Brian Uriarte after his victory at the Sachsenring: “We took some risks”

Moto3 rookie Brian Uriarte enjoyed a perfect race weekend at the Sachsenring. On Saturday, the KTM Ajo rider secured his first pole position in the Motorcycle World Championship. In Sunday’s race, Uriarte then demonstrated that he is already showing great composure in his very first Moto3 season.

Uriarte got off to a perfect start. He led the field and was able to open up a gap over his pursuers lap after lap. Only World Championship leader Maximo Quiles was able to keep up with the 17-year-old. On lap 15, the Aspar rider overtook Uriarte – but Uriarte countered immediately and retook the lead. However, Quiles did not let up. With four laps to go, he overtook his younger rival once again – the rest of the field was already more than four seconds behind. Uriarte then bided his time and struck back at the start of the final lap. From then on, he held onto the lead right to the finish line. Uriarte won by a margin of 0.063 seconds ahead of Quiles.

Brian Uriarte secured his second win of the season at the Sachsenring. The Spaniard also stood at the top of the podium at Mugello. “I’m so happy to have secured another victory. We gave it our all. The performance of the whole team this weekend was incredible, so I can only express my gratitude to them,” said a delighted Uriarte. “I went on the attack right from the start and we were able to set a very fast pace, even though I had to hold my nerve right until the end to secure the win in the battle with the World Championship leader. It wasn’t easy, as we faced some difficulties in the final laps, but we took risks and secured this victory. It was an incredible Sunday for everyone, a great learning experience, and now it’s time to rest, as a very interesting second half of the year lies ahead of us.”

In the overall standings, Uriarte is in second place with 127 points after eleven races this season. He trails Quiles, who took another step towards the World Championship title in Germany, by 104 points.