Friday in Moto2 ended in some wildcard glory at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, with Jorge Navarro (KLINT Forward Factory Team) taking to the top and with a new lap record. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) was second quickest, with replacement rider Daniel Munoz (Pertamina Mandalika GAS UP Team) taking third fresh from doing the double at the venue in the Moto2 European Championship last weekend, where Navarro also stood on the podium.
After finishing fastest in Free Practice, Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) was fourth at the end of the day, setting a 1:43.076. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) rounded out the top five in Moto2 but was unable to improve on his time late in the session, instead forced into a save. Aiming to take his second Moto2 victory will be Aron Canet (Fantic Racing), who was sixth – ending the day ahead of Elf Marc VDS Racing Team’s Filip Salac. The 12 was ahead of Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) who showed consistent pace throughout the session despite a crash in the morning.
Check out the full results below and come back for more at 9:25 local time (UTC+2) for Practice 2 before qualifying at 13:45 local time.
