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David Almansa

Spanish motorcycle racer (born 2006)

David García Almansa (born 22 January 2006) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP aboard a KTM in the Moto3 World Championship in 2026.

01Career

Early career

Almansa started racing in Spain early, winning his first championship by the age of 13. Later on, he raced in the Spanish Cuna de Campeones Moto5 championship, finishing as runner-up in 2018 before winning the title in 2019.

In 2021, Almansa moved to the European Talent Cup, winning in his first weekend and finishing 11th in the championship, despite missing 2 races. For 2022, Almansa moved up again, this time going to the FIM JuniorGP World Championship. In his first season in the category, he finished 8th, winning in the season finale. In 2023, for his second season in the category, he won another race, but dropped to 9th in the championship after missing the final 2 races.

Moto3 World Championship

Boé Motorsports (2022)

Almansa made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship at the last round of 2022, as a wildcard for Boé Motorsports. He qualified 22nd and finished 25th, in a field of 32 bikes.

CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP (2023)

Following an injury sustained by regular rider Joel Kelso, Almansa was called up to replace him for the Argentinian and Americas rounds of the 2023 Moto3 World Championship at CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP. He would end up finishing 17th in both of his starts for the team.

Finetwork Intact GP (2023)

Almansa made wild card appearances in the three Spanish rounds in the 2023 season for Finetwork Intact GP, although he would end up withdrawing from the season finale in Valencia after Free Practice One due to an injury. In his two starts, he had a best result of 20th, coming in his first one at Jerez.

Rivacold Snipers Team (2023-2024)

Due to an injury sustained by Romano Fenati, Almansa was called up to race for the Rivacold Snipers Team, racing for his fourth manufacturer in five starts, at the Japanese Grand Prix. He would finish 17th.

Almansa would join the team full time for the 2024 Moto3 World Championship, as he attempted to make his first full season. He would miss the first three races and end up finishing 22nd, scoring 18 points with a best finish of 11th, which he achieved at the San Marino and Malaysian rounds of the season.

Leopard Racing (2025)

Almansa moved to the Leopard Racing team for 2025, where he found much better results than in 2024. He scored his first top-ten in Moto3 at the Buriram opener, adding more through the season. Almansa scored his first pole position at Barcelona, scoring a second one at Sepang. In the same race, he also earned his best finish of third, after the disqualification of his teammate.

Dynavolt Intact GP (2026)

On October 5, 2025, it was announced Almansa would switch to Dynavolt Intact GP for the 2026 season. In his first start with the team at Buriram, Almansa won his first world championship race. In the Catalaonia round, Almansa scored his first fastest lap in Moto3. Almansa then scored back to back pole positions for the first time in his Grand Prix career, scoring three in a row at the Italian, Hungarian and Czech rounds of the season. He had to miss the Italian Grand Prix due to Tonsillitis developing overnight. In Hungary, he was able to score his second podium of the season, taking second place. In Brno, he finished 4th, being involved in the battle for the win. At the Dutch TT, he would score his third podium of the season, finishing second after being beaten in a duel by Máximo Quiles. This result ensured Almansa returned to the top 3 in the championship for the first time since winning in Thailand. At the following round in Germany, Almansa was forced to withdraw following the second free practice session due to a case of influenza. In the British round at Silverstone, Almansa earned his second win of the season, and of his career. This result allowed him to retake third in the championship, which he had lost following his failure to start in Germany. In Aragon, another pole position was converted into a 2nd place finish, once again behind Quiles. The same result was repeated at the San Marino Grand Prix. This result saw him move into second in the world championship.

02Career statistics

European Talent Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2021 EST
16
EST
1
VAL
7
VAL
Ret
BAR
Ret
ALG
9
ARA
12
ARA
C
JER JER VAL
Ret
VAL
5
11th 56

FIM JuniorGP World Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2022 EST
Ret
VAL
Ret
VAL
10
BAR
9
BAR
5
JER
11
JER
2
ALG
5
SMR
DNS
ARA
17
VAL
Ret
VAL
1
8th 85
2023 EST
Ret
VAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
JER
Ret
JER
1
ALG
4
ALG
3
BAR
22
BAR
2
ARA
Ret
VAL VAL 9th 74

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 Moto3 KTM Finetwork Team Boé Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 41st
2023 Moto3 CFMoto CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
Husqvarna Finetwork Intact GP 2 0 0 0 0
Honda Rivacold Snipers Team 1 0 0 0 0
2024 Moto3 Honda Rivacold Snipers Team 17 0 0 0 0 18 22nd
2025 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 22 0 1 2 0 134 10th
2026 Moto3 KTM Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP 11 2 6 6 2 174* 2nd*
Total 56 2 7 8 2 326

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2022-present 2022 Valencia 2025 Malaysia 2026 Thailand 56 2 7 8 2 326 0
Total 2022-present 56 2 7 8 2 326 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Pts
2022 Moto3 KTM QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
25
41st 0
2023 Moto3 CFMoto POR ARG
17
AME
17
32nd 0
Husqvarna SPA
20
FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT
22
RSM IND VAL
WD
Honda JPN
17
INA AUS THA MAL QAT
2024 Moto3 Honda QAT
DNS
POR AME
DNS
SPA
15
FRA
15
CAT
Ret
ITA
21
NED
Ret
GER
20
GBR
18
AUT
20
ARA
18
RSM
11
EMI
17
INA
Ret
JPN
12
AUS
Ret
THA
20
MAL
11
SLD
14
22nd 18
2025 Moto3 Honda THA
7
ARG
6
AME
13
QAT
16
SPA
Ret
FRA
5
GBR
6
ARA
4
ITA
Ret
NED
6
GER
Ret
CZE
7
AUT
12
HUN
7
CAT
4
RSM
14
JPN
Ret
INA
Ret
AUS
9
MAL
3
POR
21
VAL
8
10th 134
2026 Moto3 KTM THA
1
BRA
Ret
USA SPA
7
FRA
7
CAT
4
ITA
DNS
HUN
2
CZE
4
NED
2
GER
DNS
GBR
1
ARA
2
RSM
2
AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 2nd* 174*

* Season still in progress.

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