What a race. Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) just delivered a stunning masterclass at Brno to take his maiden Moto3 victory, marking a historic first win for Malaysia in a decade. That is right, a decade since Khairul Idham Pawi stood on the top step at the Sachsenring in 2016. And the way Danish did it? Absolutely wild. Facing a 12-place grid penalty that forced him down to 14th at the start, the #13 machine simply carved through the pack like a knife through hot butter to arrive in fifth by the end of Lap 2.
Now, the early action was fierce right from the lights. Polesitter David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) lost the holeshot to Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), sparking a fierce four-bike breakaway alongside Red Bull KTM Ajo pair Alvaro Carpe and Brian Uriarte. But Danish brought Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) right into the mix to make it six, while Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) pulled off an equally brilliant recovery drive. Despite also copping a 12-place grid penalty that put him 20th on the grid, Pratama stormed into seventh by Lap 2 and muscled his way into the top four by Lap 5. Seven riders locked in a frantic, brutal fight for the lead. Moto3 at its absolute finest.
The lead changed hands constantly as the laps ticked down. Almansa grabbed the front at Turn 1 on Lap 6, just before O’Gorman unfortunately crashed out at Turn 9 to reduce the lead group to six. Uriarte then muscled past Quiles at Turn 5, before the frantic elbows-out shuffling continued with Carpe forcing Almansa wide at Turn 4 and tearing the group apart. Yet, true to form, the pack compressed again with four laps remaining. Almansa tried to launch an attack on Quiles, but the Buriram winner held firm under immense pressure. Then came the turning point: Carpe made a costly solo error, opening the door for Quiles, Uriarte, and Danish to break clear.
Enter the final lap, and absolute chaos ensued. Contact between Quiles and Uriarte at Turn 8 blew the race wide open, and Danish pounced on the opportunity to carve his way through. Coming down into the final sector, five machines went five abreast into the final corner. None of them had an answer for the flying Malaysian rookie. When the dust settled, Danish crossed the line first to claim that magnificent debut win. In the ferocious scrap for the remaining podium spots, Uriarte beat Quiles to second. Almansa took fourth despite running second heading into the final two corners, while Pratama rounded out the top five.
Further down the order, Carpe had to settle for sixth, dropping valuable ground to Quiles in the title chase. Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) engineered a fine recovery from 17th on the grid to finish seventh. Joel Kelso (GRYD Racing) secured his best result of 2026 in eighth, Scott Ogden (CIP GreenPower) grabbed ninth for his second top ten of the season, and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) rounded out the top ten in tenth.
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