The CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team rider has secured Q2 at the start of the season, while his teammate David Alonso will have to go through Q1

The CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team has seen both sides of the coin at the start of the 2026 Moto2 World Championship season. Dani Holgado finished in fourth position, two tenths of a second off the fastest time of the day, and tomorrow he will fight for the front row of the grid after securing his place in Q2. In contrast, his teammate David Alonso will have to compete in Q1 in Thailand, despite being the fastest in the morning. Manu González set a new circuit record and set the pace in the intermediate category, followed by Alex Escrig and Izan Guevara.

Dani Holgado and David Alonso have started the first round of the season with good feelings. Both riders have worked on improving their riding and accumulating kilometres to be as prepared as possible for the first race of a very promising 2026 for the CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team. The Colombian rider was the fastest in the morning session, while the Spaniard was sixth, making it clear that both will be contenders in the intermediate category. In the afternoon, the threat of rain marked the session that would decide which riders would compete in tomorrow's Q2. Both Holgado and Alonso set their best times in the first few laps, although only the former was able to improve on his morning time. The Spaniard finished the day in fourth place, with a time of 1:34.703, two tenths of a second off the fastest time. In contrast, the Colombian was only able to finish twenty-second after not feeling entirely comfortable riding and will have to go through Q1 tomorrow.

4th Dani Holgado 1:34.703 (+0.202): “I felt really good today from the start. I worked hard on my pace and on being consistent. It's difficult on this circuit because, compared to others, there aren't as many points where you can set the pace, so we looked for where we could get the best out of each lap. I also felt pretty good on one lap and was even able to do several laps under 1:35, so I really enjoyed myself on the bike. I can be competitive in qualifying, but I think I still need to improve my pace by a few tenths. I'm very happy to have started this way. Last year I felt very comfortable during the last part of the season and now I'm continuing to make progress. We haven't reached our full potential yet, we're all missing races because the preseason has been very short, but we'll all keep improving. We have to try to work harder than the others to adapt as quickly as possible and try to make a difference. I've realised that results come when you focus on yourself, so we'll keep working this way. You can improve a lot in a weekend, so we have to be patient.”

22nd David Alonso 1:35.605 (+1.104): “Today we spent quite a bit of time riding on the track, which was what we wanted. It was a positive day. At the end of the day, I had some chatter on the bike in a couple of corners, but I tried to do well on the rest of the circuit. It was just that one issue, although it prevented me from setting a good time. Then the rain came and it was no longer possible to improve. It was a dangerous moment because the rain was only falling in a specific area of the circuit. Tomorrow we will have to go through Q1, we will take advantage of that extra time on the track to add more kilometres and apply everything we learned from last year.”