Izan Guevara secured pole position for Moto2 World Championship qualifying at Balaton Park in Hungary on Saturday afternoon. Riding a BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard clocked a 1:40.280 in the 27-rider field.
Philippe Salac was second best in 1:40.304 in his sole sponsor American Racing Team Calex.
Senna Agius took the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:40.315 in the Leaky Molly Dynavolt Intact GP Calex.
Row two qualifiers included Agius team-mate Manuel Gonzalez (1:40.341), Clint Racing’s Alex Eskrigg (1:40.445) and CFMOTO India Aspar Team’s Daniel Holgado (1:40.470).
American Joe Roberts, the sole supporter of American Racing Team Calex, finished 22nd with a time of 1:41.448.
More from the MotoGP press release:
Guevara left the crucial Balaton pillar, Gonzalez in the front row. As Salach and Agius found the front rows, less than a tenth opened up a great battle for the Moto2 pole.
A late lap from Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) saw the rider take second in the championship and secure a crucial pole position at Balaton Park, with Philipp Salach (US Fans Only) and Senna Agius (Licky Molly Dynavolt Intact GP) completing the front row by just 0.035s.
World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Licky Molly Dynavolt Intact GP) leads the second row of the grid after moving from provisional pole position to P4 at the start of the 15-minute shootout. It’s also one-tenth less than Guevara’s 1:40.280.
The impressive Alex Eskrig (KLINT Racing Team) and compatriot Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) join Gonzalez on the second row in P5 and P6, as David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) loses crucial positions in the closing stages. Although less than three-tenths behind Pole, the 2025 Hungarian GP winner will start in P9 behind Colin Weiger (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2).
Less than half a second will cover the Polesiter Guevara to 12Th Place Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team), the Italian crashed at the end of Q1 and eventually settled for 4 row starts.
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