Seventh place for Collin Veijer after a strong Saturday in Valencia

Saturday at the Valencia Grand Prix proved highly productive for Collin Veijer , as the Red Bull KTM Ajo wrapped up the second day of action with encouraging results. Veijer finishing seventh in Q2. Earlier in the day, the Dutchman had already shown promising form by placing fifth in FP2.

FP2 ran smoothly under slightly more favourable conditions than Friday, with track temperatures rising to 13°C. Veijer began the session positively and completed a strong run. Feeling confident after his opening stint—during which he focused largely on preparing for Sunday’s race – he then executed a short Time Attack. A final-lap push delivered a 1:32.688, completing 15 laps in total and placing him fifth in the session.

In the afternoon, track temperatures climbed to 20°C. A total of thirteen riders — including Veijer — dipped beneath the circuit record set by teammate Daniel Muñoz earlier in FP2. Veijer continued his progress throughout Q2. After opening his first run in 13th place, he returned to the pits slightly later than his teammate before heading back out alongside several of the class’ frontrunners. It was in this phase that he surged up the leaderboard to seventh. Completing nine laps in total, his best effort — a 1:32.098 — marked his strongest lap of the weekend and was six-tenths quicker than his FP2 time. The performance secured him seventh on the grid for Sunday’s season finale.

Overall, it was a promising and productive second day for the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider, who now aims to end the longest season in championship history with a strong result.

Collin Veijer: “It was a good day overall. The feeling in the morning got better and better, and the pace was quite okay. After that, we also did well in Qualifying, especially on our second run. The lap time was good and the grid position is enough for us to enjoy a positive race tomorrow. Of course, we need to take another step and make a great start tomorrow; but if we do that, we can really enjoy ourselves here. The crowd is amazing this weekend, so we’ll try to wrap everything up well and deliver a great last race for the team, who have done an amazing job this season by my side.”

The 22-lap Moto2 Valencia Grand Prix will bring the season to a close on Sunday at 12:15 local time.