Moreira wins in Moto2 with Pirelli as Piqueras takes first place in Moto3

· Diogo Moreira (Kalex) won the Moto2™ race of the Austrian Grand Prix. The Brazilian rider started from second on the grid and rode a solo race, until he secured his second win of the season in the class with a gap of two seconds. Behind him were Daniel Holgado (Kalex), second, and Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro), third. All the riders used Pirelli soft SC1 at the front and development supersoft in E0126 specification at the rear.

· The combination with the SC2 medium front and SC1 soft rear proved to be the most effective for the Moto3™ race, used by the top three finishers, who battled until the last corner. Angel Piqueras (KTM) took first place, ahead of Ryusei Yamanaka, who finished second, and David Muñoz, third after a comeback from fourteenth on the grid, both also on KTM. The soft SC1 rear was chosen by all the riders, while for the front the riders were almost equally divided between the two options. Among those who preferred the SC1, the rider with the best finishing position was Taiyo Furusato (Honda), in sixth place.

· Faster races. The total duration of the Moto3™ has been lowered by 4 seconds compared to 2024, for an average improvement per lap of 2 tenths. In Moto2™, Moreira completed the 23 laps in 36:05.205, more than 17 seconds faster than last year’s race, equivalent to an average gain per lap of 7 and a half tenths.

· New lap records in the race. On the thirteenth lap of the Moto3™ race, Taiyo Furusato (Honda) set a time of 1:40.048, which improves by four hundredths of a second the race lap record held by Joel Kelso since 2024. In Moto2™, the record now belongs to David Alonso (Kalex), who on his seventh lap lowered Celestino Vietti’s previous record from 2022 by more than half a second, stopping the clock at 1:33.549.

The development supersoft proves to be a winning choice
 
“As already happened last year, a brief downpour of rain on Saturday evening cleared the track, reducing the grip accumulated with the progressive rubberization of the asphalt. Nonetheless, the conditions remained favorable for the use of the E0126, unanimously chosen by all the riders for the Moto2™ race. The performance was excellent: compared to 2024, this year’s race was significantly faster, with a significant improvement in the average pace. This confirms the effectiveness and appreciation of this solution also in Moto2™, after the results already obtained in World Superbike. The supersoft compound is new for this year’s championship and immediately received very positive reviews from the riders. The combination with the new casing introduced with the E0126 has allowed a further step forward in the search for grip and performance consistency. At Spielberg we had the opportunity for the first time to directly compare the two compounds, soft and supersoft, with the same innovative structure. From the initial sessions the first compound was set aside in favor of the E0126, thanks to its better grip. This unanimous choice, made very quickly, is a strong signal of the confidence that this solution has been able to convey to the riders from the outset. We witnessed an exciting race in Moto3™️ as well, with improvements in both the lap record and overall race time.”