After a tough Americas GP, Manuel González started the Qatar Moto2 GP in the best possible way – by dominating the first free practice.
In a session still held during the daytime, rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar/Kalex) was the early leader after the first flying laps, but on his second lap González (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP/Kalex) began a commanding performance.
The Spaniard kept improving his time and, from the seven-minute mark until the end, he was only briefly not in the lead – when Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini/Kalex) momentarily overtook him.
González responded in the final ten minutes with another series of fast laps, eventually setting the best time: 1m57.689s. Arón Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego/Kalex) also improved during that time to finish second, 0.278s behind the leader, while Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) ended up third.
Championship leader Jake Dixon (Elf Marc VDS/Boscoscuro) posted the fourth-best time, and Arenas completed the top five. Noteworthy were the performances of two rookies – Holgado, who finished eighth, and his teammate David Alonso, who ended up tenth.
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