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.

After a successful stint in the Moto3 class during his first two seasons in the World Championship, Veijer decided to move up to Moto2 in 2025, joining Red Bull KTM Ajo to replace Celestino Vietti and partner Deniz Öncü throughout 2025. Following a gradual adaptation to the Kalex, the Dutchman slowly established himself as one of the most competitive rookies. Despite suffering an arm injury that sidelined him for two races, Veijer proved to be reliable and consistent during the second half of the season, becoming a regular in both Q2 and the raceday Top 10. He took his first podium finish in the class with second place in Portugal, in addition to two other Top 5 finishes in Hungary and Valencia. Overall, Veijer finished his rookie year in Moto2 in 15th place with 97 points, completing 19 of the 20 races he entered -13 of them in the points.

Now, after a great first season of adaptation, Collin hopes to make another leap forward that will place him even closer to the top during his second season in Moto2.

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.

After the most difficult season of his career, Jose Antonio broke through as a Moto3 World Champion in 2025. With a fantastic third campaign in the class, he dominated the series alongside his teammate, Álvaro Carpe. The pair also clinched the Team title, achieving the highest points total in Moto3 history: 583 points. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider racked up 10 victories, 14 podium finishes, 5 Pole Positions and 4 fastest laps, numbers amongst the best in the history of the class. Unfortunately, he was unable to compete in the last three races of the year due to an injury suffered in Malaysia, from which he progressively recovered ahead of the 2026 preseason.

Now, closer than ever to his best form, the Spanish rider will begin his journey in Moto2 alongside Red Bull KTM Ajo, with whom he will contest his fourth season, the first with Collin as a teammate.

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.

In his first year in the World Championship, Álvaro Carpe more than fulfilled the objectives set by Red Bull KTM Ajo. The young rookie achieved his first Moto3 podium in Thailand, the first race of the year, securing a one-two finish alongside teammate Jose Antonio Rueda. From then on, his consistency saw him finish 20 of the 22 races, all of them in the points. He was the only Red Bull KTM Ajo rider who was ever-present at all 22 events, and fought for the Rookie of the Year honour. Carpe finished fourth in the overall standings with 215 points, contributing significantly to the Team title win alongside Rueda, which made them the best pairing in the class’ history: 583 points and 19 podium finishes. Five of those -three second places and two thirds- were from the rookie, and he came within just two thousandths of a second of achieving his first victory at the Italian Grand Prix.

Carpe now wants to continue the legacy left by Jose Antonio at the helm of the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 team. Alongside Brian Uriarte, he will try to fight for the title in 2026 in a season where the Spanish duo is once again aiming high.

Brian Uriarte was born in Santander, Spain, on August 11, 2008. The recent winner of the Red Bull Rookies Cup and the FIM JuniorGP titles in 2025 takes another step up as a KTM GP Academy rider in 2026: competing in his first full season in the Moto3 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo and with Álvaro Carpe as his teammate.

Uriarte began honing his skills by simultaneously competing in various disciplines from a very young age, combining minibikes, motocross, and dirt track events, which quickly made him a talented and well-rounded rider. In 2016, at just 8 years old, he became the Catalan 110cc runner-up in his first season in the class. In 2017 he won the Spanish MiniGP Championship and the Superprestigio Dirt Track Championship  and, shortly after, in 2018, he did the same in the Spanish GP110 Championship.

After this, he entered the ESBK series, where he quickly made his mark and demonstrated his potential, winning the Moto4 title in 2020 -which propelled him to the European Talent Cup for the following seasons.

In 2021, he participated in all 11 races in that competition, achieving his first victory and finishing the year in fourth place overall. In 2022, he took another leap forward, with two wins and two more podium finishes, although a series of DNFs meant had to settle for fifth place overall. Then, in 2023, Uriarte confirmed his move to JuniorGP, finishing his last season in the ETC fighting for the title until the very last moment. Three wins and three second-place finishes were his final tally for the campaign.

In 2024, Uriarte made his debut in the Red Bull Rookies Cup and JuniorGP, where he ended up exploding onto the scene. The Spaniard fought for the Red Bull Rookies Cup title, with eventual champion Alvaro Carpe, finishing second in the overall standings to him. In that rookie season, Uriarte already racked up three victories and nine podium finishes, making him the leading contender for the 2025 crown. In JuniorGP, he was only able to compete in the final five rounds due to the competition’s age limit, which he did not reach until the Jerez round – where he claimed a win and a second place finish. With a fourth, a fifth, and a seventh place in the final three rounds, Uriarte was able to finish tenth in the standings despite missing more than half of the season.

In 2025, the talented Spanish rider was the undisputed standout in two categories. In the Red Bull Rookies Cup, he accumulated seven wins and two second-place finishes, securing the title at the final round at Misano. Then, with five wins, five second-place finishes, and two top-ten results in 12 races, Uriarte became JuniorGP champion well before the season’s end, becoming only the fourth rider in history to achieve the double, following in the footsteps of his teammates: Rueda and Carpe, who won the Red Bull Rookies Cup and the JuniorGP titles before moving on to the world stage in 2022 and 2024, respectively.

Now, Uriarte is ready to reunite with Carpe. They will form one of the strongest lineups in the class for 2026, similar to the Moto2 team with Collin Veijer and Jose Antonio Rueda: two teams comprising of homegrown riders between the ages of 18 and 20.