#32 Kiandra
Ramadhipa
Indonesia
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Red Bull Rookies Cup
Date of birth | 4 December 2009 |
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Place of birth | Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Age | 16 |
Nationality | Indonesia |
Career start | 2013 |
Disciplines | Rookies Cup |
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About Me
"I got interested because my father often took me to watch the race, and also my sister is a former BMX racer, that’s why I like racing. My father is the most important person in my career, he is the one who always supports me, always pushes me and motivates me to become a stronger person. My father is self-employed, he modifies and tunes the suspension of race bikes in Indonesia. My mother looks after the family. I have one brother and one sister my brother is younger than me, he is 13 years younger than me and my sister is older than me by 6 years."
"My favourite subject at school is my English lessons. When I am not racing I like running, cycling or playing MotoGP games on Play Station. My racing hero is Jorge Martin and I want to be a professional rider and win Grand Prix. I learnt a lot in 2024, from: The Asia Road Racing Championship AP250, Asia Talent Cup, and, Mandalika Racing Series SS600cc. So many things I learnt and I will use the experiences of last year to be even stronger in this 2025 season. My best race so far was in the Asia Talent Cup 2024 round 5 in Buriram. Race 1, when i got the win, because I was out of the Lead group in the beginning of the race."
"After that I could overtake and push my pace very hard, my plan was before the last 2 laps I had to join the back of the group. I managed to catch the group before the last corner. On the last lap, I was P6 and I tried to make a good line and find a way to get a good acceleration and then I got the win on the finish line by 0.009 over the 2nd position. I think the other best race in 2024 was in the Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 in Motegi. I got the double victory, winning Race 1 and Race 2. That is my first victory and very important in the championship after a little bit of a struggle in rounds 1 and 2."
Early days racing my BMX
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Encouragement from Dad
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Great memories, riding with my dad
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One of my early motorbikes
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"My favourite track is Chang Buriram. What makes me really like this circuit is the last corner, especially in the last lap battle, in every race we go all out in this turn and I have really good memories in this corner. i had 1 win in the Thailand Talent Cup is 2023, 1 win in Asia Talent Cup in October 2024, and 1 win in the Asia Road Racing AP250 class in December 2024. Of course, in racing I get so many incredible experiences, like in the Mandalika Asia Road Racing Round 4, when I got my first rpm cut and there I worked hard with my mechanic that weekend, to be able to get the perfect set up for the race. But I crashed in the Qualifying and finally, I got P6 for the grid position."
"In Race 1 I really struggled, I could only finish in 6th position. In the second race, I tried very hard to stay in the top group and finally, I was able to get 2nd position. My biggest mistake was in Sepang Malaysia, in Asia Road Racing Round 5, when I made the warm-up session in the morning with the wet conditions I tried to find my limit, but I knew it was actually not necessary. Then until the last minute in the last corner, I had a big high side, from that I got an injury and I couldn't race in the second race even though it was a very important race for me."
"And after that, I was injured for a long time until the Mandalika round of the Asia Talent Cup, and I couldn't do my best in that race. I have some personal targets for 2025, I have to finish all the races and try to join the top group and be fighting to get a podium. This race really taught me to be able to communicate better with mechanics, even if we have a problem we have to talk about it and find a solution. I know to trust myself because trust is number one."
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2024 Season
Ramadhipa's 2024 campaign was a standout season in Asian motorcycle racing, resulting in his promotion to the European championships. He finished 3rd overall in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) AP250 class, claiming three race victories and one second-place finish in that series. Concurrently, he achieved a 4th place overall finish in the Asia Talent Cup (ATC), securing a total of two race victories in that championship. This strong combined performance across both major Asian series led directly to his nomination for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the European Talent Cup for the 2025 season.
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2025 Season
Kiandra finished his debut season in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with a top-ten finish, securing 8th overall in the championship standings. His Rookies campaign was highlighted by a significant one podium finish - a 2nd place in the wet German round at the Sachsenring. This strong performance was supported by his concurrent success in the European Talent Cup, where he finished 5th overall and claimed two race victories, including a decisive win from a P24 starting position.
Yaroslav Karpushin chased by Kiandra Ramadhipa at Sachsenring 2025 - Race 2
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Brian Uriarte followed by Kiandra Ramadhipa in Le Mans 2025 - FP Session
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Kiandra Ramadhipa way ahead of Veda Pratama at Sachsenring 2025 - Race 1
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Kiandra Ramadhipa ahead of Planques and Thompson - Mugello QP 2025
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