Izan Guevara led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Le Mans, in France. Riding his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard lapped the 2.6-mile (4.19 km) road course in 1:34.348, topping the field of 28 riders.
Celestino Vietti was second-best with a time of 1:34.350 on his Folladore SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro.
Barry Baltus did a third-fastest 1:34.351 on his REDS Fantic Racing Kalex.
Ivan Ortola got fourth on his QJMOTOR MSI Kalex with a time of 1:34.392.
Alonso Lopez, piloting his Italjet Gresini Kalex, crossed the finish line fifth with a time of 1:34.436.
American Joe Roberts finished Friday afternoon’s practice session 16th with a best time of 1:34.934 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
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More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Guevara fastest on Friday as Alonso faces Q1 in France. It’s a Boscoscuro 1-2 on the opening day at Le Mans, with the top five split by less than a tenth.
A rapid and very early 1:34.348 from Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) saw the Spaniard finish top of the Moto2 timesheets on a highly competitive Friday. 0.002s away from P1 was second place Celestino Vietti (Folladore SpeedRS Team) as Boscoscuro kickstarted the weekend with a 1-2, and a further 0.001s adrift was third place Barry Baltus (REDS Fantic Racing). 0.003s splitting the top three – we’ll have a bit more of that throughout the weekend.
Fourth place went the way of Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – El Motorista – MSI), the Spaniard sits 0.044s from top spot, with compatriot Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) just the 0.088s behind in P5.
It was a good day for Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) after disappointing weekends in Austin and Jerez, the former championship leader was just over a tenth off P1 in P6, but on the other side of the box, it wasn’t the Friday David Alonso would have been looking for. The Colombian finished P18 in Practice, 0.664s down on Guevara, and never featured in the top 14 in the session. Work to do then for the #80 in France.
The World Championship top two, Manuel Gonzalez and Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP teammate Senna Agius, ended Friday in P8 and P9. Job done in terms of getting into Q2.
Tune into Moto2 qualifying at 13:40 local time on Saturday!
