Thai Moto3 Race Results

Rueda surges to dominant win as favourites fall by the wayside

Jose Antonio Rueda delivered a flawless performance in the Thai Grand Prix, mastering the brutal heat and avoiding the chaos to take a commanding victory. The KTM rider crossed the line in 32’14.402, finishing well ahead of Alvaro Carpe and Adrian Fernandez, who fought hard for the remaining podium spots.

Munoz was riding aggressively, true to the Moto3 creed ‘the best form of defence is attack’, but was given a long lap penalty for an overzealous pass, and then fell.

The race saw a high attrition rate, with several riders failing to finish in the demanding conditions. Dennis Foggia, David Almansa, and Riccardo Rossi produced strong rides to finish inside the top eight, while title contender Angel Piqueras was caught up in a dramatic late-race incident. Australian Joel Kelso was running strongly in the top 6 in the early stages, but misjudged his braking into Turn 3, running in too hot and causing a collision that tool himself and Piqueras down and caused Foggia to run off track. Kelso was forced to retire, but Piqueras managed to remount and salvage 12th place.

In the final moments, Scott Ogden suffered heartbreak as he crashed at the last corner, throwing away what would have been a top-six finish.

Thai Moto3 Race