Italian GP 2024, Qualifying: Alonso unstoppable | FP

Alonso increasingly leader

Fourth pole of the season for David Alonso, who also confirmed his extraordinary form with an impeccable performance on the Mugello circuit. The Colombian, despite the presence of Ivan Ortola behind him, therefore benefiting from the slipstream, he still managed to achieve the best time without any rider in front of him. First row completed by José Antonio Ruedawith Luca Lunettauthor of an excellent performance that will allow him to start from the second row, more precisely in sixth position.

Q1: Farioli passes, Odgen in the lead

Decisive for access to Q2, as always, are the last minutes of the session, during which David Munoz he took to the track to make the only attempt. A strategy that paid off for the Spaniard, who finished in 2nd place just ahead of his teammate Joel KelsoWhile Scott Odgen he achieved the best time by stopping the clock on‘1:55.667. Among the Italians he completed the top-4 Filippo Fariolialmost a second behind the British ranking leader, while they instead ended the qualification early between the ‘blues’ Nicola Carraro and Matteo Bertelle, 7th and 8th respectively.

Q2: Incredible Alonso

Trailing game exploited to perfection by Ivan Ortolà, who, placing himself behind David Alonso, initially set the best time, to the point that pole now seems to be in the Spaniard’s hands for the second time in a row after Barcelona. Instead, at the last available attempt and still in the wake of the world championship leader, the Colombian managed to improve his time in 1:54.194, and above all without any driver in front of him. Ortolà, in this way, had to settle for second place on the starting grid ahead of Rueda, who did well at the end to overtake Veijerunable to improve his performance for one fall in the minutes preceding the Scarperia. Finally, Luca Lunetta’s performance was also positive, 6th and highest among the Italians, with Rossi closing the top-10.

Moto3 / Italian GP 2024: starting grid (top 18 of Q2)