Niklas 'Niki' Ajo (born 10 July 1994, in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish former Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and the 2009 champion of the Finnish 125GP Championship. Ajo has also competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the Spanish 125GP Championship.
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He is currently working as crew chief and race engineer for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team founded by his father, former motorcycle racer Aki Ajo.
Career statistics
editRed Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SPA1 DNS |
SPA2 DNS |
POR |
FRA |
ITA 20 |
GBR Ret |
NED DNS |
GER 15 |
CZE1 16 |
CZE2 18 |
26th | 1 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Derbi | Monlau Competicion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | TT Motion Events Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21st |
| 2012 | Moto3 | KTM | TT Motion Events Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19th |
| 2013 | Moto3 | KTM | Avant Tecno | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 14th |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Husqvarna | Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | RBA Racing Team | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22nd |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125cc | Derbi | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 17 |
SPA Ret |
POR 14 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 13 |
GBR 16 |
NED Ret |
ITA 22 |
GER 10 |
CZE Ret |
INP Ret |
RSM | ARA Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL | VAL 8 |
21st | 19 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 13 |
SPA Ret |
POR EX |
FRA 15 |
CAT 21 |
GBR 14 |
NED 8 |
GER 14 |
ITA 11 |
IND DSQ |
CZE EX |
RSM Ret |
ARA 14 |
JPN 13 |
MAL 9 |
AUS Ret |
VAL 9 |
19th | 40 | |
| 2013 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 9 |
AME 15 |
SPA 6 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 8 |
CAT Ret |
NED 10 |
GER 18 |
INP 11 |
CZE Ret |
GBR 15 |
RSM 11 |
ARA 21 |
MAL 12 |
AUS 9 |
JPN 8 |
VAL Ret |
14th | 62 | |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Husqvarna | QAT 26 |
AME 14 |
ARG 8 |
SPA 10 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 5 |
CAT 8 |
NED Ret |
GER | INP Ret |
CZE 12 |
GBR 10 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 25 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 9 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
15th | 52 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT Ret |
AME 14 |
ARG 10 |
SPA 17 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 12 |
CAT 13 |
NED 17 |
GER 10 |
INP 30 |
CZE Ret |
GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 22nd | 21 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Niklas Ajo at MotoGP.com
- Niklas Ajo at AS.com (in Spanish)