Moto2 Malaysia P1: Manuel González fastest in session marked by red flag and big crashes

Moto2 heads to the Sepang circuit for the penultimate round of its 2024 season. The title is now sealed, as Ai Ogura secured the world crown in Thailand, leaving Buriram with a lead of over fifty points over his closest pursuer, Aron Canet. The stakes are still high, however, as the latter is battling for the title of vice-world champion with some of the top riders. This Friday, the Moto2 riders' weekend continues in Malaysia with P1. In the morning, it's Jake Dixon who set the fastest lap in mixed conditions.

Here is a table that summarizes the known facts :

Moto2™ Malaysia, Sepang	2023	2024
FP	2'06.183 Fermin Adleguer	2'06.255 Jake Dixon
P1	2'06.293 Ai Ogura	2'05.576 Manuel Gonzalez
P2	2'05.316 Fermin Aldeguer
Q1	2'05.724 Tony Arbolino
Q2	2'05.288 Fermin Aldeguer
Course	Aldeguer, Acosta, Ramirez (See here)
All time lap record	2'04.769 Brad Binder (2019)

Moto2 returns to the track and Jake Dixon is back on top of the scoreboard. The Briton propels himself into the lead from the first moments of the session with a time of 2:06.040. Engaged in other attempts, the n°96 however falls in sector 4

A serious incident that will see the main person concerned remain on the ground for a long time before being evacuated on a stretcher. Jake Dixon is currently at the medical center to assess his condition. The rest of his weekend will not be compromised, however. Later, the main person concerned returned to his box, and was declared fit to drive. He will not, however, return to the track this Friday.

Despite his fall, Dixon held the lead for most of the session. Deniz Öncü, Celestino Vietti and Ai Ogura all came very close to his mark, but were unable to beat it.

Manuel González was the first to find the solution to gain the few tenths needed. The Spaniard thus promoted himself to the top of the ranking with a new reference time of 2:05.576.

The last attempts were aborted due to a highside by Ayumu Sasaki at turn 2. The rider and his machine having fallen back in the middle of the track, it was necessary to interrupt the session to take the time to evacuate.

The session resumed a few minutes later, and many tried their luck. However, none managed to dislodge Manuel González from first place.

Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix FP Results at Sepang:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com

Moto2 Malaysia P1