González celebrates prematurely, costing himself Moto2 victory at Silverstone

Manuel González thought he had secured the Moto2 British GP win, but miscalculated the lap count and crossed the line celebrating with one lap left. To make matters worse, as he sat up, he was clipped from behind by Daniel Holgado, suffering exhaust pipe damage that caused him to tumble down the order to finish 14th. Filip Salač inherited the lead to claim his maiden Moto2 victory.

Pedro Luis Cuenca

Published on 09/08/2026 at 08:30 Updated on 10/08/2026 at 10:38 1 min read

Crossing the line on Lap 16 of 17, González sat up and celebrated, mistaking the signal for the checkered flag (Video: MotoGP)

Topics British GP Manuel González Moto2

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