Máximo Quiles claimed victory on Sunday the 7th, taking the Hungarian Grand Prix, the eighth round of the 2026 Moto3 season, at Balaton Park. The Aspar rider locked into a duel for the lead with David Almansa, who started from pole and remained out front until the seventh of the 20 laps, when he was overtaken. Quiles reached five wins in eight races.
Second place went to Almansa, the Intact GP rider who aimed to stay in contention for the win, watching Quiles pull away from lap 13. The podium was completed by Álvaro Carpe, who took third aboard an Ajo motorcycle after a tough battle for that position. Brian Uriarte, of Ajo, finished fourth, followed by Rico Salmela, fifth on a Tech3.
Adrián Cruces, rider for CIP, ended up sixth, followed by Marco Morelli, seventh on the other Aspar bike. Jesús Ríos, from Snipers, was eighth, while Casey O’Gorman, of SIC58, crossed the line ninth. Adrian Fernández, from Leopard Racing, completed the top ten.
Marco Morelli finished the race in sixth place on the other Aspar bike, followed by Jesús Ríos in seventh for Snipers. Joel Esteban, who crashed on the opening lap, recovered to finish eighth with MTA, while Adrian Fernández, from Leopard Racing, was ninth. The top ten was completed by Casey O’Gorman, rider for SIC58.
The race featured several crashes. Guido Pini and Joel Esteban tangled at Turn 2 in the opening lap, while Hakim Danish and Ruche Moodley collided shortly thereafter on the same lap. On the tenth lap, Nicola Carraro crashed at Turn 1 and exited the contest.
On the final lap, Brian Uriarte, David Muñoz and Valentín Perrone were involved in a heavy crash while contesting third place, an incident that led to the race being red-flagged, and the final result was taken from the completion of lap 19.
The Moto3 season will resume on June 21, when the series travels to the Brno circuit for the Czech Republic Grand Prix.
