# 2026 Moto3 World Championship
The 2026 Moto3 World Championship is the season of the FIM Moto3 Grand Prix motorcycle racing series, decided on 11 October 2026 when the Spanish rider [Máximo Quiles](https://www.edgepedia.org/maximo-quiles) (Máximo Martínez Quiles) of the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team clinched the riders' title with a victory at the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika, with five rounds still remaining[1](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842). Motorsport.com reports that he became the first Moto3 rider in history to win the championship with five rounds left in the season[2](https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/news/marc-marquez-protege-max-quiles-wraps-up-2026-moto3-title-in-indonesia/10864119/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champion | Máximo Quiles, 18, Spain, CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team, KTM[1](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842) |
| Title clinched | 11 October 2026, Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika, with five rounds to spare[1](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842) |
| Winning margin | 351 points to 219 over David Almansa after round 17, a lead of 132 points[3](https://motogp.pl/klasyfikacja-moto3/) |
| Season record | 10 wins from 17 races, 15 podiums[4](https://elpais.com/deportes/motociclismo/2026-10-11/maximo-quiles-el-protegido-de-los-marquez-se-proclama-campeon-de-moto3.html) |
| Runner-up | David Almansa, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, KTM[1](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842) |
| Constructors | KTM clinched the 2026 Moto3 Constructors' World Championship in Austria[5](https://ajo.fi/2026/09/carpe-and-uriarte-start-flyaway-rounds-in-japan/) |
## The title decider at Mandalika
Quiles arrived at the Indonesian Grand Prix, round 17 of the season, with a 127-point lead over David Almansa and a first chance to close the title[6](https://as.com/motor/motociclismo/quiles-las-cuentas-para-su-segundo-match-point-f202610-n/). Starting from second on the grid, he took the lead on lap 2 and pulled clear for one of his most dominant wins of the season, finishing ahead of Almansa and Brian Uriarte of Red Bull KTM Ajo[1](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842). His winning time was 32'36.821 over 20 laps, an average of 158.2 km/h, with Almansa 2.994 seconds behind and Uriarte 5.156 seconds back[7](https://www.autosport.com/moto3/results/2026/mandalika-667397/?st=RACE) • [4](https://elpais.com/deportes/motociclismo/2026-10-11/maximo-quiles-el-protegido-de-los-marquez-se-proclama-campeon-de-moto3.html).
## Season summary
Quiles led the championship from the start of the season[6](https://as.com/motor/motociclismo/quiles-las-cuentas-para-su-segundo-match-point-f202610-n/). Highlights included a lights-to-flag wet-weather victory at [Le Mans](https://www.edgepedia.org/le-mans) in May that extended his lead to 46 points[8](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/05/07/quiles-eases-to-moto3-glory-at-le-mans-in-the-wet/1064629), a sixth win of the year at Assen in June giving him a 90-point lead[9](https://www.motogp.com/en/moto3), and a home defeat at the [Sachsenring](https://www.edgepedia.org/sachsenring) in July, where the rookie Brian Uriarte beat the championship leader in a final-lap duel[9](https://www.motogp.com/en/moto3).
His title bid survived a broken collarbone. Quiles crashed in qualifying at Silverstone in August and missed the [British Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-grand-prix), then returned at Aragon and won, beginning a run of three consecutive victories that put the title within reach[4](https://elpais.com/deportes/motociclismo/2026-10-11/maximo-quiles-el-protegido-de-los-marquez-se-proclama-campeon-de-moto3.html). Almansa denied him at Motegi in the [Japanese Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/japanese-grand-prix), race sixteen of the season, holding off Quiles for victory and postponing the celebrations by a week[10](https://www.crash.net/moto3/results/1106348/1/2026-japanese-moto3-race-results).
## Standings after round 17
After the Indonesian Grand Prix, the top of the championship read: Quiles 351 points, Almansa 219, Uriarte 203, Álvaro Carpe 191, Marco Morelli 146, Valentín Perrone 123, [Veda Pratama](https://www.edgepedia.org/veda-pratama) 115, Matteo Bertelle 109, [Hakim Danish](https://www.edgepedia.org/hakim-danish) 107, and Rico Salmela 92[3](https://motogp.pl/klasyfikacja-moto3/). In the constructors' standings KTM led with 420 points to Honda's 200[4](https://elpais.com/deportes/motociclismo/2026-10-11/maximo-quiles-el-protegido-de-los-marquez-se-proclama-campeon-de-moto3.html), and KTM had already secured the constructors' title at the Austrian round[5](https://ajo.fi/2026/09/carpe-and-uriarte-start-flyaway-rounds-in-japan/). In the teams' standings, the CFMOTO Aspar Team led with 497 points[11](https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/standings/2026/?class=&type=Team).
## Background
Quiles, from Murcia, is managed by Vertical Management, the company founded by [Marc Márquez](https://www.edgepedia.org/marc-marquez), who described his season as one rarely or never seen in Moto3 for so many wins and such podium consistency[2](https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/news/marc-marquez-protege-max-quiles-wraps-up-2026-moto3-title-in-indonesia/10864119/) • [12](https://as.com/motor/motociclismo/marc-ve-a-quiles-especial-y-alex-elegido-f202610-n/). He rides for the Aspar team of Jorge Martínez, a regular presence in the Moto3 and Moto2 feeder classes from which Grand Prix riders are recruited[13](https://www.speedweek.com/en/a/moto3/jorge-martinez-on-2027-this-is-how-the-cfmoto-aspar-moto3-team-will-line-up). The 2026 season was the last before Yamaha becomes the exclusive motorcycle supplier for the Moto3 World Championship from 2028 to 2033 under a long-term project announced by MotoGP and Yamaha[14](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/05/20/motogp-and-yamaha-announce-new-moto3-project-for-the-next-generation-of-grand-prix-racing/1075043).
## References
1. [Quiles crowned Moto3 World Champion with Mandalika victory, motogp.com](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/09/quiles-crowned-moto3-world-champion-with-mandalika-victory/1174842)
2. [Marc Marquez's protege Max Quiles wraps up 2026 Moto3 title in Indonesia, Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/news/marc-marquez-protege-max-quiles-wraps-up-2026-moto3-title-in-indonesia/10864119/)
3. [Klasyfikacja Moto3 2026, motogp.pl](https://motogp.pl/klasyfikacja-moto3/)
4. [Máximo Quiles, el protegido de los Márquez, se proclama campeón de Moto3, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/motociclismo/2026-10-11/maximo-quiles-el-protegido-de-los-marquez-se-proclama-campeon-de-moto3.html)
5. [Carpe and Uriarte start flyaway rounds in Japan, Ajo Motorsport](https://ajo.fi/2026/09/carpe-and-uriarte-start-flyaway-rounds-in-japan/)
6. [Quiles: las cuentas para su segundo 'match point', AS](https://as.com/motor/motociclismo/quiles-las-cuentas-para-su-segundo-match-point-f202610-n/)
7. [2026 Moto3 Mandalika results, Autosport](https://www.autosport.com/moto3/results/2026/mandalika-667397/?st=RACE)
8. [Quiles eases to Moto3 glory at Le Mans in the wet, motogp.com](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/05/07/quiles-eases-to-moto3-glory-at-le-mans-in-the-wet/1064629)
9. [MotoGP World Championship, Moto3, motogp.com](https://www.motogp.com/en/moto3)
10. [2026 Japanese Moto3 Race Results, Crash.net](https://www.crash.net/moto3/results/1106348/1/2026-japanese-moto3-race-results)
11. [Moto3 2026 team standings, Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/standings/2026/?class=&type=Team)
12. [Marc ve a Quiles "especial" y Álex "elegido", AS](https://as.com/motor/motociclismo/marc-ve-a-quiles-especial-y-alex-elegido-f202610-n/)
13. [Jorge Martinez on 2027: This is how the CFMOTO-Aspar Moto3 team will line up, SPEEDWEEK](https://www.speedweek.com/en/a/moto3/jorge-martinez-on-2027-this-is-how-the-cfmoto-aspar-moto3-team-will-line-up)
14. [MotoGP and Yamaha announce new Moto3 project, motogp.com](https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/05/20/motogp-and-yamaha-announce-new-moto3-project-for-the-next-generation-of-grand-prix-racing/1075043)
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