Manuel González will continue competing in the Moto2 World Championship in 2025 but will switch to Intact GP, where he will team up with Senna Agius. The Australian’s contract renewal was announced in June during the German GP, with the Spaniard taking over the current seat of Darryn Binder.
After participating in two rounds in 2021 with MV Agusta Forward, González made his full-time Moto2 debut in 2022 with the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, where he continued in 2023 before moving to QJMotor Gresini this year. So far, the Spanish rider has secured four podiums. After 11 rounds, he currently sits ninth in the championship standings with 91 points, while his best season was last year, with 145.5 points.
Intact GP’s team manager Jürgen Lingg commented: ‘With Manuel González, we have signed a world champion who has constantly improved in Moto2 over the past few years. Together, we want to confirm this trend next year and, we hope, take another step forward. I think the change comes at a good time for everyone, because Manuel has now been able to gain a lot of experience in this extremely competitive category, which will offer added value to the entire team structure. Everyone in the team is very happy with our new addition and we are looking forward to working together’.
Binder departs Intact GP after two seasons, and Lingg acknowledged his current rider: ‘I would also like to thank Darryn for the excellent working relationship! It is a great pleasure to work with him. We will do everything we can to build on the clear progress he has made in the past races and try to improve even further’.