The Red Bull KTM Tech3 driver Dani Holgado ended in Portimao what was denied two weeks ago in Lusail, a victory of the thousandth, this time 0.044 more Jose Antonio Rueda who added his second Moto3 e podium Ivan Ortola has completed a new Spanish triplet ahead of who temporarily said goodbye to the leadership this Sunday, the Hispanic Colombian David Alonso. Holgado now leads by seven points.
For the first time from pole position in a World Championship race Jose Rueda His wrist was unwavering with the clutch and Holgado and Alonso were already behind him in a clean start. The Sevillian, on soft tyres, came out determined to break through on the opening lap and passed half a second ahead of his pursuers. But at length they regained him immediately.
In 2022, Rueda made history in the minor categories by winning the Red Bull Rookies Cupe and FIM JuniorGP in the same year. After a first year of adaptation in the Moto3 World Championship where other rookies like David Alonso kept him away from the spotlight although he added his first podium in Montmeló. But in this second year he is coming out. He kept the group tense and in single file for the first third of the race with a very high pace and ended up picking off seven drivers on the eighth lap, a group whose roots were on the edge.
In the tenth turn the change of the third took place. David Alonso He passed Rueda at turn 11 and the second in the world championship, Dani Holgado, also reacted. The Hispanic Colombian now took on the responsibility of maintaining the same fast pace and half a second fell to Holgado with Rueda hooking them, forming a trio in the lead with six to go. One turn later Dani Holgado He has assumed leadership responsibility and caused a sextet to reunite.
With three to go, Holgado changed the pace and with two to go, Rueda overtook Alonso, who was also overtaken by Ortolá. Holgado and Rueda caught up the rest, with the man from Alicante starting the final lap in the lead, keeping Rueda on the defensive lines while Alonso, with tire problems, had trouble with Veijer and Kelso , which left him without a chance of a podium.
Moto3 Race Classification
Source: La Verdad
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