Casey O'Gorman finished inside the top ten at the Portuguese Grand Prix as a replacement rider for the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP squad.

In his third Grand Prix as a Moto3 rider, Casey O'Gorman was able to feature inside the top ten at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

The Irish rider was a replacement rider for the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP squad at Portimao as he stood in for the recovering David Munoz at the penultimate race of the season.

This was O'Gorman's first time racing a KTM in the Moto3 Championship, after previously appearing for SIC58 Squadra Corse on the Honda earlier in the year at Austria and Hungary.

It was a positive weekend from start to finish in Portugal for O'Gorman as he qualified in seventh place on Saturday, before ending the Grand Prix in sixth place for the German team.

"I am really very happy because we had a very good race," O'Gorman said after his first race with Intact GP.

"I was in the leading group all the race, even though I made a small mistake with seven laps to go and fell back a little. Unfortunately, that happened just as the leaders started to push. This caused the group to split up a bit. But I managed to make up the lost places. Apart from our good race, I'm also happy because I improved from session to session and also from qualifying to the race.

"To finish my first race in Moto3 World Championship just one second off the podium is simply incredible. So, a big thank you to the entire Intact GP team, I really enjoyed this weekend. They helped me in every way and kept me calm for the race. They also provided me with a good bike that I could fight with. I’m looking forward to Valencia, to continue there our work with them."

O'Gorman will once again appear with the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP squad next weekend at the season finale at the Valencian Grand Prix.