorGP which led him to the crown. He became only the third rider to win both competitions in the same year.

The solid performances allowed him to make his debut as a wildcard with Red Bull KTM Ajo at the Solidarity GP in Barcelona. He was just a few thousandths of a second away from making it into Q2 and finished the race close to the points.

For 2025, Carpe takes on the challenge of wearing the Red Bull KTM Ajo colours and he will accompany Jose Antonio Rueda in the Moto3 team, for his first full-time experience in the World Championship.