26/10/2025

Courage, bad luck and strong points: Intact GP shows fighting spirit and finishes in the top ten in Malaysia

In the chaotic race in Malaysia, the LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Team experienced a rollercoaster of emotions: Guido Pini fought for second place until the penultimate lap, but crashed shortly before the finish line and ultimately came in sixteenth. Brian Uriarte, on the other hand, put in an impressive performance and secured a strong result for the German racing team with ninth place.

After a violent collision between Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda on the sighting lap, the start of the Moto3 race had to be cancelled and the distance shortened from 15 to ten laps.

After a pretty long delay, Guido Pini finally rolled to the start of the sprint race, immediately established himself in the leading group and pushed uncompromisingly in tropical conditions. By lap four, the young Italian was already on course for a podium finish. In thrilling duels, the 17-year-old held on to second place until shortly before the end – when a slip in turn 15 and contact with Adrian Fernandez ended his podium dreams.
Despite the incident, Pini showed great fighting spirit: he immediately got his KTM back on its wheels and continued to battle, hoping to still score some points. After such a spirited performance, 16th place is a bitter pill to swallow, but it shows once again that the Moto3 rookie has finally arrived in the World Championship and has the potential to regularly fight for top positions.

Brian Uriarte also delivered an impressive performance. The 17-year-old Spaniard, who was competing in only his second World Championship race, mixed it up confidently from the start and fought his way into the top 10 by the middle of the race. Lap after lap, he set off fireworks and was in a sensational fifth place on the final lap before losing a few positions. Nevertheless, ninth place is an excellent result and a strong recommendation for upcoming races.

In just two weeks, Pini and Uriarte will have their next chance to attack again and fight for top positions at the Portuguese Grand Prix (7th – 9th of November).

The entire LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Team's thoughts are with the two injured riders, Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda, and they wish them a speedy recovery.

Results

Race
1.   Taiyo FURUSATO/ JPN/ HONDA
2.   Angel PIQUERAS/ SPA/ KTM – (+2.259)
3.   Adrian FERNANDEZ/ SPA/ HONDA – (+2.625)
9.   Brian URIARTE/ SPA/ KTM – (+4.729)
16. Guido PINI/ ITA/ KTM – (+11.807)

World Championship
1.   RUEDA Jose Antonio/ SPA – 365
2.   PIQUERAS Angel/ SPA – 251
3.   QUILLES Maximo/ SPA – 237
4.   MUÑOZ David/ SPA – 197
13. PINI Guido/ ITA – 97
28. URIARTE Brian – 7

Team Classification
1. RED BULL KTM AJO – 548
2. FRINSA - MT Helmets – 385
3. CF MOTO GAVIOTA ASPAR TEAM – 344
4. LIQUI MOLY DYNAVOLT INTACT GP – 301

Guido Pini

P16 - (+11.807)
Moto3 World Championship 2025 - P13 - 97 Points

"Unfortunately, we only had ten laps in the race because of the accident earlier. I hope that the riders involved are not seriously injured – I wish both Jose Antonio and Noah all the best. My start was good, and I tried to stay as long as possible with front group during the race, which I managed to do. It's really important that we were able to do that, and we can be happy about that. But then there was the situation with Adrian Fernandez when he went a bit too wide in the last corner, and I saw a gap to overtake him on the inside. Unfortunately, we touched and I crashed. But we were fighting for the podium, as I was in second place for a long time and the leader was very close. We have to be happy with that because we improved compared to Australia. So, we have to take the positives with us for the next two races, and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun in Portimao and Valencia. Thanks to the whole team."

Brian Uriarte

P9 - (+4.729)
Moto3 World Championship 2025 - P28 - 7 Points

"I am happy my performance today because I tried to work my way up to the front group right from the start. But when a rider tried to overtake me, his front wheel folded in at that moment, pushing me wide to the outside. That made my life even more difficult, but I caught up well and managed to move up to fourth place. At halfway point, however, I realized that I was pretty fast and had the pace to catch up with the leading group. So, I tried to gave my all, but there was a lot of battles for positions in our group, which led to contact with another rider at one point, making it impossible for me to catch up with the leading group. But that's racing. Apart from that, I'm learning very quickly and benefiting a lot from these races a lot. That's why I'm looking forward to coming to a track I know well, as will be the case in two weeks' time in Portimao, where I've raced many times already. So, I'm super excited to race there with the guys from the World Championship. But before that, I have another race weekend in Barcelona in a few days, where I have a match ball to win the title in JuniorGP. First of all, though, I'd like to thank the entire Intact Team for their great work and help. My thoughts are also with Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda, and I sincerely hope that neither of them is seriously injured."

Peter Öttl

Team Manager

"Sepang was certainly another big challenge for our two 17-year-old rookies. Sepang is one of the most technically demanding tracks. Brian impressively demonstrated his extraordinary talent by finishing seventh and third on Friday, which he confirmed in qualifying with fifth place on the grid. Guido, on the other hand, needed some time in the first sessions to adapt his riding to this track. By qualifying, however, he had found his rhythm and secured fourth place on the grid, which was a very good starting position for the race. Unfortunately, Brian received a penalty, but we had no concerns that this would have a major impact on his race. Guido was in seventh place after the first lap and had fought his way up to second place by the third-to-last lap. He had a great chance today to secure his second podium finish in World Championship until he had slight fall in the last corner of the penultimate lap. Unfortunately, he narrowly missed out on the points and finished 16th.

Brian performed incredible strongly in the race, as his speed could have earned him a place on the podium. After the first lap, he fought his way up from 16th place to fifth place with four laps to go. However, he then had another contact with another rider, which caused him to fall back to ninth place. Both riders showed great speed and potential today but unfortunately were not rewarded with the result they deserved. Finally, I would like to mention that we all hope that Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler were not seriously injured in this accident."

Pictures Moto3 - Sunday Malaysia GP 2025

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