JAKARTA - Indonesian racer Veda Ega Pratama showed an impressive performance after finishing in eighth place in the sixth round of the 2026 Moto3 World Championship in Catalunya at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain, Sunday, despite starting the race from 20th position.
The Honda Team Asia racer was able to break through the tight competition of the middle and front groups and secure eight important points after touching the finish line with a difference of less than one second from the race winner.
The race was won by Maximo Quiles from the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team with a time of 32 minutes 28.964 seconds. He narrowly beat Alvaro Carpe and David Munoz who completed the podium positions.
Vedasebetulnya membukukan posisi start ke-21 dari hasil sesi kualifikasi, Sabtu (16/5) kemarin. Namun, ia memperoleh keuntungan atas penalti yang dijatuhkan kepada pebalap SIC58 SquadraCorsesebanyak 12 tempat, sehingga Vedamemulai balapan dari posisi ke-20.
Since the first lap, Veda appeared aggressive by slowly climbing from 20th to 13th in just the first few laps. In the midst of the tight competition of the front group, which continued to change positions, the Indonesian rider managed to break into the ninth position in the middle of the race.
The competition was fierce because the wide character of the Barcelona circuit made the action of each other happen almost every corner. Veda had fallen to 14th place when the race left two laps, but was able to make an impressive recovery on the last lap to return to finish in eighth place.
Meanwhile, Quiles performed amazingly after starting the race from seventh position. He got a track limit warning, but was still able to maintain the rhythm and take the lead in a fierce duel in the final laps.
The rider Brian Uriarte who had led for quite some time had to settle for fourth place, while David Almansa completed the top five.
Malaysian racer Hakim Danish finished in seventh place, one level ahead of Veda.
2026 Moto3 Catalunya Results: Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) 32:28.964 Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.094 David Munoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) +0.098 Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.581 Hakim Danish (AEON Credit MT Helmets MSI) +0.623 Veda Ega Pratama (Honda Team Asia) +0.984 Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) +1.011 Casey O'Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) +1.151 Eddie O'Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) +5.236 Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +9.805 Alvaro Cruces (CIP Green Power) +9.853 Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP MTA) +9.909 Ryusei Yamanaka (AEON Credit MT Helmets MSI) +9.951 Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP MTA) +10.008 Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +10.074 Jacob Kelso (GRYD MLav Racing) +10.785 Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) +18.949 Ruche Moodley (CODE Motorsports) +20.287 Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) +21.969 Zen Mitani (Honda Team Asia) +27.942 Lukas Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse) +27.991 CormacBuchanan (CODE Motorsports) +40.082 Fail to finishJesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team)
Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team)
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