Bo Bendsneyder

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

Career Moto3 World Championship Red Bull KTM Ajo (2016–2017) In 2016, Bendsneyder 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, Bendsneyder 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, Bendsneyder moved to Moto2 with Tech 3. He concluded the season in 29th place with two 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.

NTS RW Racing GP (2019–2020) In 2019, Bendsneyder 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 seven points.

In 2020, Bendsneyder 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 (2021–2024) Bendsneyder will race in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Racing Team.

FIM Endurance World Championship

Marc VDS (2026–) Bendsneyder joined the Marc VDS Racing Team, specifically in a new role for the FIM Endurance World Championship. He will be teammates with Randy de Puniet, Florian Marino and Alessandro Delbianco in the ELF Marc VDS - KM99 team for the 2026 season.

Career statistics

Career highlights

2013 - 10th, European Junior Cup, Honda CBR500R

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 2014 JER1 JER1 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 9th 117 2015 JER1 JER1 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 1st 243

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2014 FTR Honda JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 15th 33 2015 Honda ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 7th 93

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 MV Agusta AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED EMI EMI GBR GBR CZE CZE POR POR FRA FRA ITA ITA SPA SPA POR POR SPA SPA 18th 44 MV Agusta AUS AUS POR POR NED NED ITA ITA CZE CZE EMI EMI GBR GBR HUN HUN FRA FRA ARA ARA EST EST SPA SPA 9th 178