Diogo Moreira earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hunagry. Riding his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Brazilian turned a 1:40.380 to top the field of 28 riders.
Zonta VD Goorbergh was second-best with a 1:40.430 on his RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP Kalex.
Manuel Gonzalez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:40.462 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Row-two qualifiers included ELF Marc VDS Racing’s Jake Dixon (1:40.463) Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Collin Veijer (1:40.517) and Fantic Racing’s Aron Canet (1:40.635).
American Joe Roberts finished Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session 13th with a best time of 1:40.885 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Moreira grabs pole by just 0.050 in Hungary. The Brazilian heads van den Goorbergh and Gonzalez, with the front row covered by less than a tenth.
Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) heads the grid in Hungary as the Brazilian’s impressive form rolls on, taking pole by just 0.050 ahead of Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP). Points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completes the front row, pipping Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) by just 0.001.
Moreira was the benchmark time as the seconds ticked down on Q2, but there were a few red sectors coming in across the board. Van den Goorbergh and Dixon looked to be the biggest threats but both just came up short, leaving the Brazilian pole by just hundredths.
Rookie Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took an impressive P5 just 0.137 off the top, with Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) completing Row 2 – not able to quite make the gains Dixon did as the Brit rode round on the #44’s tail.
Rookies Dani Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) and teammate David Alonso are next up, with another notable performance alongside them too as Ayumu Sasaki (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP) completes Row 3.
Brno winner Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) took P13 ahead of fellow Q1 graduate Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) in P15 – the Belgian looking to re-find that earlier momentum. Find full Moto2 qualifying results HERE. Moto2™ go racing at 12:15 (UTC +2) on Sunday – tune in for more as Moreira looks to keep cutting that gap to the top!
