Maximo Quiles wins Indonesia race, clinches Moto3 title
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 11, 2026
Quiles clinches title
Maximo Quiles turned the Moto3 race at Pertamina Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia into a championship clincher, winning the 20-lap event and sealing the 2026 Moto3 world title with five rounds remaining. He finished 2.994 seconds ahead on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM, and the victory was his 10th of the season. Quiles entered the weekend with a 127-point lead, then left Mandalika with the championship locked down and 351 points. David Almansa sat second in the standings with 219 points, and Brian Uriarte stood third with 203. Those totals showed how far Quiles had pulled away by the time the race ended. He also became the first Moto3 rider in history to clinch the title with five races left, a mark that gives the season a place in the record book. The win did more than add another trophy to the shelf. It made the championship impossible to catch before the final rounds.
Mandalika podium chase
David Almansa finished second on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM, while Brian Uriarte took third for Red Bull KTM Ajo, 5.156 seconds behind Quiles. Uriarte had earlier set the pace in qualifying, taking pole position at Mandalika with a 1:36.861 lap. Quiles qualified sixth for the Indonesian Grand Prix, so he had to work from the third row instead of controlling the race from the front. He still found enough speed over the 20 laps to move through the field and take command by the finish. The podium brought together three different parts of the weekend. Uriarte had the single-lap speed. Almansa had the race pace to stay in the fight. Quiles had the pace, the patience and the points edge that turned the race into a title day. By the time the checkered flag came, the result matched the standings, with the winner on top and the rest chasing a lead they could not erase.
Moto2 move awaits
Quiles now turns to 2027, when he is set to move to Moto2 while remaining with Aspar. The step up comes after a Moto3 campaign that produced 10 wins, a championship and a record-setting finish to the title chase. He left Indonesia with 351 points, 132 ahead of Almansa and 148 in front of Uriarte, and those gaps reflected a season he controlled from the front. That progression told the story of a rider who kept turning strong weekends into bigger separation in the standings. The result gives him a clean finish to Moto3 and a clear runway into Moto2.
