David Alonso earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday afternoon at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian rider turned a 1:57.718 to top the field of 27 riders.
Home hero, Filip Salac was second-best with a 1:57.923 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Alonso’s teammate, Daniel Holgado claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:58.107.
Row-two qualifiers included Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP’s Manuel Gonzalez (1:58.113) and Senna Agius (1:58.137), and QJMotor MSI’s Ivan Ortola (1:58.206).
American Joe Roberts finished the qualifying session 10th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex with a time of 1:58.568.
More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Alonso earns Brno pole ahead of Salač and Holgado. A double Aspar crash didn’t stop the Colombian and Spaniard from clinching front row starts, and joining them on Row 1 is the home hero…
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!
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