Collin Veijer takes best Moto2 result to date with fifth at Balaton Park

The Hungarian Grand Prix featured a great performance from Collin Veijer, who earned his best Moto2 finish so far with fifth in the race. He was just 1 second behind the racewinner, earning 11 points in the process.

Collin Veijer got off to a good start from fifth on the grid, moving up to fourth. However, the Dutchman suffered a scare with his bike in the third sector, which caused him to finish the first lap in sixth. As the initial laps passed, the group was stretched due to the pace at the front, leaving Veijer to fight alone with Aron Canet for fourth place. He used his rival for a tow, then caught up with Jake Dixon ahead of them. Veijer overtook Canet to climb to fourth but, with five laps remaining, David Alonso passed him. Whilst he battled to get ahead of Dixon and Alonso, he would cross the line in fifth, just 1.3 seconds off the race winner.

Collin Veijer ( Race P5, +1,344 | Championship P19, 32 Points): “We took a very good step forward today as well. We tried to maintain our position on the grid with a great start, but we had a big moment on Lap 1 and lost two positions there. We tried to recover as quickly as possible, but it was difficult to catch the front riders again. The important thing is that we had a very good pace and we are getting closer and closer; we were within a second of the podium and the victory, so we need to keep taking solid steps forward. I’m very happy with the entire weekend, so let’s see what we’re capable of in the next race, which will be in Barcelona in a fortnight. Now we’ll enjoy this week off, and then we will start to prepare for the next round.”

The fifteenth round of the season -the Catalan Grand Prix- will take place from September 5-7th.