Honda will start from pole position for the first time in the 2025 Moto3 season with David Almansa at the Catalan Grand Prix.
After 16 races in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship, Honda has claimed their first pole position of the season with David Almansa and the Leopard Racing squad.
Australian rider, Joel Kelso, will start from the middle of the front row of the grid in second place on the LEVELUP - MTA machine.
At the rear of the front row was the FRINSA - MT Helmets MSi rider, Angel Piqueras, who will start from third on the grid.
The Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP rider, David Munoz, will start from the front of the second row in fourth place.
Japanese rider, Ryusei Yamanaka, will start from the middle of the second row in fifth for the FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi squad.
The second Honda rider inside the top ten on the grid at the Catalan Grand Prix was the Leopard Racing rider, Adrian Fernandez, in sixth place.
Moto3 World Championship leader, Jose Antonio Rueda, will start from the front of the third row in seventh place on the Red Bull KTM Ajo machine.
Moto3 rookies, Guido Pini and Alvaro Carpe, will complete the third row as the Italian and Spaniard will start from eighth and ninth places.
Completing the top ten was the Moto3 rookie, Maximo Quiles, on the CFMoto Aspar Team machine.
Moto3 Catalunya, Full Qualifying Results:
2025 Catalan Moto3 | Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya | Qualifying Results | Round 15 of 22 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
1 | David Almansa | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:46.877 |
2 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:47.079 |
3 | Angel Piqueras | ESP | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:47.086 |
4 | David Munoz | ESP | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:47.096 |
5 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:47.233 |
6 | Adrian Fernandez | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:47.235 |
7 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:47.240 |
8 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:47.254 |
9 | Alvaro Carpe | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:47.318 |
10 | Maximo Quiles | ESP | CFMoto Aspar Team | KTM | 1:47.410 |
11 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:47.538 |
12 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:47.642 |
13 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMoto Aspar Team | KTM | 1:47.667 |
14 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:47.811 |
15 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:47.908 |
16 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:48.240 |
17 | Marcos Uriate | ESP | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:48.465 |
18 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing - BOE | KTM | 1:48.468 |
19 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing - BOE | KTM | Q1 |
20 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | Q1 |
21 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | Q1 |
22 | Marco Morelli | ARG | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | Q1 |
23 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | Q1 |
24 | Noah Dettwiler | SUI | CIP Green Power | KTM | Q1 |
25 | Arbi Aditama | IDN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Q1 |
26 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power | KTM | Q1 |