FOLLADORE SPEEDRS TEAM

POSITIVE START FOR THE FOLLADORE SPEEDRS TEAM: VIETTI P5, LÓPEZ P8 ON DAY 1 OF THE FRENCH GP

The SpeedRS Team is back in action at Le Mans, proudly carrying the colors of Folladore S.r.l. At the end of the first day of the French Grand Prix, the results are encouraging: Vietti secured fifth place, while López finished in eighth.

The day began with very low temperatures and a red flag in the previous session, which caused delays at the start of Moto2 FP1. Despite the challenging conditions, both riders managed to gain direct access to tomorrow’s Q2, showing strong competitiveness.

Alonso López, a two-time podium finisher at Le Mans in previous seasons, confirmed his great feeling with the French track. In FP1, the Madrilenian rider set the sixth fastest time with a 1’35.506. In the afternoon, the Practice session was disrupted by another red flag and several crashes, but López still managed to slightly improve his time with a 1’35.341, ending the day in eighth position.

Celestino Vietti was competitive from the very first session, clocking the fourth fastest time in FP1 with a 1’35.429. In the second session, despite several yellow flags that interrupted many valid laps, the Italian rider improved further with a 1’35.291, finishing the day in fifth position.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 8th in 1’35.341
“I’m quite satisfied with this first day. Conditions were tricky, especially in the afternoon with the red flag and many crashes that made it difficult to find consistency. Despite everything, we managed to finish in the top 10 and go straight to Q2, which was our main goal. The feeling with the bike is good, and I know we can still improve some details tomorrow to be more competitive in qualifying. I really like Le Mans and will give my all to achieve a strong result”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 5th in 1’35.291
“It was a good Friday, probably one of the best since the start of the season, especially in terms of position. Getting straight into Q2 is a key step that allows us to approach the rest of the weekend more calmly. There’s still some work to do on race pace; I need to take a small step forward to fine-tune the final details and be better prepared for the race. We’ll keep working on being more consistent”.