The 2026 season kicked off at the Chang International Circuit, with the Sync Group SpeedRS Team wrapping up Friday at the Thai GP with Celestino Vietti directly through to Q2 and rookie Luca Lunetta continuing his adaptation process to Moto2, finishing twenty-first at the end of the day.

Vietti completed FP1 without making any tyre changes, focusing on consistency and race pace, and closed the session in P18 with a time of 1’35.985. In the afternoon, despite still high temperatures, the decisive Practice session for direct access to Q2 saw the rider from Ciriè make the most of a new tyre. His 1’34.883, set on his third flying lap, secured ninth place and a direct spot in Q2.

On the other side of the garage, Lunetta immediately showed positive signs, finishing FP1 in twelfth position with a 1’35.786, confirming a good feeling in his debut Moto2 weekend with the team. In Practice, the number 32 rider was unable to immediately find the reference on a single flying lap, but the session proved constructive nonetheless, with focused work on braking and adapting his riding style to a technical and demanding circuit. Luca ended the afternoon session in P21 with a 1’35.504 and will have to go through Q1 tomorrow.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 9th in 1’34.883
“It was a good start. We confirmed the positive feeling we already had during testing. We still need to work on a few details to adapt as best as possible to the grip conditions and the high temperatures we’re finding here, but the base is solid. We’re directly into Q2 and tomorrow we’ll try to put together another good day”.

LUCA LUNETTA #32: 21st in 1’35.504
“I’m happy with the day. It was a demanding start from a general stress point of view, as it was my first day in this new category. It wasn’t easy to manage everything, but overall I remained very positive for the next few days. I think we can do a great job. Now we need to carefully analyse the data, understand how to ride the bike at our best and, above all, improve under braking, where we still have room to grow”.