With his victory at the Hungarian Ligue Rampuri, David Alonso followed in the footsteps of many elite moto 2 riders, including Mark Marquez.
Alonso became the first rookie winner in a victory at Balaton Park since Pedro Acosta in 2022.
Mark Marquez also achieved his first year MOTO2 victory at the French Grand Prix in 2011.
Marquez nearly won an intermediate class title in his first attempt, but a crash in qualifying in the penultimate race of the season in Malaysia forced him out of his final two races with Dippolopia.
Mark Marquez Protégé also won in Hungary.
David Alonso
Marquez has won his seventh MotoGP back-to-back victory with both Alonso and Maximo Quills (Quilles won the 3 moto race in Hungary).
Marquez was not among the strangers in this example. Quills, for example, was under the leadership of Marquez for most of his racing career, but Alonso has received advice from Marquez in the past.
Ducati Lenovo’s team riders urged people not to put pressure on Alonso when the Colombians made history towards the 2024 Moto3 title by winning 14 races in one Grand Prix season.
“Next year he’ll make some mistakes with Moto2, but he’s so young, so don’t put a lot of pressure on him,” Marquez said after winning the lightweight title in Japan last October.
In fact, the first part of the season was difficult for Alonso, with no points until round three and no top ten until round seven.
“I learned a lot for half of the year,” Alonso told TNT Sports after winning Hungary.
“The future, that is, you need to understand some things and be strong as a race you struggle with – the person.
“We started working in our own way. I was working for my first victory, but now I’m more relaxed.”
Alonso added that he needs to trust more in his own abilities.
“Sometimes, I need to believe more in myself,” he said.
“I need to thank my team and my family.
“Sometimes, I need more beliefs without thinking more, I just go, and in this race I was able to do that.
“I was in the bubble. I didn’t know how many laps (which were left).
“The first time I saw the board there were two laps to go. But I couldn’t see anything, I was just on the board.”
Front chat was a visible feature of Alonso’s bikes for much of the season, and was also in Hungary.
The Colombian made a mistake on the front end at the end of their final lap, and ran a big run on entry to the final chicane before their final turn. Of course, he grabbed the lead and then assured him everything was “under control.”
“It was more or less under control,” he said.
“I enjoyed the brake points, I love the way the bike stops.
“My favorite thing wasn’t like the Moto2 race, it seemed like I was just at home training.”
Alonso was an unexpected victory, and was recognized after his eighth qualifying and battle. He was 11th at the end of rap one.
The Colombian said the ASPAR team gathered around him on Saturday after qualifying.
“I was really down, the team helped me a lot because I finished eighth in the qualifying round,” he said.
“I knew I was going to lose a place (I knew I would do) because I didn’t start well with Moto2.
“I said, ‘Winning is impossible,’ I went down. The team helped me a lot.
“The sun is coming out again! Sometimes the start isn’t what you expect.”