13/07/2025

David Muñoz gives Intact GP a phenomenal home win at the Sachsenring

The German LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP team experienced an unforgettable race Sunday at the Sachsenring: David Muñoz brought his team home victory in the eleventh race of the season with a spectacular finish in front of an almost sold-out grandstand. Team-mate Guido Pini rounded off the strong team result with an excellent seventh place.

The Grand Prix at the tradition-steeped Sachsenring turned out to be a real summer fairytale for the local Intact GP team. After David Muñoz narrowly missed out on victory in Assen a fortnight ago, the 19-year-old Spaniard left nothing to chance this time. Starting from fourth on the grid, Muñoz started a spirited overtaking manoeuvre in the very first corner that catapulted him straight into second position. A brief moment later, he took the lead and held his own in a thrilling 15-strong leading field. The race turned into a real thriller: the battle for victory came to a peak in the final laps. Muñoz entered the final lap in the lead, but was beaten shortly afterwards by Jose Antonio Rueda. However, Muñoz countered with a courageous attack on the last corner and secured a well-deserved second win of the season to the thunderous applause of the fans - and with it a leap to fifth place in the overall world championship standings.

Moto3 rookie Guido Pini also impressed throughout the weekend with a strong performance in changeable conditions. In the wet qualifying session on Saturday, the 17-year-old Italian took an impressive third place on the grid. On race Sunday, he once again held his own in the leading group on a dry track, fought his way back after a difficult start and crossed the finish line of the 3.67-kilometre Sachsenring in a strong seventh place. Pini thus secured another nine championship points and travels with a tailwind to the next Grand Prix in Brno, Czech Republic, which takes place from 18th to 20th July.

Results

Race
1. David MUÑOZ/ SPA/ KTM
2. Maximo QUILES/ SPA/ KTM – (+0.241)
3. Jose Antonio RUEDA/ SPA/ KTM (+0.250)
7. Guido PINI/ ITA/ KTM – (+0.645)

World Championship
1.   RUEDA Jose Antonio/ SPA – 203
2.   PIQUERAS Angel/ SPA – 130
3.   CARPE Alvaro/ SPA – 129
5.   MUÑOZ David/ SPA – 107
15. PINI Guido/ ITA – 38

Team Classification
1. RED BULL KTM AJO – 332
2. FRINSA - MT Helmets – 191
3. LEVELUP-MTA – 169
5. LIQUI MOLY DYNAVOLT INTACT GP – 145

David Muñoz

P1
Moto3 World Championship 2025 - P5 - 107 Points

"Today is a very emotional day for me because I won the race at my team's home Grand Prix. During the race I had pain in my finger, but step by step I put myself in a position to fight for victory in the last five laps. Rueda is a very strong rider, but this weekend I was stronger than him. So I'm very happy with the work we've done here at the Sachsenring and I'm now looking forward to celebrating the reward with my team. Many thanks to everyone who made this possible."

Guido Pini

P7 - (+0.645)
Moto3 World Championship 2025 - P15 - 38 Points

"It was certainly a good race for us because we were in the leading group for the whole time, which was the first time. So, we can be happy with that. But we know that we can do better. In Brno and in the next races we will certainly try it building on today's race and make further progress. I'm already looking forward to Brno."

Peter Öttl

Team Manager

"Sachsenring is always a very special weekend for us. It is not only our home race, but also that of LIQUI MOLY. It started very well for us on Friday, as David was the fastest rider in Practice and Guido also qualified for Q2 at the first attempt. Both our riders were also very strong in the rain on Saturday, when the conditions changed dramatically. Guido took third place on the grid and started from the front row for the second time this season. David started from fourth place. Unfortunately, both had a crash during qualifying, and we were worried about David's fitness for the race. Today he proved us wrong. He did a tactically very clever race, was always in the leading group and took the lead at the right moment in the last corner before the finish line. Congratulations to David on this performance. We are very happy for him, and a home win is of course great for the whole team."

"But Guido also put in a very strong performance. Like David, he was always in the leading group, even if he briefly dropped back a bit. In the end, he was able to move forward again from eleventh to seventh place, with a very small gap to the winning time. It was very important for him to have a sense of achievement again after a few unfortunate races and to score good points. In addition, today's points were also very valuable for the team, as we improved to fifth place in the standings. David is now in the same position in the riders' standings, and we want to continue in the same vein next weekend in Brno."

Pictures Moto3 - Sunday Sachsenring GP 2025

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