Ruche Moodley joins the Binder Brothers on the world stage as he begins his Moto3 Championship journey.
South Africa (19 February 2025) – Gqeberha-born teenager Ruche Moodley has made a huge career jump, joining Moto3 for the 2025 Championship. Joining fellow South Africans Brad and Darren Binder, Ruche has big dreams and a heart set on reaching MotoGP one day, too!
When he was younger, he made it clear, “I want to be MotoGP World Champion,” and has remained laser-focused in his pursuit of this goal.
Sharing the sheer joy of his recent success, Ruche explains that he is excited to start this next journey.
“I’m super excited to start this new journey. It’s a dream come true to be racing in the Moto3 World Championship. It’s a great opportunity and I need to work hard to make the most out of it,” said Moodley of his recent promotion.
Ruche is the son of former SA superbike champion Arushen Moodley, so racing runs within his blood. Dad Arushen couldn’t be prouder!
Ruche has joined the world stage as a member of the BOE Motorsports squad. In doing so, he will be the first South African rider of colour to compete in this world championship series. A big historic moment for the South African. Riding a KTM, he will ride alongside teammate Cormac Buchanan of New Zealand. BOE Motorsports has previously nurtured the talents of Joel Kelso, David Muñoz and Ana Carrasco, the first female to compete in the world championship series.
“In the team we have already worked with young riders before and Ruche is the new project we have for 2025. It’s going to be a year of hard work with the hope that results will come, sooner rather than later. Ruche has a lot of potential and after the first day of testing in Portimao I believe that we can achieve good results this season,” said BOE Motorsports team owner, Jose Angel Gutierrez Boe.
Ruche hopes to follow in his mentor, Brad Binder’s tracks after he became the first South African to be crowned the Moto3 World Champion in 2016.
“My ambition is to learn as quickly as possible. I want to be fighting at the front to show what I’m capable of. South African fans will be entertained in each category on race days with Brad Binder in MotoGP, his brother Darryn in Moto2 and me in Moto3. I’m proud to be representing my country in one of the most competitive categories in the world,” concluded the youngster.
The 2025 Moto3 season features 22 grand prix races across 18 countries on five continents. The opening round of the 2025 championship takes place in Thailand on 2 March and concludes on 16 November in Valencia, Spain.
We hope you will all join us in wishing Ruche a successful season on the track and that all his career dreams come true.
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