Moto3: After a two race podium absence, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) bounced back in style at the Dutch GP to clinch his sixth victory of the season.
That means, as the field gears up to attack the Sachsenring, the #99 sits 69 points clear at the summit – and now, his chief chaser is the rider who sits alongside him in the box.
Alvaro Carpe’s P4 saw him rise above fifth place Assen finisher Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), with just one point separating 2025’s lead rookie and 2024’s Rookie of the Year. Carpe now has five top four finishes in a row, while Piqueras is without a rostrum finish since Jerez. It goes without saying that both will want to beat Rueda and claim that top step at the Sachsenring, and they’ll need to start beating their fellow Spaniard soon before it’s too late.
David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) now has three podiums in his last five outings, a run that has seen the #64 climb to P6 in the championship ahead of his team’s home round. Muñoz sits behind Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) in the standings, with the Australian and the Spaniard both out to put disappointing Assen results behind them in Germany. Disappointing isn’t the word to describe Valentin Perrone’s (Red Bull KTM Tech3) brilliant debut Grand Prix podium finish last time out, so can the Argentine rookie add to that rostrum tally in Germany?
Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) is in the same boat as Kelso and Quiles after he was caught up in Luca Lunetta’s (SIC58 Squadra Corse) penultimate lap crash. The Italian will miss the German GP after sustaining a fractured right leg, and we wish Lunetta a speedy recovery. For Furusato, who remains the lead Honda rider in the championship, matching his P2 Sachsenring result from last season would be a great way to bounce back.
Will Rueda’s lead be cut in Germany, or is the current runaway championship leader going to continue his mighty form at Round 11?
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