GOLD & GOOSE/RED BULL CONTENT POOL
Indonesian racer, Veda Ega Pratama, poses after securing the runner-up position in the 2025 Red Bull Rookies Cup at the Misano Circuit, Italy, Sunday (14/9/2025)
BOLASPORT.COM – MotoGP 2026 will be a different stage where there will be 2 Indonesian racers appearing in the derivative class and the official test schedule has also been released.
It is Veda Ega Pratama and Mario Suryo Aji who will carry the Red and White banner in the most prestigious motorbike racing championship in the world in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.
The label as a rookie, aka beginner, will be carried by Veda, who is paving with Honda Team Asia in the Moto3 class after showing his brilliant potential throughout the 2025 season.
Last season, the racer from Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta appeared competitive enough in the 2025 Red Bull Rookies Cup to earn him a golden ticket to MotoGP.
Veda finished the season at the 2025 Red Bull Rookies Cup by taking 2nd place, aka runner-up, in the final standings.
With this result, the 17 year old rider became one of a total of 3 racers who received tickets to MotoGP for the Moto3 class after being in the top 3 standings.
Together with Veda, 2 riders became debutants in this lightweight class, namely Brian Uriarte from Spain as the 2025 Red Bull Rookies Cup champion and Hakim Danish from Malaysia.
Veda is not fighting alone, Mario Suryo Aji is also fighting on the track by paving in a higher class, namely Moto2.
2026 will be the third season for the rider from Magetan, East Java in the Moto2 class after first joining in 2024 through the same team.
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