holding off a frantic final-lap
battle to take the win. Alvaro
Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fin
-
ished second, becoming the
closest challenger to
champi-
onship leader Max Quiles, who
missed the race
after breaking
his collarbone in qualifying.
Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM
Tech3) completed the podium.
Almansa grabbed the hole
-
shot from the second row and
quickly established himself at
the front
alongside Carpe, Brian
Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and
Adrian Fernandez (Leopard
Racing). The leading group ini
-
tially escaped, but the race soon
settled into
the typical Moto3
freight train.
Adrian Cruces (CIP Green
Power) crashed in a multi-rider
incident, while polesitter Scott
Ogden (CIP Green Power) suf
-
fered a separate crash at Club,
ending
the home hero's hopes
and reducing the podium fight to
six riders.
Almansa remained at the
front throughout the closing
stages and began the final lap
with a four-tenths advantage.
Behind him, Uriarte crashed
from third at turn six, leav
-
ing Fernandez to fight Carpe
and
Perrone. Fernandez then
ran wide in the final sector,
allowing Carpe and Perrone
through.
Almansa crossed the line
clear to win, with Carpe second
and Perrone snatching third.
Fernandez finished fourth,
ahead of Joel Esteban (Level
Up – MTA), Joel Kelso (GRYD
Racing), Rico Salmela (Red
Bull KTM Tech3), Eddie O'Shea
(GRYD Racing), Veda Pratama
(Honda Team Asia) and Matteo
Bertelle (Level Up – MTA).
CN
MotoGP Sprint (Top 10)
1. Jorge Martin (Apr) 19:49.066
2. Ai Ogura (Apr) +1.530
3. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) +3.974
4. Alex Marquez (Duc) +6.956
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +8.651
6. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +10.745
7. Joan Mir (Hon) +10.826
8. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) +12.539
9. Marc Marquez (Duc) +13.965
10. Diogo Moreira (Hon) +13.992
MotoGP Race (Top 10)
1. Raul Fernandez (Apr) 39:45.93
2. Jorge Martin (Apr) +2.538
3. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) +3.393
4. Alex Marquez (Duc) +4.702
5. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +6.256
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +6.382
7. Marc Marquez (Duc) +9.550
8. Brad Binder (KTM) +22.288
9. Luca Marini (Hon) +23.845
10. Diogo Moreira (Hon) +25.411
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 7-9, 2026
SILVERSTONE / TOWCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P68
David Almansa (22) eked away to a seven-
tenths-of-a-second win in Moto3, clawing
back some ground on the absent Max Quiles.
