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Rueda Clinches 2025 Moto3 Title After Red-Flagged Mandalika Win

Steward penalties following a late crash reshaped the countback result to elevate the KTM Ajo rider.

Overview

  • Rueda sealed the championship with four rounds remaining, turning a 93-point lead into an unassailable margin as Angel Piqueras finished seventh.
  • With more than two-thirds distance completed, officials took results back to lap 18 and did not restart the race.
  • Adrian Fernandez received a six-second time penalty, the equivalent of a double long-lap, for contact with David Munoz just before the stoppage.
  • Long-lap penalties for Maximo Quiles and Angel Piqueras for Turn 9 shortcuts reshuffled the order, promoting Luca Lunetta to second and Guido Pini to third.
  • Race control said Munoz was conscious and taken to the medical center for checks following his heavy crash.