A perfect win for the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP rider under the afternoon skies of Qatar

The Moto3 2026 World Champion Max Quiles was on pole position for the Qatar Airways Grand Prix, joining Quiles on the front row was David Almansa and Brian Uriarte.

Lights out at the Lusail International circuit as Uriarte got the holeshot around turn one. Quiles was pushed back a few places. Almansa took charge of the race after a few corners to lead the race.

The top seven riders made a break for it after two laps. David Munoz had contact with Uriarte at turn one, which resulted in Uriarte going down!

Britain’s Eddie O’Shea was running inside the top ten in ninth place, Scott Ogden was in 12th place, Casey O’Gorman was in 14th place.

Munoz was handed a Long Lap Penalty for his contact with Uriarte. Adrian Cruces crashed out at turn 14 after four laps, a difficult weekend for the CIP Green Power rider.

Joel Esteban crashed out at turn nine, whilst running in 11th place. Meanwhile at the front of the field Almansa had just over a second lead at the from Quiles, Adrian Fernandez was in third place. Disaster for O’Shea at turn 14, the Mlav rider crashed out of the race, with the help of Munoz, resulting in a double long lap penalty for the Spanish rider!

At the half way point of the race the leading trio broke away from the rest of the Moto3 field. Quiles and Fernandez were pushing to try and catch Almansa, who had a 1.6s lead.

Fernandez passed Quiles for second place with just two laps to go, a very solid ride for the Leopard Racing rider.

Almansa crossed the line to take the victory, Fernandez finished in second place, Quiles was third, Valentine Perrone won the battle for fourth place, Alvaro Carpe finished in fifth place.

Featured Image: David Almansa