Winner of the last three races, Manuel Gonzalez arrives in Brno with the firm intention of continuing his winning streak. The Spanish rider, runner-up in the 2025 championship, is dominating the competition at the start of this season and already has a lead of nearly 50 points over his closest rival, Izan Guevara, in the championship. At the 2025 Czech Moto2 Grand Prix, he finished on the podium behind Barry Baltus and Joe Roberts. There is therefore no doubt that he will be in contention this season. weekend.
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Moto2™ Czech Republic, Brno |
2025 |
2026 |
| FP1 | 2'11.078 Tony Arbolino | 1'58.585 Manuel Gonzalez |
| Practice | 1'59.032 Joe Roberts | 1'58.511 David Alonso |
| FP2 | 1'58.444 Joe Roberts | 1'57.978 Filip Salac |
| Q1 | 1'58.766 Barry Baltus | 1'58.559 Sergio Garcia |
| Q2 | 1'58.322 Barry Baltus | 1'57.718 David Alonso |
| Course | Roberts, Baltus, Gonzalez | |
| All time lap record | 1'58.322 Barry Baltus | 1'57.718 David Alonso |
Team Aspar capped off an excellent day this Saturday in Brno in Moto2. David Alonso, setting a new lap record of 1:57.718, dominated Q2 of the Czech Grand Prix. And that wasn't all for the Valencia-based team, as Dani Holgado also qualified on the front row, narrowly missing out on a one-two finish for the Spanish outfit by less than a tenth of a second.
Indeed, the surprise of the day came from Filip Salac. Energized in front of his fans, the local rider equaled his best qualifying result this year with second place. This marks the third consecutive Grand Prix he will start in this position.
Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez qualified only fourth, starting from the second row. However, he has a comfortable lead over his closest rival in the overall standings, Izan Guevara, who qualified seventh in Q2.
Injured yesterday after a crash at turn 13, Belgian rider Barry Baltus has had to withdraw from the rest of the weekend in the Czech Republic. He will also miss the Assen race. The Moto2 Czech Grand Prix will take place at 12:15 PM this Sunday.
Moto2 Czech Republic – Q2 standings:
Ranking : MotoGP.com
