David Almansa

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.

Career

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. 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. 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.

Career 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 EST16 EST1 VAL7 VALRet BARRet ALG9 ARA12 ARAC JER JER VALRet VAL5 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 ESTRet VALRet VAL10 BAR9 BAR5 JER11 JER2 ALG5 SMRDNS ARA17 VALRet VAL1 8th 85 2023 ESTRet VALRet VALRet JERRet JER1 ALG4 ALG3 BAR22 BAR2 ARARet VAL VAL 9th 74

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.