trolled the race early in front of
his home fans at Jerez. Drama
unfolded at turn six on lap one
when Ruche Moodley (Denssi
Racing – BOE) collided with Da-
vid Almansa (Leopard Racing)
and
David Munoz (Liqui Moly
Dynavolt Intact GP), with Munoz
remounting after an already
tough start. Lap two saw further
chaos as Riccardo Rossi (Ri
-
vacold Snipers Team), Vicente
Perez (LevelUp
– MTA), and
Cormac Buchanan (Denssi Rac-
ing) crashed, though Buchanan
rejoined.
Rueda
quickly stretched his
advantage, but Joel Kelso (Lev
-
elUp-MTA) and Angel Piqueras
(Frinsa
– MT Helmets – MSI)
(Beta Tools SpeedRS) and Aron
Canet (Fantic Racing Lino
Sonego) finished seventh and
eighth, with Canet surrender
-
ing the points lead. Jake Dixon
(Elf
Marc VDS Racing) and Filip
Salac (Elf Marc VDS Racing)
rounded out the top 10.
In the points, Gonzalez leads
with 86 to Canet's 79 and
Dixon's 66.
Moto3
Polesitter Jose Antonio Rueda
grabbed the holeshot and con-
Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team)
surged
into second before
Baltus and Agius moved ahead.
Chaos struck when Daniel
Holgado and David Alonso
of the CFMoto Gaviota Aspar
Team crashed, the latter also
collecting Izan Guevara (Blu Cru
Pramac Yamaha Moto2). Gonza
-
lez steadily stretched his lead to
over
2.6 seconds by lap 11 and
was untouchable thereafter.
Agius passed Moreira for
third late in the race but couldn't
catch Baltus. Moreira finished
fourth, ahead of Deniz Oncu
(Red Bull KTM Ajo) in fifth.
Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini
Moto2) was sixth, just behind
the Turk, while Celestino Vietti
ROUND 5 / APRIL 25-27, 2025
CIRCUITO DE JEREZ – ANGEL NIETO / JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P88
Francesco Bagnaia (63) gained
another podium but is lacking the
speed to challenge the Marquez
brothers at this stage.
