Bo Bendsneyder Explained

Bo Bendsneyder
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:4 March 1999
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Current Team:Pertamina Mandalika GAS UP Racing Team
Bike Number:64
Website:bobendsneyder.nl
Moto2 Active Years:2018
Moto2 Manufacturers:Tech3
NTS (–)
Kalex (–
Moto2 Championships:0
Moto2 Race Starts:108
Moto2 Race Wins:0
Moto2 Podiums:1
Moto2 Poles:0
Moto2 Fastest Laps:0
Moto2 Total Points:192
Moto2 Last Season:2023
Moto2 Last Position:21st (30 pts)
Moto3 Active Years:20162017
Moto3 Manufacturers:KTM
Moto3 Championships:0
Moto3 Race Starts:35
Moto3 Race Wins:0
Moto3 Podiums:2
Moto3 Poles:0
Moto3 Fastest Laps:0
Moto3 Total Points:143
Moto3 Last Season:2017
Moto3 Last Position:15th (65 pts)

Bo Bendsneyder (born 4 March 1999) is a Dutch motorcycle racer.[1] He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2015.[2]

Career

Moto3 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2016–2017)

In 2016 he made his debut in the Moto3 class, Riding for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. He got two podiums (Great Britain and Malaysia) and closed the season in fourteenth place in the riders' championship standings with 78 points.

In 2017 he stayed with the same team. His best result was a fourth place in the Czech Republic and ended the season in fifteenth place in the riders' championship standings with 65 points.

Moto2 World Championship

Tech 3 Racing (2018)

In 2018 he moved to Moto2 with Tech 3. He concluded the season in 29th place with 2 points, his best finish was fourteenth place in Thailand.During the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix he suffered a broken tibia due to flying shrapnel from an engine explosion on the last lap of the race.[3]

NTS RW Racing GP (2019–2020)

In 2019 he moved to NTS. He got his best result of the season a thirteenth place in the Grand Prix of the Americas and ended the season in 26th place with 7 points.

In 2020 he stayed with the same team. His best result was an eighth place in Valencia and he ended the season in 23rd place with 18 points.

Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (2021–present)

Bendsneyder will race in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Racing Team.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year1234567891011121314PosPts
2014JER1
JER1
MUG
ASS1
ASS2
SAC1SAC2BRN1
BRN2
SIL1
SIL2
MIS
ARA1
ARA2
9th117
2015JER1
JER1
ASS1
ASS2
SAC1
SAC2
BRN1
BRN2
SIL1
SIL2
MIS
ARA1
ARA2
1st243

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2014FTR HondaJER1
JER2
LMS
ARA
CAT1
CAT2
ALB
NAV
ALG
VAL1
VAL2
15th33
2015HondaALG
LMS
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
ALB
NAV
JER1
JER2
VAL1
VAL2
7th93

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2016Moto3KTMRed Bull KTM Ajo1802007814th
2017Moto3KTMRed Bull KTM Ajo1700006515th
2018Moto2Tech 3Tech 3 Racing150000229th
2019Moto2NTSNTS RW Racing GP190000726th
2020Moto2NTSNTS RW Racing GP1500001823rd
2021Moto2KalexPertamina Mandalika SAG Team1800004616th
Moto2KalexPertamina Mandalika SAG Team2000008713th
Moto2KalexPertamina Mandalika SAG Team1901003021st
Moto2KalexPertamina Mandalika GAS Up Team200002*16th*
Total1430300335

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp
Moto32016–20172016 Qatar2016 Great Britain3502001430
Moto22018–present2018 Qatar2023 Americas10801001920
Total2016–present14303003350

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718192021PosPts
2016Moto3KTMQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
14th78
2017Moto3KTMQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
CZE
AUT
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
15th65
2018Moto2Tech 3QAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
CZE
AUT
GBR
RSM
ARA
THA
JPN
AUSMALVAL29th2
2019Moto2NTSQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
CZE
AUT
GBR
RSM
ARA
THA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
26th7
2020Moto2NTSQAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
23rd18
Moto2KalexQAT
DOH
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GER
NED
STY
AUT
GBR
ARA
RSM
AME
EMI
ALR
VAL
16th46
Moto2KalexQAT
INA
ARG
AME
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GER
NED
GBR
AUT
RSM
ARA
JPN
THA
AUS
MAL
VAL
13th87
Moto2KalexPOR
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
GER
NED
GBR
AUT
CAT
RSM
IND
JPN
INA
AUS
THA
MAL
QAT
VAL
21st30
Moto2KalexQAT
POR
AME
SPA
FRACATITAKAZNEDGERGBRAUTCATRSMINDINAJPNAUSTHAMALVAL22nd*2*
Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Season still in progress.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bo Bendsneyder. redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. 24 January 2016.
  2. News: Moto3: Binder, Bendsneyder form 2016 Red Bull KTM line-up. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 30 September 2015. 24 January 2016.
  3. News: Bizarre broken leg sidelines Bendsneyder. Motorsport.com. 24 October 2018. 27 October 2018.