The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider finished fourth after the race was stopped while he was fighting for the podium. His teammate Dennis Foggia finished twelfth

Máximo Quiles narrowly missed out on his ninth podium of the season at the Indonesian Grand Prix. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider was one of the main victims of the red flag that stopped the race with one lap to go, when he was fighting for the top three after completing a long lap, and he finally finished fourth. José Antonio Rueda secured his ninth victory, which earned him the Moto3 World Championship title with four races to go. Italians Luca Lunetta and Guido Pini completed the podium.

The Moto3 race at the Mandalika circuit started under extreme conditions, with the asphalt temperature exceeding 55 degrees. Máximo Quiles and Dennis Foggia had to give their all in a race that saw an intense battle for the podium until the very last moments. After a good start, Quiles moved up the field to lead the race after the first seven laps. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider remained in the top positions within a large group. After dropping to eighth place, a multiple crash allowed him to move up further, although on this occasion he was also forced to close the gap on the leading group. The rookie received a ‘long lap’ penalty for cutting the track and, although he completed it correctly, a red flag stopped the race just after. The Spaniard was relegated to fourth place when he was fighting for his ninth podium of the season because he had not yet completed the penalty before the last time they had crossed the finish line. For that reason, he received a three-second penalty. Dennis Foggia was also unlucky. The Italian rider, who started from the fourth row of the grid, was unable to make a good start and had no chance of moving up the field, finishing the Indonesian Grand Prix in twelfth place.

4th Máximo Quiles (+3.027): “I'm really angry that I missed out on the podium like this after all the effort I put in over the weekend following Friday's crash. As they say, “what's done is done”. I lost a second compared to my best sector when I realised I had cut the track, but that wasn't enough, and then I did the long lap as I had to, but the previous lap counted because they brought out the red flag. I'm angry, but I know I did the best I could. Now it's time to rest and disconnect this week so I can go all out in Australia.”

12th Dennis Foggia (+21.378): “I didn't get off to a good start because when I got to the grid I noticed a strange noise. I had a problem with the gears, it seemed to be something with the gearbox. Everything worked fine in the race, but the start completely affected us and I couldn't make up any positions afterwards. It wasn't the race I was expecting, but sometimes that's how things go.”