Muñoz Wins Aragon Thriller

Last-corner pass denies Quiles, Kelso finishes 7th as Roulstone suffers cruel technical issue

José Antonio Rueda took the holeshot as the race got underway, immediately coming under pressure from Máximo Quiles. Jacob Roulstone had a sluggish start, dropping to ninth, while Joel Kelso sat deep in the top 10. Quiles quickly moved into second, with Lunetta and Muñoz holding strong among the front five as a small gap opened behind them.

Roulstone began to climb, aggressively passing his way into fifth before trading places with Ángel Carpe. Kelso, meanwhile, set the fastest lap in eighth but was stuck behind the second group. As Lunetta started to close the gap to the lead, Roulstone’s promising run came to an end with a technical DNF — a cruel blow just as this was the strongest he’s looked this season.

Quiles briefly faded after a mistake while battling with Lunetta and Muñoz, but regrouped with a charge. He picked off Carpe, then Almansa, as the leading group bunched back up. Into Turn 15 he barged through Muñoz and Almansa with assertive moves, jumping back into podium contention. Rueda, having led from the start, began to slide backward — clearly struggling with rear grip as his soft tyre lost bite.

With five laps to go, Quiles took the lead with a bold move into Turn 1. He looked in control — until running wide and losing out to Almansa. The roles reversed again as Quiles reclaimed the top spot with another dive into Turn 12, setting up a tense battle to the flag. Lunetta also muscled his way into second, overtaking Almansa and ready to pounce.

As the final lap began, Quiles defended the lead with Muñoz latched onto his rear wheel. Behind them, Rueda continued to drop, eventually finishing eighth. Coming out of the final corner, Muñoz timed a daring inside move to perfection — stealing the lead in the last corner and powering to the line to win by 0.050 seconds.

Carpe secured a quiet yet impressive third, with Almansa, Lunetta, Piqueras, and Kelso following close behind. It was a heartbreaker for Quiles, but the young rookie will undoubtedly have more victory opportunities this year with that display of pace and fight.

Rueda’s maintains a clear title lead on 149 points, with Piqueras and Kelso unable to capitalise on his rare non-podium finish. The gap from Kelso to Carpe closes to just one point though, with the rookie climbing to 85 points thanks to his third placing.

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