Cormac Buchanan

Cormac Buchanan
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18) Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Current team	Boé Motorsports
Bike number	14
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2025– Manufacturers KTM (2025–)

Cormac Buchanan (born 23 August 2006) is a New Zealand motorcycle racer who competes for Boé Motorsports in the Moto3 World Championship.

Career

Early career

Cormac Buchanan was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for the 2021 season.[1] In his debut season in the series, Buchanan did not score points, achieving a best result of sixteenth place at the Sachsenring.

In 2022, in addition to competing in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Buchanan contested the European Talent Cup with the AGR Team, where later in the season he was promoted to the FIM JuniorGP World Championship replacing Italian Mattia Volpi.[2]

Buchanan renewed his contract with the AGR Team for 2023, competing in both the JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.[3] His best result in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was fifth place at the second round at Le Mans. In the JuniorGP World Championship, his best result was fourth place in the second race held in Jerez.

Buchanan renewed his contract with the AGR Team for the 2024 season of the JuniorGP World Championship.[4]​ That season, he achieved his first podium in the category in the second race held in Misano, in addition to getting his first pole position 5​6​ and another third place in Estoril.[5][6]

Moto3 World Championship

On 17 November 2024, Boé Motorsports announced the signing of Buchanan for the 2025 season of the Moto3 World Championship, becoming the first New Zealand rider to compete in Moto3.[7][8][9]

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pts
2021	POR 22	POR 20	JER 22	JER 18	MUG 23	MUG 18	SAC 17	SAC 16	RBR Ret	RBR 20	RBR 21	RBR 20	ARA 20	ARA 19	26th	0
2022	POR	POR	JER 12	JER 20	MUG Ret	MUG 11	SAC 11	SAC Ret	RBR Ret	RBR 13	ARA 16	ARA 12	VAL 9	VAL 10	17th	34
2023	POR 14	POR Ret	JER 15	JER 14	LMS 8	LMS 5	MUG Ret	MUG Ret	ASS Ret	ASS 9	RBR 6	RBR Ret	MIS 7	MIS 7	13th	59

FIM JuniorGP World Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Moto	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2022	KTM	EST	VAL	VAL	CAT	CAT	JER	JER	POR 19	RSM 21	ARA 9	VAL 11	VAL 17	24th	12
2023	KTM	EST 13	VAL 7	VAL Ret	JER 5	JER 4	POR Ret	POR 7	CAT 17	CAT 11	ARA 20	VAL Ret	VAL 20	14th	50
2024	KTM	RSM Ret	RSM 3	EST 3	CAT 5	CAT 5	POR 5	POR Ret	JER 9	JER 10	ARA 6	EST 2	EST 7	6th	116

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2025	Moto3	KTM	Boé Motorsports	0	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
Total

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2025–present	2025 Thailand			0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2025–present

Races by year

(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	19	20	21	22	Pos	Pts
2025	Moto3	KTM	THA	ARG	AME	QAT	SPA	FRA	GBR	ARA	ITA	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	HUN	CAT	RSM	JPN	INA	AUS	MAL	POR	VAL	NC*	0*

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup reveal provisional 2021 line-up". www.motogp.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. "Cormac Buchanan signs with Spanish racing team". www.southlandsport.com. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. "Cormac Buchanan renueva con el AGR Team en el FIM JuniorGP". super7moto.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. "Cormac Buchanan to contest 2024 JuniorGP World Championship". www.velocitynews.co.nz. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
5. "Cormac Buchanan, Cano, Casadei e Iozzo logran sus primeras poles en un Estoril mojado". super7moto.com (in Spanish). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
6. "Buchanan, Casadei, Cano e Iozzo logran las poles en Estoril". www.marca.com (in Spanish). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
7. "Nueva Zelanda llega al Mundial de Moto3 con Cormac Buchanan y el BOÉ Motorsports". super7moto.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
8. "CORMAC BUCHANAN PILOTO DEL BOÉ MOTORSPORTS EN EL MUNDIAL DE MOTO3™ 2025". motoracing-magazine.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
9. "Buchanan to contest 2025 Moto3 World Championship". mnz.co.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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