Ai Ogura will remain linked with Honda in the upcoming Moto2 World Championship season, despite moving to the MT Helmets-MSi team. He will continue to have official sponsorship from the Honda Racing Corporation.

The announcement came on the eve of the Japanese GP. The 22-year-old rider has been in the paddock full-time since 2019, making his debut in Moto3 before moving up to Moto2 in 2021. Since then, he has always been part of the Honda Team Asia.

Next year, he will have his first experience with another team. However, he will retain HRC’s support, ensuring that the young talent remains under their wing.

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Ai Ogura may be heading to MT Helmets-MSi for the upcoming Moto2 season. The team will take over from the current Pons Wegow Los40, expanding their activities to the intermediate category.

According to SPEEDWEEK.com, Ogura is looking to leave the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia. He had negotiations with Red Bull KTM Ajo, but his contract prevents him from moving to Moto2 teams associated with MotoGP manufacturers. Therefore, Fantic, Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, GasGas Aspar, and Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP are not options either.

The solution appears to be MT Helmets-MSi. Ogura has reportedly received an offer from the team managed by Teo Martín. The Japanese rider brings valuable experience to the team, as he has been in Moto2 since 2021, was the runner-up last year, and has been collecting victories and podiums.

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Jake Dixon secured moments ago his first pole position of the season. The british was the fastest out of the pack and made his best qualifiyng so far, at Barcelona.

With the time of 1:44.089s de GASGAS Aspar Team rider was 0.095s faster than Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40), while Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) was third and took the last place of the first row for tomorrow’s race.

Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) was fourth, while Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) closed to top five.

Note to Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo).

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Ai Ogura ended the opening day of the Moto2 Catalunya GP with the fastest lap. Not all riders improved from the first to the second practice sessions, contrary to what usually happens.

Riding an Kalex for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, Ogura was consistently one of the fastest throughout P1, eventually setting the fastest lap time towards the end: 1m44.804s. With that, he beat Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) by just two thousandths of a second. Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was third, ahead of Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex).

The top four from the first practice session correspond to the top four in the combined standings since none of these riders improved their lap times, and no one else overtook them. Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 MasterCamp/Kalex) finished fifth overall, thanks to his best time in P2, where he was 0.019s faster than López.

Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), the second in the championship, only managed 11th fastest overall on the day. The Italian was one of several riders who didn’t improve from the first to the second practice session on this Friday.

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