A home crowd at Jerez got its spectacle as a relentless Moto3 dogfight ended with Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) returning to the top step. The lights stayed on at the start for a lengthy period after Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse) appeared to have a technical issue on the starting grid. As he was in last place it was deemed safe to race and we got underway. Quiles second win of the season didn’t come easy—he had to absorb pressure, respond to attacks, and then deliver a decisive late-race surge to finally break clear. Behind him, the scrap for the remaining podium places turned into an all-out last-lap brawl, with Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) narrowly beating David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) in a drag race to the flag.

Muñoz made the early statement by launching into the lead, but Quiles wasted little time in hitting back, reclaiming P1 at Turn 8 before the end of the opening lap while Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP – MTA) saw his strong weekend end abruptly in the gravel at Turn 1.

As the race settled into a rhythm, the lead fight intensified. Muñoz regrouped and charged back into contention, joined by Fernandez as the trio traded positions at the front. Fernandez briefly seized control, pushing Quiles back, while Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) kept himself firmly in the picture in fourth. Further down the order, the attrition list grew as Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) and Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) both crashed out.

The pivotal moment came in the closing stages. Quiles struck again at Turn 1 to retake the lead and immediately raised the pace, dropping into the high 1:44s to stretch the field. Muñoz tried to respond but a small mistake with three laps remaining proved costly, allowing the race leader to escape. Fernandez stayed close enough to capitalise, setting up a three-way fight for the podium behind the leader.

The final lap delivered the fireworks. Fernandez, Muñoz, and Morelli went bar-to-bar through multiple corners, swapping positions and leaning on each other in classic Moto3 fashion. Muñoz threw everything at it, but Fernandez held his nerve to secure second by just 0.018s. Up front, Quiles was already gone—crossing the line to seal a statement win and lead an all-Spanish podium on home turf.

Behind them, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) headed the next group in fifth, followed closely by Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3). David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team), and Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP – MTA) completed the top ten.

Just outside the top ten, Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) led a tightly packed midfield battle from P11, narrowly ahead of Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse). Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) added more points in 13th, while Joel Kelso (GRYD – MLav Racing) and Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) rounded out the points scorers after a close-fought scrap.

Moto3 – Jerez Full Results

Not Classified

• Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP – MTA) – 11 laps
• Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) – 8 laps
• Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) – 7 laps

Did Not Start

• Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse)