Deniz Oncu had his first Moto2 Test with the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team after the conclusion of the 2025 season.
After becoming a consistent frontrunner in the Moto2 World Championship, Deniz Oncu missed the second half of the season due to a leg injury.
The Turkish rider had not been out on track for the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad since the Czech Republic Grand Prix in July, and it was later confirmed he would leave the Finnish squad for the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.
The 22-year-old had spent four months on the sidelines as he waited for his new journey with the Belgian squad to begin at the Jerez Moto2 Test on the 24th of November.
Across his first test with his new team and new Boscoscuro chassis, Oncu completed 66 laps around the Circuito de Jerez.
"It feels great to start this new journey for me with the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team," Oncu said after his first test with his new team.
"The atmosphere is cool, and I’ve had a great welcome from everybody. So many things were new for me today. I’m in a new team on a new bike, and I have been away from racing for such a long time with my leg injury. It almost felt like it was my first day as a rider again, so this test was all about recovering some feeling on the bike.
"I’m happy with how the test went and how my initial feelings were on the bike, and the good thing is I can now head into the winter break with positive sensations."
Oncu had spent his entire Grand Prix career within the KTM fold as he raced for Red Bull KTM Tech3 and Ajo in Moto3 between 2020 and 2023, before moving into Moto2 with the Ajo squad for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
