The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider David Alonso has won his second consecutive race and has a 14-point advantage at the top of the World Championship

CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar rider David Alonso is the new leader of the Moto3 World Championship. The Colombian has shone at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya to achieve his second consecutive victory, the fourth so far this year. Alonso has started from sixth position and has been cautious in the first laps, but always in the leading group. As the race has gone on and the performance of the tyres has changed, Alonso has moved ahead of his rivals to position himself at the front. With seven laps remaining, the Colombian has taken the lead after overtaking Iván Ortolá and has been first until the end. Ortolá, who started from pole, has finished second and José Antonio Rueda has ended third after overtaking Collin Veijer on the last lap. With this victory, Alonso regains the Moto3 lead, held by Dani Holgado since the Portuguese Grand Prix. Holgado is now second, 14 points behind the Colombian. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team also leads the teams’ championship and leads its immediate pursuer by 14 points.

Joel Esteban has finished fourteenth in his home race. The Spanish has started from fifteenth position and has been very competitive in the first laps. In fact, he has been able to fight in the leading group. However, a collision with another rider when he was eighth has conditioned his race and prevented him from fighting for the front positions. Esteban has tried to make a comeback in the last laps, but finally he has crossed the finish line in fourteenth position.

VICTORY David Alonso: “We are leaders, which was the objective, although there is still a lot to do. We are doing things well and we must continue like this. Today I have been inspired by Izan Guevara's race here in 2022. I could not escape, but I have managed to avoid crazy overtaking on the last lap, which was what I wanted. The plan was to wait until the tyre wore down a little, and it turned out well.”

14th Joel Esteban (+8,160): “It has been a difficult race. We have made a good start and we have reached the front group, but I have not felt comfortable with the bike. It has been difficult for me to overtake, although I have been able to stay there for a few laps until a rider has overtaken me and has thrown me off. There the group has broken up and I have been left behind. I have tried to make a comeback in the last few laps, but it has not been possible. Furthermore, they have touched me again and I have finished fourteenth.”