Almansa converted pole posi-
tion into the early lead, but he and
Quiles
quickly broke clear of the
field. Behind them, Valentin Per-
rone and teammate Rico Salmela
(Red
Bull KTM), along with
Carpe and David Munoz (Intact
GP KTM), battled over the final
podium position as several early
incidents disrupted the race.
Quiles took the lead on lap
seven and set the fastest lap
shortly after, while an error from
Almansa allowed Quiles to edge
clear. By the closing laps, Quiles
had built a lead of more than a
second and looked untouchable.
The fight for third ended dra
-
matically on the final lap when
contact between Carpe and
Moto3
Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Aspar
KTM) returned to winning form
at Balaton Park, extending his
championship lead with a domi-
nant Moto3 victory and securing
a second
straight Hungarian
GP win. David Almansa (Intact
GP KTM) finished second for
his first podium since Buriram,
while Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull
KTM) charged from 18th on the
grid to claim third.
awaited return to the podium
ahead of his home round at
Brno, while Agius held off David
Alonso (CFMoto Aspar Kalex)
for third by four-tenths of a
second.
Holgado finished fifth ahead
of Guevara, whose champion-
ship deficit to Gonzalez grew
to
49.5 points. Celestino Vietti
(Speed RS Kalex) climbed from
12th on the grid to seventh, fol-
lowed by Alonso Lopez (Italjet
Kalex), career-best
finisher
Alberto Ferrandez (Pramac
Kalex) and Tony Arbolino (Fantic
Racing Kalex) in 10th.
Gonzalez leads the points
on 154.5 to Guevara's 105 and
Vietti's 102.
ROUND 8 / JUNE 5-7, 2026
BALATON PARK / BALATONFOKAJAR, HUNGARY
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P98
Manuel Gonzalez (18) overhauled
Filip Salac (12) at half race
distance in Moto2 to record his
third win in a row. Senna Agius
(81) nabbed a podium in third.
