Daniel Holgado took Moto2 victory in Qatar as Izan Guevara’s DNF allowed factors chief Manuel Gonzalez to widen his benefit within the championship with a P6 end.
After snatching the lead from Aleix Escrig on Lap 14, Daniel Holgado stormed to Moto2 victory in Qatar.
Ivan Ortola snatched second place in a dramatic drag race to the road, stealing P2 from Escrig by a fraction of a second (+0.020s), although the Ahead Racing rider had fought bravely after ranging from pole place.
David Alonso claimed fourth place forward of Daniel Munoz in fifth.
Nonetheless, the most important winner underneath the Lusail lights was Manuel Gonzalez. Though the Spaniard might solely safe sixth after working as excessive as third early on, he leaves Doha with an important 13.5-point lead within the championship standings.
His chief title rival, Izan Guevara, suffered a devastating mechanical situation that pressured his retirement, marking his worst results of the 2026 marketing campaign.
With simply two rounds remaining and 50 factors left to play for, the race in Qatar might show to be the final word turning level within the title battle. A battle that Manuel Gonzalez can win in Portimao (Portugal) in Spherical 21 of the Moto2 season.
Gonzalez’s Intact GP teammate Senna Agius completed seventh forward of Jose Antonio Rueda in eighth.
Filip Salac and Celestino Vietti rounded out the highest 10 forward of Alonso Lopez in eleventh, with Adrian Huertas and Joe Roberts following intently behind. Ayumu Sasaki and Barry Baltus claimed the ultimate points-paying positions in 14th and fifteenth.
