
González controls Moto2 as Vietti charges from 16th
At Mugello, Manuel González won the Moto2 race (the intermediate class) by 5.327 seconds, while Brian Uriarte claimed victory in a dramatic Moto3 finish. Andrea Iannone also took Race 2 of the Harley‑Davidson Bagger World Cup for NITI Racing. In Moto2, González controlled the race to take the win. Celestino Vietti recovered from 16th on the grid to finish second after a decisive final‑lap pass, and Dani Holgado completed the podium. Senna Agius was fourth and Filip Salač fifth. Alonso López served a long‑lap penalty for contact with Álex Escrig and finished sixth; Escrig crashed and was classified DNF. Izan Guevara was seventh, Barry Baltus eighth, Collin Veijer ninth and Deniz Öncü tenth. Guevara had shown single‑lap speed earlier by topping Moto2 FP2 with the only 1:48 lap in that session. The Moto3 race featured a frantic late reshuffle. Brian Uriarte took the win after a chaotic closing sequence, Álvaro Carpe was second and Hakim Danish third. Several riders — including two Aspar teammates — dropped back with late mistakes. Adrián Fernández finished fourth, Joel Esteban fifth and Eddie O’Shea secured a career‑best sixth after briefly running second on the last lap. David Muñoz, Veda Pratama, Joel Kelso and Jesús Ríos rounded out the top 10. Carpe had led Moto3 FP2, underlining his race pace. The MotoGP weekend mixed blistering speed with tyre and equipment questions. Marco Bezzecchi set a new all‑time lap record at Mugello in qualifying to claim pole and also topped the warm‑up session, but his championship lead was cut to 12 points after he missed the Sprint podium. Fabio Di Giannantonio finished third in the Sprint and had earlier dominated practice despite a technical issue that left him with only one GP26 for qualifying. Jorge Martín recorded a new MotoGP top‑speed mark, and Ducati showed strong pace through Friday running; Francesco Bagnaia warned of heavy soft‑rear degradation. Michelin reported a wet morning that dried to about 44°C, recommended the medium front as a reference and left final rear choices pending. Officials set the Sunday grand prix distance at 23 laps. Marc Márquez — declared fit to continue after returning to action following surgery to remove irritating metalwork — started fourth on the grid. Luca Marini received a three‑place grid drop, moving him to 19th. Other notes: Andrea Iannone won Race 2 of the Harley‑Davidson Bagger World Cup for NITI Racing at Mugello.