Collin Veijer finishes eighth at Mandalika

Collin Veijer secured an eighth-place finish at the Indonesian Grand Prix, recovering from a tough start to climb back through the field and achieve his fifth Top 10 result in the last six race weekends.

Track temperatures soared to 60°C, with humidity reaching 75% — the most extreme conditions of the weekend. Starting from seventh on the grid, Veijer struggled off the line and dropped to 13th. After briefly losing another position, he rode a lonely race to gradually make up ground and chase the group battling for the Top 5. However, by the time he had a clear track to establish his rhythm, the gap to the pack ahead was already too large.

Managing his pace well despite the punishing heat, the Dutchman reached the final laps in good shape. He closed in on the rider ahead in seventh place but ran out of time to complete the overtake. With another solid Top 10, Veijer now has 53 points and remains 19th in the overall standings.

Collin Veijer: “It wasn’t the best start from me once again. I let the clutch out too much and lost a lot of time there. After that, I tried my best to recover, and eighth place was the maximum we could achieve today. I’m happy with the work we did this weekend. We made a big overall improvement, and the only mistake came at the start. We just need to put everything together to see where we can be in a perfect race, but it was a good Sunday anyway. I’m confident about how things are going right now, and I’m looking forward to Australia. It will be interesting to ride there, and I’m very motivated to keep the momentum going.”

After a one-week break, the next flyaway double-header begins at Phillip Island with the Australian Grand Prix, taking place from October 17–19.