ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2, 2025
CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM PROVINCE, THAILAND
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P96
shortly by his teammate Taiyo
Furusato.
More contenders dropped as
Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra
Corse) tangled with David
Munoz (Liqui Moly Intact Dyna
-
volt) at turn three. Munoz was
handed a long-lap
penalty for
the clash but then crashed out
after clattering into the side of
Rueda before serving it. With
all the chaos, Rueda seized his
chance, pulling a two-second
gap over Stefano Nepa (SIC58
Squadra Corse), Fernandez, and
the remarkable Carpe.
With five laps to go, Joel
Kelso (Level-Up MTA) mis
-
judged turn 12, taking out Angel
Piqueras
(Frinsa – MT Helmets
claim his second career victory.
Rookie teammate Alvaro Carpe
impressed with second in his
Moto3 debut, becoming the first
debutant on the podium since
Pedro Acosta in 2021, while
Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Rac
-
ing) rounded out the rostrum.
Rueda
led early, fending off
polesitter Matteo Bertelle (Level-
Up MTA), while second place
changed hands frequently. The
race saw early drama as rook
-
ies Cormac Buchanan (BOE
Motorsports)
and Eddie O'Shea
(GRYD – MLav Racing) col-
lided on lap one. A 13-rider lead
group
formed before home hero
Tatchakorn Buasri (Honda Team
Asia) crashed out, followed
Rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMo-
to Inde Aspar Team) impressed
with
eighth, ahead of Filip Salac
(Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)
and Alonso Lopez (Team HDR
Heidrun). Rookie Adrian Huertas
(Italtrans Racing Team) took
14th, while Indonesia's Mario
Aji (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia)
secured his fifth P15 finish.
Gonzalez takes the full 25
points from Thailand and holds
a five-point advantage over
Canet, with Agius third on 16.
MOTO3 RACE
Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull
KTM Ajo) delivered a flaw-
less performance in Moto3 to
Gonzalez's stand-up
wheelie game was on point
over the finish line.
