The Moto3 class obtained the racing motion underneath manner in Aragon with a feisty race coming right down to a battle to the road, gained by David Munoz in spherical eight, the Aragon Grand Prix.
The primary two thirds of the race had been lead confidently by Jose Antonio Rueda, who began from pole and arrived with pedigree on the monitor, having taken victory at Aragon in 2024 as a spotlight in his sickness stuffed season,whereas on good kind – contemporary off the again of a pole to win on the final spherical at Silverstone – his third consecutive time on the highest step.
As his tender tyre selection started to fail, it was time for a change to the race chief with Luca Lunetta, David Almansa and Maximo Quiles all taking a prove entrance.
Beginning ninth, Munoz was fast to make sure he was within the entrance group, and was the primary rider to make Rueda really feel stress, together with his fellow countryman working onto the kerb as he gave chase.
The Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP rider was joyful to take a seat in behind, with a gown rehearsal on the earlier lap seeing Munoz lead over the road on his KTM earlier than Quiles obtained the run into the primary nook to guide for many of the remaining lap.
The ultimate nook noticed the #64 bike shoot up the within line once more to tug forward and maintain on for a primary win for Munoz, all of the sweeter on dwelling soil.
Rookie Quiles was simply 0.050s slower in second for CFMoto Viel Aspar, the seventeen 12 months previous taking consecutive second locations after additionally not being sufficiently old to spay the prosecco on the rostrum in Silverstone after simply 4 races in his debut season.
One other Moto3 rookie, Alvaro Carpe was one of the best of the riders who used the tender tyre, slipping to the again of the lead group to conseve his rubber earlier than staging a comeback over the closing laps to finish an all KTM podium for Pink Bull KTM Ajo.
David Almansa couldn’t preserve tempo with Carpe on the final lap leaving the highest three clear.The Honda rider was one of the best Honda rider in Aragon , ending fourth.
Luca Lunetta spent a lot of his time in second and was a characteristic out entrance all race after an early slip again from his second place begin to place fifth for SIC58 Squadra Corse.
Angel Piqueras had appeared of the tempo all weekend however rallied in race trim to climb to sixth for Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI by the chequered flag, forward of Joel Kelso in seventh for LevelUp – MTA.
Rueda ran vast on the final lap out of flip one, which noticed him drop to ninth after crossing the road for the final lap combating to carry sixth as his tyre points worsened, combating again to complete eighth.
Ryusei Yamanaka and Cormac Buchanan each left the chasing group to latch on to the again of the leaders with MT Helmets rider Yamanaka ending his late surge in ninth, whereas the New Zealand rider took his second high ten end in his debut 12 months for BOE.
2025 Moto3 Aragon – Race Outcomes | ||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Workforce | Time |
1 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | 33m 33.745s |
2 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Viel Aspar Workforce (KTM) | +0.050s |
3 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Pink Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.381s |
4 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.459s |
5 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.636s |
6 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.690s |
7 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.739s |
8 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Pink Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.860s |
9 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +1.160s |
10 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM) | +1.729s |
11 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Workforce Asia (Honda) | +3.639s |
12 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Inexperienced Energy (KTM) | +6.517s |
13 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Pink Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +6.581s |
14 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM) | +7.253s |
15 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Viel Aspar Workforce (KTM) | +15.449s |
16 | Noah Dettwiler | SWI | CIP Inexperienced Energy (KTM) | +22.739s |
17 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Workforce (Honda) | +22.860s |
18 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Workforce (Honda) | +23.415s |
19 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +23.531s |
20 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Workforce Asia (Honda) | +26.640s |
21 | Eddie O’Shea | GBR | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +29.640s |
22 | Vincente Perez | SPA | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +48.777s |
23 | Marcos Uriarte | SPA | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +1 lap |
24 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | DNF |
25 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Pink Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | DNF |
Taiyo Furusato made his regular robust Sunday begin for Honda Workforce Asia, however faltered within the latter phases in eleventh.
There was clear air between himself and Scott Ogden, who took his first ever factors end at Aragon, a monitor he struggles at, in twelfth for CIP Inexperienced Energy.
The remaining factors went to Valentin Perrone in thirteenth for Pink Bull KTM Tech3, 14th positioned BOE rider Ruche Moodley and the skilled Moto3 rider Dennis Foggia in fifteenth on the second Aspar bike.
Rookie Guido Pini confirmed on Friday that he had the tempo to run on the entrance of the race however a giant crash left him sore and battle in qualifying, leaving him twentieth on the grid, after a climb into the factors, the Dynavolt rider suffered within the closing phases, falling again to a nineteenth place end.
Crashes, Accidents and Replacements
Eddie O’Shea was one of the best of the MLav Racing group in twenty first after Marcos Uriate, getting back from harm returned to the pits with a difficulty earlier than returning to trace for some helpful monitor time.
Jacob Roulstone was working within the lead group after a finest ever Q2 consequence earlier than he too succumbed to a technical difficulty, pulling off monitor after placing his hand up with a technical difficulty on the finish of lap six.
There was an earlier exit for Stefano Nepa, collected by Vincente Perez as he fell, Perez additionally rejoined the race.
After his fall in Q2 Adrian Fernandez was declared unfit for the rest of the Aragon spherical, identified with a hand fracture at his check-up. Final in that session had seen him locations 18th, so all riders behind had been elevated a place on the grid for the race.
Perez was once more showing as the long run alternative for Matteo Bertelle at LevelUP – MTA.
Championship Standings
Rueda sees his general lead lower to 52 factors after ending eight however by simply two factors with nearest title rival Piqueras in sixth. Rueda now leads the best way with 149 factors, 52 away from Piqueras, with Kelso third on 86.
Carpe is the highest rookie, fourth general on a complete of 85 factors.