Moto3 received race day began on the Mandalika Circuit for spherical eighteen of the championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, with a scrappy, soiled race which ended beneath a pink flag, with the outcomes and standings delayed for a smattering of penalties to be utilized.
After the shakedown it was the cleanest rider within the race, Jose Antonio Rueda who was positioned first, permitting him to have a good time turning into world champion in Parc Ferme.
After qualifying ninth the Purple Bull KTM rider stayed round that place, weighing up the race forward, with riders already falling out of rivalry and miles of contact forward.
The #99 fastidiously moved in direction of the entrance of the race, and after a couple of laps behind Adrian Fernandez had determined the lead was one of the best place to be.
That hole quickly got here down and Fernandez, who had began on pole, was once more forward after using beneath David Munoz, however nonetheless nudges into the aspect of the Dynavolt bike, sending Munoz himself spinning throughout the observe as his bike slid away – a crash so extreme the pink flag was fulled out on the penultimate lap, leaving outcomes chaos with penalties nonetheless to be utilized or taken.
Fernandez acquired his anticipated double lengthy lap penalty for inflicting a crash, including six seconds to his time , pushing the Leopard rider again to sixth, and transferring Rueda from second to first, the feelings poured out for the Spaniard, celebrating his title with a win.
Luca Lunetta had labored his approach in direction of the lead group and was in parc ferme from his end earlier than transferring as much as second for SIC58 Squadra Corse, all of the extra spectacular given his current return from damage.
Maximo Quiles had simply taken his lengthy lap penalty, awarded similtaneously Angel Piqueras because the pair took an unintended quick lower whereas preventing for place, as Piqueras tried to stage a comeback after being compelled huge earlier within the race.
The Aspar rider was initially despatched to parc ferme, earlier than being eliminated as his lengthy lap penalty was served on the lap that was scrapped for consequence depend again, and was additionally awarded a 3 second penalty for an incorrectly taken penalty lap, with the additional three seconds from that pushing the rookie all the way down to fourth.
It was one other rookie screaming with pleasure as he took over the third area, with Guido Pini accumulating his first Moto3 podium.
Jacob Roulstone picked up a greatest Moto3 end in fifth for Purple Bull KTM Ajo, Fernandez was dropped to sixth for his determined transfer, with Angel Piqueras again to seventh after his shortcut penalty was utilized for Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI.
Ryusei Yamanaka was subsequent to complete on the second MT Helmets bike in eighth. Stefano Nepa had a transponder error that stored dropping him down when he was racing nicely, inserting ninth, with each SIC 58 bikes inside the highest ten, which was closed out by Joel Kelso.
The LevelUp – MTA rider had fell from the entrance of the race beneath strain early on, however remounted and fought again for a decided prime ten end.
2025 Indonesian Moto3 – Race Outcomes | ||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Staff | Time |
1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Purple Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 29m 28.292s |
2 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.305s |
3 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.388s |
4 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Staff (KTM) | +3.027s |
5 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Purple Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +4.978s |
6 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +5.747s |
7 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +6.154s |
8 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +16.144s |
9 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +16.483s |
10 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +20.248s |
11 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +21.065s |
12 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Staff (KTM) | +21.378s |
13 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM) | +21.168s |
14 | Marco Morelli | ARG | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +24.795s |
15 | Eddie O’Shea | GBR | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +24.973s |
16 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM) | +25.104s |
17 | Noah Dettwiler | SWI | CIP Inexperienced Energy (KTM) | +30.833s |
18 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Staff (Honda) | +34.530s |
19 | Arbi Aditama | INA | Honda Staff Asia (Honda) | +54.303s |
20 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | DNF |
21 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | DNF |
22 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Staff Asia (Honda) | DNF |
23 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Purple Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | DNF |
24 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Inexperienced Energy (KTM) | DNF |
25 | Zen Mitani | JPN | Rivacold Snipers Staff (Honda) | DNF |
26 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Purple Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | DNS |
Matteo Bertelle was again within the factors once more in simply his second race again from damage, taking eleventh for the LevelUp MTA staff, forward of Dennis Foggia on the second Aspar in twelfth.
The remaining factors had been awarded to BOE rider Ruche Moodley in thirteenth , with each MLav Racing bikes within the factors for the primary time, with Marco Morelli and Eddie O’Shea 14th and fifteenth respectively.
Crashes, accidents and replacements
Substitute rider Arbi Aditama, in for Tatchakorn Buasri at Honda Staff Asia, completed his dwelling look in19th.
There was a second change with Zen Mitani making his world championship debut with the Rivacold Snipers staff, in for Nicola Carraro considered one of many riders to not go the gap.
Mitani was first out, with Ogden retiring with a motorcycle subject.
Lap fourteen noticed David Almansa attempt to match his bike in a gap that hardly existed, beginning a domino impact that collected Taiyo Furusato, who was already leaning on Alvaro Carpe making an attempt to make a cross within the lead group, with all three heading into the gravel.
David Munoz was the final rider taken out, reported as acutely aware he was taken to the medical centre, after which onward to hospital for additional checks with a rumoured damaged leg.
Championship Standings
Rueda grew to become champion by including the total 25 on provide to his complete taking the title in Indonesia withb 340 factors.
Piqueras couldn’t hold the hole sufficiently small to take the battle to the subsequent rouns, second on 231 because the hole moved out to 109 factors.
Quiles is prime rookie in third on 217, along with his nearest rival Carpe sixth, dropping a spot to Kelso after his DNF left him on 157. Munoz styas fourth total after his fall.