Jose Antonio Rueda and Alvaro Carpe finish the second day of testing in Jerez in third and seventh position.

The second day of testing at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto featured further good work from Jose Antonio Rueda and Alvaro Carpe. After having started well on Tuesday in their two sessions -sitting out the third- the two Red Bull KTM Ajo riders were again among the fastest on Wednesday.

Rueda, the more experienced of the two Ajo riders, completed a total of 75 laps, finishing in the Top 4 in FP4, FP5 and FP6. He set his best lap of the test so far in the final session of the day, with a 1:43.720, which puts him close to his fastest ever lap of the Spanish track. It was over a second quicker than his Tuesday lap, and put him third overall on Wednesday.

Carpe, also continued the good start to testing, with seventh place on the combined timesheets. This Wednesday, he was the fastest rookie in the class at Jerez so far, being in Top 10 positions all day long. With a best time of 1:44.211, Carpe put in a total of 66 laps, and chipped 7 tenths off his Tuesday marker.

This Thursday sees the third and final day of testing, before the 2025 season officially begins next week in Thailand. The Moto3 class will undertake FP7 at 11:20 AM local time.

Combined Results (Day 2)
1. David Muñoz (KTM) 1:43.604
2. Angel Piqueras (KTM) 1:43.712 +0.108
3. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:43.720 +0.116
4. Ryusei Yamanaka (KTM) 1:43.762 +0.158
5. Adrian Fernandez (Honda) 1:43.908 +0.304
7. Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:44.211 +0.607

#99 JOSE ANTONIO RUEDA

“The second day has finished here at Jerez and again we have good feelings. I’m very happy with the work we are doing with the team and very satisfied with the feeling I am getting on my bike. Tomorrow is the last day, so it will be time to finetune some details to be able to close the test with everything in place. We need to continue working on race pace in preparation for the start of the season, as the Thai Grand Prix is ​​just around the corner and we want to arrive in the most competitive shape possible.”

#83 ALVARO CARPE

“It’s another positive day, and we managed to improve our best time from yesterday even further. That is very important as it means that we continue to take small steps forward every time we go out on track. The work by the team and my crew has been very important, as they are helping me to understand the bike and adapt to it, so the processes have been fast and efficient. Tomorrow we will try to take another step forward to leave the test with a good taste in our mouths.”