José Antonio Rueda
Rueda in 2025.
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2005-10-29)29 October 2005 (age 20) Seville, Spain
Current team	Red Bull KTM Ajo
Bike number	99
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2021– Manufacturers Honda (2021–2022) KTM (2023–) Championships 1 (2025) 2025 championship position 1st (365 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 59 11 19 6 6 643

José Antonio Rueda Ruiz (born 29 October 2005) is a Spanishmotorcycle racer who competes forRed Bull KTM Ajo in theMoto3 World Championship.^[1] He is the2022 JuniorGP and2022 Red Bull Rookies champion.^[2] He won the2025 Moto3 World Championship after a red flagged Indonesian GP race and became the firstAndalusian rider to win aGrand Prix motorcycle racing championship.^[3]

Rueda born was born in Los Chapatales,Andalusia.^[3]

In 2021, Rueda made his debut in theFIM JuniorGP World Championship racing forHonda. In his first season he obtained two podiums and finished eighth in the standings. For theValencian Community Grand Prix he was called by theIndonesian Racing Gresini team to race inMoto3. He was forced to retire in his debut in the world championship.^[4]

The following year, Rueda remained in the JuniorGP series by moving to the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. His second season proved to be very positive, obtaining five victories and winning the championship.^[5] The same year he participated in theMotoGP Rookies Cup, Rueda obtained three victories and became champion ahead ofCollin Veijer.^[6] He also returned to the world championship, racing in theFrench Grand Prix for the Rivacold Snipers team, where he finished twenty-first on theHonda NSF250R.^[7]

For the2023 season, Rueda was hired by theRed Bull KTM Ajo team for his first full season in Moto3.^[8] He immediately proved to be fast from the tests on the Portimão circuit and in the first race of the season in Portimão he obtained his first points in the MotoGP championship, finishing fourth.^[9] He achieved his first podium at theCatalan Grand Prix and, with one hundred and twenty-one points, he finished in ninth place.^[10]

The following year, Rueda remained with the team for hissecond full season in Moto3. InPortugal he obtained the pole position and in the race he obtained his second podium in Moto3, finishing second behindDaniel Holgado.^[11] Shortly before theGrand Prix of the Americas, the rider was forced to undergo emergency surgery on his appendix.^[12] After missing only two Grands Prix, he returned to the world championship and, at theAragon Grand Prix,^[13] he achieved his first world championship victory and then finished the championship in seventh position.^[14]

During a sighting lap ahead of the 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix he crashed heavily into the back ofNoah Dettwiler's bike. Both of them suffered severe injuries and were airlifted by helicopter from the track to a local hospital.^[15] Rueda suffered a fracture to his hand and a severe concussion.^[16]

On 17 September 2025, it was announced that Rueda would move up to Moto2 with theRed Bull KTM Ajo team for the 2026 season, to replace the outgoingDeniz Öncü.^[17]

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• José Antonio Rueda at MotoGP.com
• José Antonio Rueda atAS.com (in Spanish)

• 2005 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Seville
• Spanish motorcycle racers
• Moto3 World Championship riders
• 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
• Moto3 World Riders' Champions

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