Forward has been, quite clearly, the least competitive constructor in Moto2 this year. However, Jorge Navarro caused a general surprise this Friday, leading the first practice session of the Catalan GP with a new lap record at the Barcelona circuit.
For most of the session, the leader was also surprisingly Daniel Muñoz (Pertamina Mandalika GAS UP/Kalex), who was in the lead for about 24 minutes before being beaten by Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex).
The American even improved his time, but towards the end Navarro (Klint Forward) surprised everyone by completing a lap in 1m42.807s. It is a new Moto2 record in Barcelona, leaving him 0.208s ahead of Roberts.
Muñoz finished third, followed by Manuel González (QJMotor Gresini/Kalex) who had led the morning free practice. Fermín Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) completed the top five. Sergio García (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro), the championship leader, finished eighth.
Times:
Une performance vraiment incroyable de @Jorge_Navarro9 pour se classer en tête de #Moto2 P1 😎@Joerobertsracer termine deuxième et Dani Muñoz à une très impressionnante troisième place 👏#CatalanGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/HnST4lXgsa
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) 24 mai 2024
