| Joel Kelso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Gryd Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joel Damon Kelso (born 12 June 2003) is an Australian motorcycle racer who currently competes for Gryd Racing in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship. Previous years saw him with Boé Motorsports (2024), CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP (2023) and CIP Green Power (2022). Before the Moto3 World Championship, he competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship from 2020 to 2021 with the AGR Team.
Career
Moto3
Gryd Racing (2026–)
On 14 September 2025, it was announced that Kelso would race for the MLav Racing Team in the upcoming 2026 Moto3 season.[1]
Kelso will remain with Gryd Racing for the 2027 Moto3 season alongside Eddie O'Shea.[2]
Career statistics
Career highlights
- 2017: 1st, Australian Moto3 Championship[3]
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 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST | EST | VAL | VAL | CAT | ARA | ARA | JER 12 |
JER 11 |
ALB 7 |
VAL 5 |
17th | 29 |
Supersport 300 World Championship
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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kawasaki | SPA | NED | ITA | SPA | SPA | ITA | GBR | POR 12 |
FRA | QAT | 34th | 4 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
FRA |
CAT1 25 |
CAT2 29 |
ARA |
JER1 |
JER2 |
ALB |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
NC | 0 |
| 2020 | KTM | EST 21 |
POR 20 |
JER1 11 |
JER2 Ret |
JER3 DNS |
ARA1 20 |
ARA2 16 |
ARA3 Ret |
VAL1 9 |
VAL2 12 |
VAL3 14 |
18th | 18 | |
| 2021 | KTM | EST Ret |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 Ret |
CAT1 8 |
CAT2 11 |
POR 1 |
ARA 8 |
JER1 7 |
JER2 7 |
RSM 1 |
VAL3 1 |
VAL4 6 |
4th | 124 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | CIP Green Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31st |
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | CIP Green Power | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21st |
| 2023 | Moto3 | CFMoto | CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 17th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | Boé Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 9th |
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | LevelUp – MTA | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 6th |
| 2026 | Moto3 | Honda | Gryd Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64* | 16th* |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 494 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2021–present | 2021 Germany | 2023 Australia | 98 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 494 | 0 | |
| Total | 2021–present | 98 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 494 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER 17 |
NED 22 |
STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALR 14 |
VAL Ret |
31st | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 15 |
INA 18 |
ARG 10 |
AME 18 |
POR 9 |
SPA Ret |
FRA DNS |
ITA 12 |
CAT 12 |
GER Ret |
NED Ret |
GBR | AUT 22 |
RSM 14 |
ARA 21 |
JPN Ret |
THA 12 |
AUS 8 |
MAL 18 |
VAL 21 |
21st | 36 | ||
| 2023 | Moto3 | CFMoto | POR 9 |
ARG | AME | SPA 18 |
FRA 11 |
ITA Ret |
GER 22 |
NED 9 |
GBR 16 |
AUT 16 |
CAT DSQ |
RSM 19 |
IND Ret |
JPN 15 |
INA 16 |
AUS 3 |
THA 12 |
MAL 7 |
QAT 13 |
VAL 7 |
17th | 61 | ||
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 8 |
POR 5 |
AME 7 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 13 |
CAT Ret |
ITA 12 |
NED 12 |
GER 11 |
GBR 7 |
AUT 8 |
CAT 5 |
RSM 6 |
EMI 7 |
INA 8 |
JPN 21 |
AUS 11 |
THA 7 |
MAL 6 |
SLD 12 |
9th | 138 | ||
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | THA Ret |
ARG 8 |
AME 2 |
QAT 4 |
SPA 3 |
FRA 2 |
GBR Ret |
ARA 7 |
ITA 9 |
NED 9 |
GER 6 |
CZE DNS |
AUT 11 |
HUN 8 |
CAT 7 |
RSM 4 |
JPN 8 |
INA 10 |
AUS 2 |
MAL 11 |
POR 7 |
VAL 23 |
6th | 193 |
| 2026 | Moto3 | Honda | THA 14 |
BRA 12 |
USA Ret |
SPA 14 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 17 |
ITA 9 |
HUN 12 |
CZE 8 |
NED 8 |
GER 14 |
GBR 6 |
ARA 13 |
RSM 7 |
AUT 11 |
JPN 17 |
INA Ret |
AUS C |
MAL | QAT | POR | VAL | 16th* | 64* |
* Season still in progress.
Australian Superbike Championship
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 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2022 | BMW | PHI | PHI | QUE | QUE | WAK | WAK | HID | HID | HID | MOR | MOR | PHI | PHI | PHI | BEN 11 |
BEN 10 |
26th | 21 |
References
- "Joel Kelso will join GRYD MLav Racing in 2026". BikeSportNews. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- "Joel Kelso to remain with GRYD Racing in 2027". Gryd Racing. 24 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
- "About Joel". www.joelkelso.com.
External links
- Joel Kelso at MotoGP.com
- Joel Kelso at WorldSBK.com
- Joel Kelso at AS.com (in Spanish)