Manuel González clinched pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, the 18th round of the 2026 Moto2 season. In the final phase of the qualifying held in the early hours of this Saturday (24) at the Phillip Island circuit, the rider of bike number 18 and leader of the championship posted a time of 1:30.122, right at the end of the session.
Barry Baltus secured second on the grid, finishing 0.106 seconds behind González’s time. Filip Salac completes the front row of the grid in third place. Iván Ortolá will start from the fourth position on the grid, followed by Daniel Holgado and Izán Guevara, who comprise the group of the six best on the Australian grid.
Senna Agius, who fell in the final moments of the practice, starts seventh, with Adrian Huertas in eighth place, and Alonso López completing the third row with ninth position. Tony Arbolino will start from tenth, followed by Taiyo Furusato, 11th best in the classification. Mario Aji, another rider who crashed during the activity, completed the list of the top 12.
The Australian Moto2 Grand Prix will be held later this Saturday, with the start scheduled for 22:15.
