Manuel Gonzalez earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard turned a lap time of 1:48.474. Not only was that good enough to lead the 27-rider field, it was also good enough to eclipse Celestino Vietti’s 2026 All-Time Lap Record of 1:49.420 he set Friday during the practice session. 

Filip Salac was second-best with a 1:48.723 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.

Alex Escrig claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:48.841 on his KLINT Racing Team Forward.

Daniel Holgado got fourth on his CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex with a time of 1:49.066 and Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Collin Veijer finished fifth with a lap time of 1:49.206.

American Joe Roberts finished the qualifying session 15th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex with a time of 1:49.657.

More from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Gonzalez slams in lap record for Moto2 Mugello pole. The Spaniard heads Salač and Escrig after a last gasp lap record in Q2. 

Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) set a new lap record in qualifying at Mugello, putting in a late 1’48.474 to pull a quarter of a second clear at the top. The ominous lap demoted Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing) from provisional pole to second, with Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team) taking third to complete the front row.

Row 2 sees Dani Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) in fourth, the #96 having come through Q1, joined by Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), who is just 0.020 off the Dutch rider. The margin behind Lopez is even smaller as Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) just misses out on the second row by 0.006, taking P7.

Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2)and David Alonso (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) will both be looking to charge forward off the line from eighth and ninth, with Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – Green Power – MSI) taking P10 in Mugello.

Fresh from the podium in Barcelona, home hero Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team) will be looking for more from P16, having crashed at Turn 10 in Q2.

Peruse the full results from Moto2 qualifying at Mugello and then come back for lights out at 12:15 (UTC+2) on Sunday!