Collin Veijer crashes leading the race in Indonesia

LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Moto3 rider Collin Veijer led for more than half of the race before a crash dashed his hopes of victory.

On the Indonesian island of Lombok, the ultimate heat battle awaited on the fifteenth race Sunday of the season, making the 20 laps seem endless. Right from the start, it was Collin Veijer who set the tone after the Dutchman took the lead on the first lap. The 19-year-old youngster always responded to a few attacks by his rivals by recapturing the top position, which he held onto until turn 8 on the twelfth lap. This fast left-hand bend marks the spot where the then third-placed rider in the world championship threw a potential victory into the gravel with a brutal front slide. Fortunately, Veijer left the crash scene, full of disappointment, but on his own two feet.

The aim is to put this setback behind him before the Japan Grand Prix next weekend. He will now continue his journey to Motegi in fourth place and try to make up for this bitter setback in the world championship battle.

Collin Veijer, DNF, Moto3 World Championship 2024 – P4 – 189 Points: “Overall, I’m happy with my performance in the race. Also, my start was much better than at the last Grand Prix. So, I’m very happy about that and then I just tried every lap to keep the pace at the level I’ve been working for all weekend. On one lap, however, I tried to push a bit more to maybe have a little advantage in a section where I’ve been very strong all weekend. But I made a mistake in this sector and lost the front. That was a very stupid mistake on my part. I’m really sorry for my team that I made this mistake. But I will try to learn as much as possible from it and we will take this information with us to Japan. But first I apologize to my team, and I will try to work on myself to be better next week in Japan.”

For the second stop of the six-week overseas tour, Veijer and the Intact GP squad will now head even further east to Japan, where the sixteenth Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi from the 4th – 6th of October could already decide the Moto3 title. Veijer is determined to prevent this from happening.