A Turn 1 crash didn’t stop David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) from clinching a second pole position of the season as the Colombian sets his sights on a first win of the year from the spearhead of the grid. Alonso’s new Brno Moto2 lap record, a 1:57.718, was 0.205s faster than second place Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team), with the Czech rider bagging a second consecutive front row of the year, this time in front of his home fans. Third on the grid goes to Alonso’s teammate Daniel Holgado, and like the #80, the #96 was unharmed positionally after a crash in Q2.
A late lap from World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) saw the Spaniard leapfrog teammate Senna Agius into P4, with the Aussie settling for P5. Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR - Exocom – MSI) also managed to slot in a late personal best time to push himself onto the outside of the second row. That was important too, with Ortola facing a Long Lap penalty in tomorrow’s race.
The riders second and third in the championship, Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Celestino Vietti (HDR SpeedRS Team), will line up in P7 and P8 respectively in the hope of clawing some points back on Gonzalez in Brno.
Tune into the Moto2 race at 12:15 (UTC +1) local time on Sunday!