Jose Antonio Rueda "awake and alert" after Malaysian Moto3 crash as injury detected
Updates on the condition of Jose Antonio Rueda have emerged at the Malaysian MotoGP confirming he is "awake and alert".
Updated: 26 Oct 2025 Jose Antonio Rueda. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & GooseUpdates on the condition of newly crowned Moto3 World Champion Jose Antonio Rueda have emerged at the Malaysian MotoGP.
Rueda was involved in a sighting lap crash with CIP KTM rider Noah Dettwiler before the Moto3 race, which was delayed by almost one hour and eventually won by Honda Team Asia’s Taiyo Furusato.
Both Rueda and Dettwiler were airlifted to hospital after the incident. It was to give time for the medical helicopter to return to the circuit that the delay to the restart was as substantial as it turned out.
Both riders were reported as conscious after the crash by MotoGP, which has now issued a further update, saying the Spanish rider is "awake and alert", but has a suspected hand fracture and several contusions.
Show X Embedded Content Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTRueda's Red Bull KTM Ajo team added in their own X post that he remains under observation and has a "severe concussion".
"[Rueda] was assessed as having no serious injuries to his head or torso, albeit with a severe concussion from the impact," Red Bull KTM Ajo's statement reads.
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"He remains under observation, awaiting further tests on his hand and arm."
Spanish broadcaster DAZN, though, also reported before the MotoGP race that Rueda – who was crowned Moto3 World Champion at the Indonesian Grand Prix and who will move up to Moto2 in 2026 with the same KTM Ajo team with which he’s triumphed in the lightweight class – is “fine, but in a lot of pain”.
Show X Embedded Content Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the providerA post on X (formerly Twitter) from DAZN also includes the information that tests which have been carried out on Rueda after the crash have come back positively.
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No update has been provided on Swiss rider Dettwiler, who missed the first three races of the season with injury and has not scored a point since he returned.
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