Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü delivered a stunning Valencia GP today. Starting from P13, he was quickly up in the front group, fighting for top positions and even leading the race for several kilometers. Due to exceeding track limits, he had to perform a long lap penalty with eight laps to go and was back in P11. He caught up to the top again and was battling for the podium until the lay corner, where he tried a pass that didn’t work out. The Turkish youngster finally crossed the finish line in fifth and ends his season in P11 overall.

After topping the time sheets in Free Practice with a stunning lap of 1:39.256 during Free Practice three this morning, Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü was truly back to action at the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana. The Turkish youngster went straight to Qualifying two, but couldn’t quite repeat his fantastic practice time. Yet, his pace was not far off and he is set to give his race comeback tomorrow from the fifth row of thee grid.

The Circuit Ricardo Tormo welcomed riders and teams for the ultimate race weekend in 2021 with mixed weather conditions. Yet, the Moto3 World Championship was lucky to get nearly the full first session in dry conditions, whereas the wet track just started to dry out again at the start of Free Practice two at lunchtime. Due to the wet parts on the asphalt, no rider managed to improve on their morning times in FP2.