A fourth pole position of the season was clinched by Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) in another record-breaking Moto2 qualifying session that saw World Championship leader Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) qualify in P9 for the finale, with title rival Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) starting from P5 as he guns for victory on Sunday.
Moreira got the job done in Q1 to come through into the pole position fight, and while P9 isn’t ideal for the Brazilian, it could have been a much worse afternoon for the rider 24 points clear in the title race. Gonzalez has to win in the curtain closer to stand any chance of clinching the title, and the Spaniard is looking to do that from the middle of the second row.
Gonzalez will have to overcome Holgado, second place Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), and his teammate Senna Agius as the Spaniard and Australian earned front row starts, with Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) spearheading the second row in P4 ahead of his farewell ride in Moto2. Alex Escrig (KLINT Forward Factory Team) will line up on the other side of Gonzalez in P6; that’s a top job from the Spaniard, while Moreira has the two Red Bull KTM Ajo riders ahead of him on Row 3 – Collin Veijer leading teammate Daniel Muñoz.
So there we have it. The grid is set for Moto2’s title showdown as we now look forward to crowning either Moreira or Gonzalez as our 2025 World Champion.