On Saturday, there is a second practice session, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Salač scored points in the previous two races following returning to the series following forearm surgery. Last time in Spain, ELF team member Marc VDS Racin’s best finish of the season so far was eleventh.
After five races, American Joe Roberts leads the Moto2 standings without celebrating a single victory, ahead of Garcia and fellow Spaniard Fermín Aldeguer. Salač is sixteenth with six points. Due to surgery, he missed the second part of the series in Portugal, he did not score only at the start in Qatar.