As the ninth round of the season approaches, suspense is at its peak for this Moto2 FP2 in Italy. The last round offered a breathtaking finale between Deniz Öncü and Diogo Moreira, while Aron Canet took advantage of his rival's poor qualifying to catch up with Manuel Gonzalez in the championship. As hostilities begin at Mugello, the two men are back-to-back, leading the championship with the same number of points.
Before we start, Here is a summary table of the known facts :
|
Moto2™ Italy, Mugello |
2024 |
2025 |
| FP | 1'51.311 Fermin Aldeguer | 1'50.589 Manuel Gonzalez |
| P1 | 1'50.841 Somkiat Chantra | 1'50.208 Filip Salac |
| P2 | 1'49.926 Alonso Lopez | 1'50.059 Manuel Gonzalez |
| Q1 | 1'50.583 Jeremy Alcoba | |
| Q2 | 1'49.877 Joe Roberts | |
| Course | Roberts, Gonzalez, Lopez (See here) | |
| All time lap record | 1'49.877 Joe Roberts 2024 |
This FP2, held under a bright sun, allowed the competitors to prepare for the upcoming qualifying sessions. During this session, several drivers stood out, and not just for the right reasons: Jake dixon (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) had a big fright crossing the gravel trap:
A crash at Arrabbiata 1 for @jakedixonracing but thankfully it was just due to a run off 🆗#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/cOiMdVk6lt
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 21, 2025
Finally, he is the leader of the world championship Manuel Gonzalez who finished first in this FP2, thus confirming his status as favorite.
Onboard doing the fastest lap of the weekend so far with @18manugonzalez 🔥#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/wAPosuuiBB
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 21, 2025
Moto2 will return to the track this afternoon at 13:45 p.m. to contest the Qualifying Sessions for the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit.
Moto2 Italian Grand Prix FP2 results at Mugello:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
