David Muñoz (motorcyclist)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

David Muñoz
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18) Brenes, Spain
Current team	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP
Bike number	64
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2022– Manufacturers KTM 2024 championship position 5th (172 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 50 0 8 1 1 378

David Muñoz Rodríguez (born 15 May 2006) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Boé Motorsports in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship.

Career

Early career

In 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

2022

In 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

For 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

European Talent Cup

Races by year

(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

Races by year

(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

Races by year

(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

By season

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
2025	Moto3	KTM	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP	0	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
Total				50	0	8	1	1	378

By class

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

(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	21	22	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
2025	Moto3	KTM	THA	ARG	AME	QAT	SPA	FRA	GBR	ARA	ITA	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	HUN	CAT	RSM	JPN	INA	AUS	MAL	POR	VAL	NC*	0*

* Season still in progress.

References

1. 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.
2. "David Muñoz vince la sensazionale gara della Rookies Cup a Jerez". www.motogp.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. "Ana Carrasco announced on BOE SKX alongside David Muñoz". 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
4. Diana Tamantini (30 October 2021). "Moto3: David Muñoz, esordiente mondiale ma solo dopo 6 GP". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
5. Diana Tamantini (6 June 2022). "David Muñoz grinta e talento, primo podio dopo due GP!". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
6. "David Muñoz to race with BOÉ Motorsports in 2023". boemotorsports.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
7. Diana Tamantini (18 August 2022). "Una pura formalità: David Munoz e BOE insieme nel 2023". www.corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
8. Paolo Lorenzi (26 March 2023). "GP Portogallo (Portimao): vittoria di Holgado, 2° Munoz, 3° Moreira". sport.sky.it. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

External links

• David Muñoz at MotoGP.com
• David Muñoz at AS.com (in Spanish)