With four races to go, David Alonso has officially become the Moto3 champion: here’s who the Colombian rider is!
Destined for greatness, or at least that’s how some of the top-caliber riders like Marc Marquez see him: on Sunday, October 6, David Alonso won the race at Motegi and fulfilled his dream of becoming the new Moto3 champion in his second season in the category. Last year, the 2006-born rider finished third, but with ten victories in the first sixteen races, no one could take the title from him this time.
David Alonso’s Biography
David Alonso was born in Madrid in 2006 to a Colombian mother and a Spanish father: having dual citizenship, David had the opportunity to choose which nation to represent, and he opted for the South American country. Before him, no Colombian had ever won a world championship in MotoGP. He made his Moto3 debut in 2021 with GasGas, racing only in the Emilia-Romagna GP, while in 2022 he participated in the Portuguese GP.
In 2023, he became a full-time rider for GasGas, racing as a Rookie and completing the second half of the championship in an outstanding manner, with four first-place finishes. This year, however, he has amazed everyone: 10 full-score races are something rare in a competitive championship like Moto3. The rider with the next most wins is Ivan Ortolà, currently fourth in the championship, who has only been on the top step of the podium twice.
His celebration was quite unique: after entering Pit Lane to the applause of MotoGP riders like Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez, Alonso took his first mini bike and rode part of the track with the vehicle that started his dream.
Who knows if, after winning the world championship, he will set new Moto3 records in the remaining four races: in the meantime, the Colombian can enjoy his new status as “world champion.”
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