David Alonso won the FIM Moto3 World Championship in Sepang, Malaysia on Sunday. Using his Pirelli-shod Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 15-lap race by just 0.088 seconds.
The 2024 Moto3 world champion is the first rider to record 13 victories in a single lightweight class.
Taiyo Furusato of Japan, He was 2nd in his team Asia Honda.
Spain’s Jose Antonio Ruda finished third, 0.411 seconds behind Alonso on the Red Bull Ajo KTM.
Further, from Dorna’s press release:
Alonso’s incredible journey continues as Ruda returns to the podium. The Colombian’s emotional victory was Furusato’s and Rueda’s sixth in a row.
David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) made history at the Malaysian Petronas Grand Prix with a 13th place finish.Th Victory of the season. The Colombian finished the Masters class at the Petronas Sepang International circuit as he worked hard – fighting his way back to P1 after dropping to 13th.Th. It was Alonso’s sixth straight win, taking the win from Taio Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and missing the #72 on the line by just 0.088. Furusato showed strong pace throughout the Grand Prix, with Jose Antonio Ruda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) expected to return to the podium as the Spaniard – his first since Aragon.
Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) claimed turn 1 in the race, taking P1 after a surprising start. The #48 was chased by David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team) on the opening lap, with the #22 charging from ninth to second. Almansa was on the attack, attacking in lap 9 and grabbing the lead at Sepang.
There was some early drama as Joel Esteban (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Riccardo Rossi (CIP Green Power) collided on lap 1 of the Malaysian GP. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GAASGAS Tech3) suffers a similar fate, crashing on lap 2. Meanwhile, Leopard Racing’s Adrián Fernández and Ángel Piqueras retired in disgrace on the opening podium at the end of the weekend.
Alonso dropped to P13, with the newly-crowned world champion left to work after being forced into action for the Holgado incident. The Colombian started to draw through the field, soon entering the race for the podium on lap 6.
Furusato had his chance in P1, with Alonso in pursuit and Almansa now starting to drop down the order. The gloves are off, Alonso and Ortola pounce on Furusato’s mistake on lap 14.
Tensions were high at the front, with Colin Wager (Leaky Molly Husqvarna Intact GP) drawn into the battle for the podium, as the Dutchman began to fight for P3. However, the #95 had Ruda on his tail, showing incredible late-race pace after qualifying P10 in the #99.
In the last lap, Alonso put pressure on Furusato, aiming to make more history in Sepang with the #80. Alonso crossed the line to claim 13 and grabbed P1Th The win of the season after a fight with P13. Colombian Ruda managed to fend off Ortola and crossed the line ahead of Furusato, raising his score to 0.996.
Ortola finished less than a second away from victory, crossing the line in front of Weir to take fourth place. The Dutchman completed the top five and is now tied with Holgado in the P3 championship. Meanwhile, Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) was sixth with strong points and ahead of Ryusei Yamanaka, who completed a strong day for the MT Helmets – MSI team. Stefano Nepa secures eighth and finishes as the only LEVELUP – MTA rider after an early crash from teammate Nicola Carraro.
Further back, Almansa finished 11th while Matteo Bertele (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team) and Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) completed 10th.Th. The #22 was 10 seconds off P1, with Jacob Rulstone (Red Bull GAASGAS Tech3), Filippo Farioli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Xabi Zurutuza (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Honda Team Asia’s Tatchakorn Buasri scoring the final points.
After Alonso’s impressive weekend in Malaysia, be sure to stay tuned to motogp.com for updates on the final round of the season.
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