David Muñoz Rodríguez (born 15 May 2006) is a Spanish
Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently competing for Boé Motorsports in the
Moto3 World Championship.
Career
Early career
In 2018, Muñoz participated in the
European Talent Cup, where in two seasons he obtains three podiums including a win at
MotorLand Aragón
MotorLand Aragón (alternative Spanish name: Circuito de Alcañiz) is a race track used for motorsports located in Alcañiz, Spain.
The circuit was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural bus ...
. In 2020, he entered the
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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, his first season ended with three podium finishes and the following year, seven more were added, including two victories. These results in his second year lead him to finish third in the drivers' standings. The same year he took part in the
FIM JuniorGP World Championship, where he won two more races, the first in Aragón and the second in
Jerez
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.
Moto3
2022
In
2022
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, Muñoz made his debut in the world championship racing for the Boé Motorsports team in Moto3. Being still too young, Muñoz was forced by regulation to miss the first seven races of the season and he made his debut in the
Italian Grand Prix
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.
In the
Catalan Grand Prix, the second held for the Spaniard, he had his first podium in the world championship, finishing second behind
Izan Guevara. During the season he got on the podium again, finishing in third place in the
Austrian Grand Prix
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History
The A ...
.
2023
For the
2023 season, Muñoz continues to race for the Boé Motorsports team in Moto3. In the
first race of the season in
Portimão
Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...
, he finished in second place behind
Daniel Holgado
Daniel Holgado Miralles (born 27 April 2005) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for Red Bull KTM Ajo in the Moto3 World Championship. He previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2021 wi ...
.
Career statistics
European Talent Cup
Races by year
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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
Races by year
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, David
2006 births
Living people
Spanish motorcycle racers
Moto3 World Championship riders
Sportspeople from the Province of Seville