Dani Holgado aims to cap off a dominant start to the season with another podium finish at the Circuit of the Americas, where David Alonso also hopes to shine

The Circuit of the Americas closes the American leg of the Moto2 World Championship this weekend with CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar and Dani Holgado leading the way. The team is leading the World Championship in the intermediate category for the first time since the 2009 Catalan Grand Prix, when Álvaro Bautista topped the 250cc standings after winning the Barcelona race. Now, almost 17 years later, Dani Holgado leads the standings thanks to his victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Spaniard overtook Manu González, who could only manage third in Goiânia, and Izan Guevara, who finished sixth, to take the lead in the World Championship for the first time since his Moto3 victory at the 2024 French Grand Prix. This season, in Thailand, only the numerous race interruptions prevented him from fighting for the win, but in Brazil, he made amends with a convincing victory after a head-to-head battle with Dani Muñoz.

Holgado and his technical team managed to recover from 21st position in Friday's practice to secure pole position and, a few hours later, a victory they hope to confirm this weekend with another strong performance. Similarly, David Alonso aims to continue the momentum he gained at the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia-Ayrton Senna, where he fought until the end with Izan Guevara and Tony Arbolino to finish fifth. Now, without rest, he faces a Grand Prix where he shone in 2024 during his dream Moto3 season and where he scored his first Moto2 points last year.

Dani Holgado: “I’m really looking forward to riding at COTA. It’s a very different circuit from the one we had in Brazil, so we’ll also have to work differently to adapt quickly. I have very good memories of last year, and although the conditions were wet, I had a great time with the Moto2 bike. It’s a track with heavy braking zones, which isn’t the one that best suits my riding style, but I know that by working with the team we can achieve good performance. My main goal will be to give my all to be competitive and continue enjoying it like we did in Brazil.”

David Alonso: “We arrive in Austin with hardly any rest from the Brazilian Grand Prix, but that’s a positive thing because it means we have fresh ideas. My goal for this weekend is to be more consistent and make fewer mistakes so I can maintain a good pace without pushing myself to the limit as I did in the last race.”