Moto2 qualifying for the ultimate spherical of 2025, the Valencia Grand Prix, noticed Daniel Holgado smash the lap file to assert his fourth pole of the season, whereas behind each Diogo Moreira and title rival Guide Gonzalez struggled for an excellent lap.
Holgado, the rookie of the 12 months for 2025, completed Friday quickest and was instantly quick once more, however was challenged for the lead.
When Izan Guevara and Senna Agius made their claims for provisional pole the Aspar rider responded, decreasing his personal greatest, whereas not afraid of being adopted, for a brand new file lap of 1m 31.715s.
Guevara’s greatest lap held on for second, the highest Boscoscuro – an enormous comeback after his double early falls within the weekend, simply 0.158s slower for Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha.
Third went to Agius – the lap that launched him up the timesheets noticed the Australian transfer from 14th to first solely dropping barely to finish the entrance row, and forward of his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP teammate who wants to guide – Manuel Gonzalez.
Albert Arenas additionally pushed forward – the very best of the riders to come back up from Q1, the Gresini rider moved from fifteenth upwards forward of Agius on monitor.
Gonzalez spent a lot of the session in 18th, the Dynavolt rider had a lap which might have seen him round fourth cancelled for exceeding monitor limits simply earlier than he pulled within the pits. His return to trace noticed a late push, taking the championship chaser to fifth as title chief Diogo Moreira slipped from an early result in sixteenth.
Although forward on the grid, Gonzalez nonetheless a activity on his hands- he must win, with Moreira worse than 14th – the Brazilian -who got here via Q1 with the highest time after leaving himself a heavy workload for the weekend with a sluggish begin on Friday – improved to start out ninth for Italtrans after a remaining push behind Alex Escrig and Holgado.
Escrig, who regarded to thank Holgado after the flag for displaying his traces might be forward of Moreira in sixth – the Ahead rider confirmed early promise after topping FP1 – and did sufficient in Apply to go straight to Q2, then was eleventh in FP2 as he regarded to proceed his late run of higher type for the crew, at a monitor the place the bike has traditionally carried out nicely.
Rookie Collin Veijer constructed on his Portimao podium with seventh, simply forward of teammate Daniel Munoz, who had lead the morning FP2 session, with what was then a brand new lap file, as he continues his run as Deniz Oncu’s long run alternative at Crimson Bull KTM Ajo.
Celestino Vietti accomplished the highest ten for SpeedRS.
With no race at Valencia final season after flood harm, changed by the Solidarity spherical in Catalunya, Aron Canet was the final rider to take pole on the Ricardo Tormo circuit, in 2023. In Q1 after a sluggish begin to the weekend, the Spaniard ensured his Q1 efficiency was sufficient transfer to the second session, putting twelfth.
Sergio Garcia was again within the paddock forward of a full time return on the playing cards for 2026, with the Italjet Gresini, taking on early from the injured and departing Darryn Binder, heading straight to Q2on his strategy to sixteenth.
Jake Dixon spent a lot of his session gesticulating at different rider was, clearly pissed off to position seventeenth for Elf Marc VDS for his final Moto2 race.
| 2025 Valencia Moto2 – Qualifying Outcomes | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Workforce | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Workforce (Kalex) | 1m 31.715s |
| 2 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.158s |
| 3 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.171s |
| 4 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.305s |
| 5 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.350s |
| 6 | Alex Escrig | SPA | KLINT Ahead Manufacturing unit Workforce (Ahead) | +0.362s |
| 7 | Collin Veijer | NED | Crimson Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.383s |
| 8 | Daniel Munoz | SPA | Crimson Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.394s |
| 9 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Workforce (Kalex) | +0.416s |
| 10 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.442s |
| 11 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +0.543s |
| 12 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing (Kalex) | +0.598s |
| 13 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.603s |
| 14 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fantic Racing (Kalex) | +0.672s |
| 15 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.742s |
| 16 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.771s |
| 17 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.812s |
| 18 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Workforce (Kalex) | +0.903s |
| Q1 | ||||
| 19 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | 1m 32.551s |
| 20 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Workforce (Kalex) | 1m 32.633s |
| 21 | Zonta van den Goorbergh | NED | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | 1m 32.645s |
| 22 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | KLINT Ahead Manufacturing unit Workforce (Ahead) | 1m 32.674s |
| 23 | Mario Aji | INA | IDEMITSU Honda Workforce Asia (Kalex) | 1m 32.678s |
| 24 | Eric Fernandez | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | 1m 32.830s |
| 25 | Xabi Zurutuza | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Workforce (Kalex) | 1m 33.170s |
| 26 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Workforce Asia (Kalex) | 1m 33.366s |
| 27 | Hector Garzo | SPA | RW NTS Idrofoglia (NTS) | 1m 33.675s |
| 28 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | DNS |
| 29 | Adrian Huertas | SPA | Italtrans Racing Workforce (Kalex) | DNS |
Q1 – Albert Arenas on prime, whereas Diogo Moreira has anxious wait to progress
The primary qualifying session was loaded with expertise after a topsy-turvy day one, with a number of excessive profile riders wanting on the development slots.
Moreira made his title cost tougher with a Friday blip seeing him end the day down inn nineteenth, however regarded on top of things by the morning FP2 session, which he lead for essentially the most half earlier than late laps shuffled him again to seventh. Main for a lot of the session the Brazilian regarded assured to progress till a flurry of late prices pushed him down to 3rd.
Moreira ventured out in case a lap was wanted however moved to the second session behind Q1 chief Arenas and Canet, with the ultimate spot going to Filip Salac(thirteenth).
That left no room for Alonso Lopez, who had pushed Arenas out of the highest 4 earlier than the Spanird bounced again for the tip time, in flip knocked out by Canet, who was late out of the pits, however solely wanted one run to make an influence and progress.
David Alonso additionally fell simply quick, although he improved because the session went on the second Aspar bike will begin twentieth on the grid.
Xabi Zurutuza (twenty fifth) returned to fill in at American Racing for Joe Roberts.
There may be one wildcard entry for the ultimate spherical, with NTS again on the grid with Hertor Garzo ( twenty seventh ) for RW NTS Idrofoglia.
After their falls on Friday each Adrian Huertas (two damaged arms) and Ayumu Sakaski (damaged ankle) had been each absent for the rest of the Valencia weekend.
