The Moto3 World Championship might already be wrapped up by the brilliant Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), but there’s plenty still left to play for in 2025 – including a silver medal battle that is shaping up very nicely.
Unfortunately, that’s a fight that won’t have Japanese GP winner David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) in it after the #64 suffered a broken femur in Indonesia. It means it’s a straight play, seemingly, between Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) – with the latter also aiming to wrap up the Rookie of the Year accolade ASAP. There’s only 14 points between Piqueras and Quiles, and both will be desperate to finish P2 overall.
Quiles is 60 points clear of Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in that rookie honours chase, and with 75 left on the table after Sunday’s encounter, that title could be his in Australia.
Speaking of Australia, Joel Kelso (LEVELUP – MTA) has returned to form in the last few rounds and after a crash to P10 result in Mandalika, the Aussie will be hoping a podium return will come on the Island – after all, he was a P3 finisher here in 2023. Kelso is also now P5 overall – two points clear of Carpe, and 22 ahead of last year’s Island P3 finisher Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) after the Spaniard was handed a post-race penalty in Indonesia.
The other Moto3 home favourite is Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3). The #12 arrives off the back of his best Moto3 result last time out, a P5, so the Phillip Island faithful have two in-form, home grown talents to cheer on. So, can Moto3’s new King, Rueda, be beaten at the first attempt? Maybe, maybe not… But what we do know is that it’s set to be another unpredictable weekend of action.
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