20/07/2025

Gonzalez strengthens World Championship lead with podium in Brno - Agius fights for last point

With a commanding third place in the twelfth Moto2 race of the season in Brno, Manuel Gonzalez secured his eighth podium of the season and thus continues to defend his overall lead in the World Championship and now starts the four-week summer break with a solid 25-point lead over Aron Canet. Senna Agius, on the other hand, had to fight harder to secure a championship point with 15th place.

Manuel Gonzalez got off to an outstanding start on the 5.4-kilometre circuit from fourth position, turning into second place on the first corner and then maintaining third place. Although he was able to keep up with Barry Baltus and Joe Roberts in the opening laps, the Spaniard had to pull away somewhat from the middle of the race. His attempts to find more speed by making personal adjustments during the race failed to produce any noticeable improvements.

The weekend and especially the race were more challenging for team-mate Senna Agius. The Australian started from sixth place on the second row, but lost several positions in the first few laps and dropped back to twelfth place. As the race progressed, he was unable to stop the downward trend and had to fight hard until the end to take home a championship point in 15th place. After Agius was unable to match the performance of the previous days over the entire distance, the 20-year-old is going into the upcoming summer as seventh of the World Championship. The focus is already on the next race at the Red Bull Ring, where he wants to play to his strengths again.

Before the team starts its well-deserved summer break, a one-day test is scheduled in Brno, where the entire German racing team, including Moto3, wants to gain valuable insights for the remaining ten races of the season.

Results

Race
1.   Joe ROBERTS/ USA/ KALEX
2.   Barry BALTUS/ BEL/ KALEX – (+1.079)
3.   Manuel GONZALEZ/ SPA/ KALEX – (+3.625)
15. Senna AGIUS/ AUS/ KALEX – (+19.652)

World Championship
1. GONZALEZ Manuel/ SPA – 188
2. CANET Aron/ SPA – 163
3. BALTUS Barry – 134
7. AGIUS Senna/ AUS – 93

Team Classification
1. FANTIC RACING LINO SONEGO – 297
2. LIQUI MOLY DYNAVOLT INTACT GP – 281
3. ELF MARC VDS RACING TEAM – 185

Manuel Gonzalez

P3 - (+3.625)
Moto2 World Championship 2025 - P1 - 188 Points

It was a difficult race for me because I didn't have the speed to fight for the win today, as I always want to do. The two riders in front of me were very fast and that was the pace I had. I tried to keep it up and finish the race without making any mistakes. As far as the championship is concerned, it was a good race for us, which we finished in third place. I'm happy with the result, but we always want to achieve more. So, it was the maximum we achieved today. Of course, we want to exceed this limit but today was not the day to go over the limit, although I pushed and tried to match the pace of the guys. But they were faster. So, I tried to study new lines and change my riding style a bit. But it didn't really make me any faster. That's why I stuck to our goal of achieving the best possible result with the package we have. Many thanks to the team and have a nice vacation when we have finished tomorrow's test."

Senna Agius

P15 - (+19.652)
Moto2 World Championship 2025 - P7 - 93 Points

"Sunday here in Brno didn't go as expected, because I had inexplicable problems from the first lap. It was strange because it was something I hadn't felt before this season. It destroyed my race, even though I tried to adapt to the problems as best I could, but nothing worked. I couldn't overtake, I couldn't open the throttle, and I couldn't ride my pace like I showed on Saturday. It's very frustrating and I'm quite disappointed with today because we had great potential. Tomorrow, we have a test here, which is very important for us. We have to stay strong, keep calm and do our job to prepare for the second part of the season. Thanks to the team, who always do their best, but today we were really unlucky. We have to analyze what happened to avoid something like this in the future. Nevertheless, I would like to apologize, because I tried everything, but it was impossible today. The best thing we can do now is to start again and work hard tomorrow."

Jürgen Lingg

Teammanager

"We can be satisfied because the entire team did a top job. In the end, we had 20 laps in the dry over the entire weekend. Some of our rivals had a test here, which obviously paid off for them. From that point of view, the third place of Manu was the maximum today. Nevertheless, his performance was really good, because he rode with brains and didn't take any unnecessary risks. Respect, he brought third place and the important points home safely. It's great to go into the summer break with a podium and as championship leader."

"Senna had a great qualifying, which was amazing because it was his first time at Brno. Due to his good starting position, we expected him to have a strong pace, which was reflected in his lap times at the beginning either. Unfortunately, he had a problem with strong vibrations at the rear. In view of these circumstances, his performance cannot be overestimated, because to finish the race like this is truly remarkable. We will now take a close look at the situation. Fortunately, we have a test here tomorrow to find the cause. Nevertheless, Senna goes into the summer break in seventh place in the world championship, which is a testament to his strong season so far. That is certainly above expectations."

Pictures Moto2 - Sunday Brno GP 2025

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