İzan Guevara’s rise to the lead seat coincided with Deniz Onur's challenging first lap.

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Moto2 Hungarian Qualifying: Guevara Takes Pole Position, Leading Rider Faces Tough First Lap!

The Moto2 Hungarian Grand Prix saw a key moment – BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha team rider Izan Guevara dominating the qualifying session with impressive performance. In this crucial session, the Spanish pilot achieved a lap time of 1:40.280 to start the race from pole position and potentially gain an advantage in the championship battle. Prior to the race, Filip Salac and Senna Agius had also secured the top two positions, while championship leader Manuel Gonzalez managed to find a place on the second row.

Pre-Race Tension and Rider List

Following Friday’s practice sessions, the 14 Moto2 riders selected for qualifying were able to directly participate in Q2 on Saturday. This list included championship leader Manuel Gonzalez, young talent David Alonso, Filip Salac, Ivan Munoz, Izan Ferrandez, Collin Veijer, Alex Escrig, Daniel Holgado, Senna Agius, Ivan Ortola, Izan Guevara, Tony Arbolino and Barry Baltus. Celestino Vietti remained in Q1.

Technical Details and Track Conditions

With qualifying underway, the air temperature reached 24 degrees Celsius, while the track surface heated up to 44 degrees Celsius – ideal conditions for the riders.

Gonzalez Sets Lap Record

During Saturday’s FP2 session, championship leader Manuel Gonzalez set a lap record of 1:39.913 minutes. This achievement allowed him to improve his best time by a third of a second.

Q1 Session and Vietti’s Crash

In Q1, Alonso Lopez achieved the fastest time of 1:40.763 minutes. Zonta van den Goorbergh, Celestino Vietti and Aron Canet also earned the right to advance to Q2. However, Italian rider Vietti had a serious crash in the 12th corner during the 15-minute session. This crash put SpeedRS team under immense pressure and stress to get the rider’s motorcycle into Q2.

Leading Rider's Tough First Lap

For our representative, Deniz Öncü, things didn’t go as planned in the same session. Starting from Q1, Öncü lined up alongside four Boscoscuro-shased riders vying for podium positions in the final fastest laps. Trying to find a clean lap in the congested track, Öncü was affected by the mistakes and rhythm loss of the frontrunners. Unable to secure his clean lap due to this traffic, Öncü finished the session with a time of 1:41.560, placing him 23rd for the main race.

Q2 Session and Guevara’s Dominance

The exciting Q2 session began at 14:05 local time in Turkey. Vietti's mechanics were still working on repairing the motorcycle at that moment, with the team only able to get the rider back onto the track after a 2-minute delay. VR46 Academy pilot Vietti was only able to join the session after the team’s intensive work. Immediately at the start of the session, Ivan Ortola crashed in the first corner. The Spanish pilot escaped unharmed, but his motorcycle sustained serious damage. Meanwhile, David Alonso set the initial best time of 1:41.172 minutes.

Subsequently, red sector times began to appear throughout the session. Alonso improved his fastest lap to 1:40.698 minutes. Immediately afterwards, Collin Veijer took the lead with a time of 1:40.570 minutes. As the first half of the session neared completion, championship leader Gonzalez set the top time of 1:40.341 minutes. Guevara then achieved his fastest time of 1:40.437 minutes, and no one was able to beat this time. Salac followed with a time of 1:40.304 minutes, leading the session at that moment. Veijer finished fifth with a time of 1:40.570 minutes. Vietti remained in 16th place at that time.

With six minutes remaining before timed laps ended, riders went out for their final attempts. Intact team pilot Senna Agius climbed to second position with a fast lap. Vietti managed to climb to 13th place in this segment. With half a minute remaining, Izan Guevara set a new best time of 1:40.280 minutes, and no one was able to beat this time.

Consequently, Filip Salac and Senna Agius completed the first two rows. Manuel Gonzalez, Alex Escrig and Daniel Holgado started from the second and third rows respectively. Collin Veijer, Alonso Lopez and Davide Alonso formed the third starting line. Following his crash, Vietti was only able to achieve 12th place in the qualifying session for the Hungarian Moto2 Grand Prix.

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