After a difficult Sunday at Le Mans, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 duo are looking to turn things around at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The first European double-header of the season will come to a close this weekend with the Catalan GP, providing another home round for Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 riders Alvaro Carpe and Brian Uriarte. The pair arrive in Barcelona for the sixth round of the season after a tough Sunday at Le Mans, aiming to get back on course at a circuit where they have both had good results.

Carpe will attempt to put his first DNF of the season behind him. His weekend at the French GP had been promising, but the Spaniard ran out of luck in the race, crashing out when running in fifth place. That ended his streak of eight consecutive Top 5 finishes, and conceded points to his main rivals in the championship. In addition to racing at home, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider is competing at the circuit where he made his Moto3 World Championship debut in 2024, and where he also secured a JuniorGP victory that same year en route to the title. Last season, starting ninth on the grid, he placed 13th in Barcelona. This season, Carpe is currently third in the overall standings with 53 points.

Uriarte will make his first Grand Prix appearance at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but by no means will it be his first experience of the track: He has not only competed there in several feeder series, but has also achieved great results. A victory in the European Talent Cup (2022) and two podium finishes in last year’s JuniorGP are the pick of his performances in Barcelona. In a chaotic race at the French GP, the rookie extended his points-scoring run, finishing in the Top 15 for the fifth consecutive race and setting the fastest pace of the Moto3 field in the closing stages. He currently sits ninth in the overall standings with 29 points.

In conclusion, Red Bull KTM Ajo are third in the Team standings with 82 points, and in recent years have achieved four podium finishes at this weekend’s venue: Brad Binder’s second place in 2016 and podiums for Jose Antonio Rueda in the last three seasons. He was third in 2023 and 2024, and second in 2025, after a remarkable comeback and a Long Lap penalty.

The Catalan GP gets started this Friday at 9 a.m. (local time) with Moto3 Free Practice 1. The 18-lap Moto3 race will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m to finish the weekend in the best possible way.

Circuit information – Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya
Length: 4.657 m. / 2.894 miles
Width: 12 m. / 39.37 ft.
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 8
Longest straight: 1.047 m. / 0.651 miles
Built: 1991
Modified: 2021

#83 ALVARO CARPE

“We’re approaching the second part of this double-header eager to bounce back from last Sunday’s race. The crash was a heavy one, but luckily we arrive in Barcelona at 100% in terms of fitness, so we’re keen to do well on a circuit I really like and consider one of my home tracks. We’re focused on performing well, just like we did in France overall, and getting back to where we want to be. We’re confident, and I’m sure racing in front of our home crowd will give us that extra boost.”

#51 BRIAN URIARTE

“We move on to Barcelona after a bittersweet weekend in France. The showing was very positive, but Sunday’s race didn’t quite go as planned, so we’re eager to turn things around at the Catalan Grand Prix. We know we’re strong in both the dry and the wet, as we demonstrated at Le Mans, so we just need to fine-tune the details and be a bit more precise in specific situations. We learn from everything, so we’re sure we’ll capitalise on that here and it will give us an extra edge.”