The Mallorcan was joined on the podium by the sensational 16-year-old David Muñoz who clinched second in only second Grand Prix
Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team’s Izan Guevara was in a league of his own at the Monster Energy Catalan Grand Prix as he romped to a second win of the season in quite stunning fashion. The Mallorcan broke clear of a typically hectic Moto3™ group with six laps remaining to cross the line comfortably clear of remarkable rookie David Muñoz, who claimed a career-first podium in only his second Grand Prix. Leopard Racing’s Tatsuki Suzuki was only one hundredth adrift of the BOE Motorsports rider in third.
Poleman Dennis Foggia got the perfect start to fire his Leopard Racing Honda into an early lead, with Guevara settling into second behind him. Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team’s Sergio Garcia found himself in third after a move up the inside of SIC58 Squadra Corse’s Riccardo Rossi into Turn 10; the Championship leader had quickly recovered from a lackluster, by his standards, third row start.
Lap 3 and Foggia still lead the way. He was joined at the front by teammate Suzuki, who was starting to make some moves as he fired past Garcia for third before then squeezing through on Guevara at Turn 11 for P2. Foggia’s challengers were starting to rattle him just one lap later when Suzuki, Guevara and then Garcia all found a pass on the Italian through the first two sectors.
Then, on the run down to Turn 10 on Lap 7, the picture at the front of the race and in the title chase changed dramatically. Italy’s Foggia was forced to retire with a technical problem, as, just seven days on from crashing out of the lead at his home race in Mugello, disaster struck again for the misfiring Rocket.
One of the performances of the day was coming courtesy of Sterilgarda Husqvarna’s David Salvador as the Spaniard was up to…