# Cormac Buchanan

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. 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.
Buchanan renewed his contract with the AGR Team for 2023, competing in both the JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. 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. 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 56 and another third place in Estoril.

### 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.

## 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 |

### European Talent Cup
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| 2022 | Honda | EST 16 | EST 20 | VAL DNQ | VAL DNQ | CAT 15 | JER Ret | JER 20 | POR | ARA | ARA | VAL | VAL | 32nd | 1 |

### 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3* | 19th* |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
| Moto3 | 2025–present | 2025 Thailand | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2025–present | 2025–present | 2025–present | 2025–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

#### 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 15 | ARG 14 | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL | 19th* | 3* |
* Season still in progress.