He also broke the record, held for ten years by previous youngest Grand Prix race winner Scott Redding, at age 15 years, 115 days at the Valencian GP, when he was entered as a wildcard rider. Later that year, Can became the first rider to win on his Grand Prix debut since Noboru Ueda in 1991. įor 2018, as well as competing in the Rookies Cup, both Can and Deniz joined Ajo Motorsport and also raced in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. Both entered the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2017 (Can 3rd, Deniz 4th) and Can became the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2018, while Deniz finished in second place. 2.1 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World ChampionshipĬan and his twin brother, Deniz, competed in the Asia Talent Cup in 2016 (Can 9th, Deniz 10th) and 2017 (Can 3rd, Deniz 1st).Both brothers are mentored by Turkish multi-world champion motorcycle racer, Kenan Sofuoğlu. His twin brother, Deniz Öncü, is also a motorcycle racer. In late 2018, he was included into the provisional entry list for the 2019 Moto3 season with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team, despite being younger than the usual minimum age requirement of 16.
Īfter a change in regulations during 2018, he became the youngest Grand Prix motorcycle racing winner when he won the 2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix aged 15 years, 115 days, and the first Turkish winner of a GP motorcycle road race. After spending the 2019 season in Moto3, for 20, he raced in the World Supersport with Turkish Racing Team, a new venture headed by Turkish former racer Kenan Sofuoğlu and supported by Pucetti Kawasaki and Orelac Racing. Can Alexander Öncü (born 26 July 2003) is a Turkish motorcycle racer.
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