After an accident-free debut at Moto2-Kalex, a happy but completely exhausted David Alonso emerged from the CFMOTO pits. The Colombian with the #80 talks enthusiastically about the fresh start in Jerez.
Last Sunday, David Alonso celebrated his final farewell to the Moto3 World Championship. In Barcelona, the 18-year-old performed magic for the 14th time during the 2024 season and left the stage as a winner and world champion.
Just a few days later, the very popular racer from Jorge “Aspar” Martinez’s team has already completed 130 Moto2 laps. With the CFMOTO model, which completely improves its 2025 range, there was no alternative not to take advantage of the first test that came. David Alonso and Daniel Holgado in Moto2 with the new Moto2 pairing, it was a big job again for the team from Valencia.
There are also some organizational changes – because Alonso is taking his entire technical team from the junior class to the challenge of Moto2. The Moto3 boss explained: “In the 2024 season something special was created in my team, we worked together as a family – something that is very important. So we decided to take this step. So we start together.”
From a sports perspective, the start went according to plan and without a hitch. While fellow climbers Collin Veijer and Dani Holgado each went down once, the #80 was able to complete two crucial days, accident-free.
The Colombian explained that evening in Jerez: “The feeling about the tires is very comparable to that of Moto3 and I immediately grew a lot of confidence here. It’s a good feeling that I was able to try it completely without an accident.”
In addition to the familiar feeling of holding, Aspar’s hero also discussed many differences: “It’s definitely a different style and now I have to adapt to riding the bike more with push. This is where the big difference is, what happens when you open the throat from the corners is interesting. And I admit, I lost control a few times here too.”
The Colombian continues: “In addition, you have to slow down using the brakes. The last part of the descent towards the top is completely different from Moto3.
Alonso admitted: “As happy as I am now, I am also heartbroken. Moto2 is more demanding physically and I definitely have to increase my training to improve the core tension.
Tired but bright-eyed, Alonso, who had put everything down in Moto3 with 14 wins in 2024, reported: “I really enjoyed driving, also because it’s a new challenge. After the first day I realized how it would be hard to be competitive here. I haven’t even tried anything with the settings – I haven’t touched the button as it was, it was a great end to the year.
Exciting: After two days and over 100 laps, the top three from Moto3 were separated by just 0.058 seconds. The 2025 Moto2 rookie classification could be a great revival.
Results Moto2 Jerez Test (November 22):
1. Deniz Öncü (TR), Kalex, 1:40,679 minutes
2. Adrian Huertas (E), Kalex, +0.321 sec
3. Izan Guevara (E), Boscoscuro, +0.617
4. Tony Arbolino (I), Boscoscuro, +0.739
5. Collin Veijer (NL), Kalex, +0,862
6. Daniel Holgado (L), Kalex, +0.918
7. David Alonso (CO), Kalex, +0.920
8. Ivan Ortola (E), Boscoscuro, +1,250
