David Alonso led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mobility Resort Motegi, in Japan. Riding his CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian rider lapped the 2.98-mile (4.8 km) road course in 1:47.508, topping the field of 27 riders and breaking Manuel Gonzalez’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:47.925 from 2025.
Manuel Gonzalez was second-best with a time of 1:47.541 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Izan Guevara did a third-fastest 1:47.568 on his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.
Tony Arbolino crossed the finish line fourth on his REDS Fantic Racing KTM with a lap time of 1:47.601.
Alonso’s teammat6e, Daniel Holgado got fifth with a time of 1:47.659.
American Joe Roberts finished Friday afternoon’s practice session 16th with a best time of 1:48.168 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Moto2 practice
More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Alonso quickest from Gonzalez as 0.093s splits Moto2 Practice top four. The Colombian sets a new Motegi Moto2 all-time lap record to front an ultra-competitive Friday afternoon field.
David Alonso (CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Team) fronts the Moto2 field heading into Saturday at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan after the Colombian set a new class lap record at the Mobility Resort Motegi. The lap? A 1:47.508, which was 0.033s quicker than second-place Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), with the championship leader 0.027s ahead of third-place Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2).
After a stone penetrated his bike’s radiator in FP1, Guevara didn’t suffer the same bad luck in the afternoon session and got straight down to business to set his personal best time early in Practice. His time was only beaten by the top two in the closing stages, as Tony Arbolino (REDS Fantic Racing) – despite a crash – finished P4.
2025 Moto2 Motegi winner Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Team) rounded out the top five ahead of Austrian GP second-place finisher Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team); the Czech rider was just 0.156s away from the top time.
Home hero Ayumu Sasaki (Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team) heads straight into Q2 in P9 behind Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team) and Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completing the Friday top 10.
