Taking his second Moto2 victory of the 2026 marketing campaign, Izan Guevara delivered a masterclass on the Austrian GP to trim Manuel González’s championship result in 35.5 factors.
Ranging from fifth on the grid, Guevara snatched the race lead on the second lap following a chaotic opening sequence on the entrance. From there, the Spaniard managed his tempo brilliantly, crossing the road with a snug two-second benefit over polesitter Filip Salač regardless of a minor late-race scare.
Off the road, championship chief Manuel González made a powerful launch from P2 to safe the holeshot into Flip 1, however his benefit was short-lived as he swiftly plummeted down the order. Salač quickly reclaimed the lead, however Ivan Ortolá and Guevara each capitalised on the opening laps to slide previous the Czech rider.
Behind the frontrunners, a hard-charging David Alonso carved his method via from sixth on the grid. Alonso’s relentless push was rewarded on lap 15 when an error from Ortolá opened the door, permitting the Colombian to pounce and safe the ultimate step of the rostrum.
Championship chief Manuel Gonzalez and Ivan Ortola rounded out the highest 5, forward of Alonso Lopez, Daniel Holgado and Barry Baltus.
Deniz Oncu and Luca Lunetta full the Austrian GP prime 10 forward of Daniel Munoz, Jose Antonio Rueda and Aron Canet whereas Tony Arbolino and Joe Roberts end the race P14 and P15 respectively.
It was a day to neglect additional down the sector: Senna Agius endured a nightmare outing, finally retiring after dropping down the order, whereas Alex Escrig joined him on the DNF record following a lap 10 crash at Flip 2.
