David Muñoz Rodríguez (born 15 May 2006) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Boé Motorsports in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 2006 Brenes, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Boé Motorsports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editEarly career
editIn 2018, Muñoz participated in the European Talent Cup, where in two seasons he obtained three podiums including a win at MotorLand Aragón. In 2020, he entered the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, his first season ended with three podium finishes and the following year, seven more were added, including two victories.[1] 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.[2]
Moto3
edit2022
editIn 2022, 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.[3][4] 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.[5] During the season he got on the podium again, finishing in third place in the Austrian Grand Prix.
2023
editFor the 2023 season, Muñoz continues to race for the Boé Motorsports team in Moto3.[6][7] In the first race of the season in Portimão, he finished in second place behind Daniel Holgado.[8]
Career statistics
editEuropean Talent Cup
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Honda | EST1 |
EST2 |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
CAT 17 |
ARA1 8 |
ARA2 1 |
JER1 6 |
JER2 6 |
ALB Ret |
VAL 19 |
13th | 53 |
| 2019 | Honda | EST 3 |
EST 13 |
VAL 5 |
VAL 2 |
CAT |
ARA |
ARA |
JER |
JER |
ALB |
VAL 11 |
11th | 55 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
editRaces by year
edit(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | RBR1 2 |
RBR2 2 |
RBR3 3 |
RBR4 8 |
ARA1 Ret |
ARA2 Ret |
ARA3 4 |
ARA4 9 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 3 |
VAL3 1 |
VAL4 1 |
2nd | 150 | ||
| 2021 | POR1 5 |
POR2 4 |
SPA1 1 |
SPA2 7 |
MUG1 2 |
MUG2 1 |
GER1 3 |
GER2 Ret |
RBR1 4 |
RBR2 3 |
RBR3 2 |
RBR4 6 |
ARA1 2 |
ARA2 4 |
2nd | 211 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | KTM | EST 12 |
POR Ret |
JER1 Ret |
JER2 10 |
JER3 Ret |
ARA1 11 |
ARA2 15 |
ARA3 16 |
VAL1 17 |
VAL2 Ret |
VAL3 Ret |
20th | 16 | |
| 2021 | KTM | EST 5 |
VAL1 5 |
VAL2 Ret |
CAT1 2 |
CAT2 5 |
POR 5 |
ARA 1 |
JER1 2 |
JER2 1 |
RSM 3 |
VAL3 19 |
VAL4 Ret |
3rd | 150 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | Boé Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 13th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | Boé Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 10th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | Boé Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 5th |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 378 | ||||
By class
edit| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2022–present | 2022 Italy | 2022 Catalunya | 50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 378 | 0 | |
| Total | 2022–present | 50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 378 | 0 | |||
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA 11 |
CAT 2 |
GER 9 |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
AUT 3 |
RSM 12 |
ARA 7 |
JPN 5 |
THA 9 |
AUS 11 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 7 |
13th | 93 |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | POR 2 |
ARG 16 |
AME Ret |
SPA DNS |
FRA | ITA | GER 12 |
NED 5 |
GBR 5 |
AUT 9 |
CAT Ret |
RSM 4 |
IND 6 |
JPN 6 |
INA 3 |
AUS Ret |
THA Ret |
MAL 17 |
QAT 12 |
VAL 9 |
10th | 113 |
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 16 |
POR 9 |
AME 5 |
SPA 2 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 5 |
ITA 5 |
NED 3 |
GER 8 |
GBR 12 |
AUT 2 |
ARA 7 |
RSM Ret |
EMI Ret |
INA 3 |
JPN 8 |
AUS 5 |
THA 6 |
MAL 17 |
SLD 6 |
5th | 172 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ Diana Tamantini (15 November 2020). "Red Bull Rookies Cup, Valencia-2: David Muñoz, il bis in Gara 2". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "David Muñoz vince la sensazionale gara della Rookies Cup a Jerez". www.motogp.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Ana Carrasco announced on BOE SKX alongside David Muñoz". 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Diana Tamantini (30 October 2021). "Moto3: David Muñoz, esordiente mondiale ma solo dopo 6 GP". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Diana Tamantini (6 June 2022). "David Muñoz grinta e talento, primo podio dopo due GP!". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "David Muñoz to race with BOÉ Motorsports in 2023". boemotorsports.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Diana Tamantini (18 August 2022). "Una pura formalità: David Munoz e BOE insieme nel 2023". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Paolo Lorenzi (26 March 2023). "GP Portogallo (Portimao): vittoria di Holgado, 2° Munoz, 3° Moreira". sport.sky.it. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
edit- David Muñoz at MotoGP.com
- David Muñoz at AS.com (in Spanish)
