Eight starting position for Collin Veijer in Sepang

In a heated qualifying session for the final race of the overseas tour, last year’s Malaysia Moto3 racewinner Collin Veijer took eighth place on the grid.

Collin Veijer, who celebrated a brilliant victory in Malaysia in 2023, improved his lap time again on Saturday morning after his fifth place on Friday and started the afternoon’s Q2-qualifying well equipped in fifth place. I

In his final time attack on the 5.54-kilometre track, however, he was left to his own and was also disrupted by yellow flags, which ultimately meant eighth place on the grid in row three. Nevertheless, the 19-year-old Dutchman will start the 15-lap race tomorrow at 12:00 Malaysian time (05:00 Dutch time) feeling confident.

Collin Veijer, P8 (Q2) – 2’10.518 (+0.976): “Overall, it was a good day. This morning, we improved our lap time, and I felt quite consistent. We are also very strong with both tyre options. In qualifying, I went out on my own and tried to push for the fast lap time with another rider, but he left the pit lane a bit too late. So, I was on my own. In the end, we ended up in P8, which is not a disaster. But let’s wait and see what we can do tomorrow. As I said, the feeling is good with both tyres, so I’m curious to see what our choice for the race will be.”