Manuel González was the fastest in the free practice session of the Moto2 Portuguese Grand Prix. The session was marked by constant improvements in lap times, as track conditions evolved favorably after starting with wet asphalt due to overnight rain.
These conditions had kept the Moto3 riders off the track minutes earlier, but in Moto2, the action began immediately. Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was the initial leader but was overtaken shortly after. In fact, several riders took turns at the top, with López being the fastest at various moments.
The leadership changes were constant, and hardly anyone held the lead for more than two minutes. In the end, González ended up setting the pace. The Spanish rider from QJMotor Gresini put together two fast laps, the best of which was 1m44.900s on his final attempt to surpass his teammate Albert Arenas by 0.588s.
Recently confirmed as a MotoGP rider for 2025, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was third, 0.698s behind, followed by Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) and Jake Dixon (CFMoto Inde Aspar/Kalex). López, who won the first race of the year, ended up being only eighth after leading the table at more than one moment.