Qatar: Manuel Gonzalez well ahead of Guevara in Moto2 qualifying – Escrig 1st.

The top 14 from Friday’s Moto2 free practice session go straight through to Qualifying 2 on Saturday, whilst everyone else must go via Q1. From there, the fastest four progress, whilst the rest will line up on the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix (starting at 15.15 CET) from 19th place onwards.

Nine of the top 10 in the World Championship secured direct entry into Q2; only World Championship third-placed rider Ivan Ortola had to go via Q1, but just managed to get through, finishing fourth. Apart from him, David Muñoz and next year’s Supersport World Championship riders Zonta van den Goorbergh and Ayumu Sasaki also progressed to Q2. With a time of 1:55.971, Munoz was only marginally slower than Daniel Holgado of the CF Moto Power Electronics Aspar team , who set a record lap of 1:55.897 in Friday’s qualifying session.

Alex Escrig (Forward) flog zur Pole-Position

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Alex Escrig surpassed himself

As early as his first flying lap in Q2, Alex Escrig clocked 1:55.466; one lap later, the Forward rider had even improved to 1:55.241! This put him more than half a second ahead of second-placed Izan Guevara (Pramac Yamaha) at the halfway point of the 15-minute session.

With five minutes to go, the final battle for the fastest time began under floodlights and with the track temperature at just 33 degrees Celsius. The field was completely shaken up; at the very last second, World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez from the Memmingen-based Team Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP catapulted himself into second place behind Escrig, whose record time remained unmatched. Remarkably, Escrig was 1.3 seconds faster than in any of the other sessions this weekend. Third on the front row: Dani Holgado.

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The second row is made up of Celestino Vietti, Collin Veijer and Senna Agius. Guevara, who finished seventh in qualifying, will start the Grand Prix from seventh on the grid, which puts him at a significant disadvantage compared to Gonzalez. The race in the Arabian desert is crucial for the World Championship; Gonzalez currently leads his compatriot by 3.5 points. Ortola, in third place, can no longer be crowned champion, as his deficit is too great with three races remaining in the season.