Gonzalez leads the charge at home, Baltus and Öncü impress

Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) got his home Grand Prix off to the perfect start after a 1:40.142 saw the Spaniard beat second place Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) by a healthy 0.338s margin.

Third place on Friday went the way of Deniz Öncu (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the Turk was four tenths adrift of top spot.

Just three tenths of a second adrift of the all-time lap record after just Friday’s sessions, Gonzalez looks good to add to his win tally in 2025, but there’s plenty of track time left for the chasers to close in. Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) was P4, both having led at times throughout the session, with Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) and Lusail winner Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) rounding out the top six, making it three Spaniards inside the top six on home soil on Friday.

David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) continued his strength found in Qatar and is through to Q2 once again with P7 and teammate Daniel Holgado was right behind him, just 0.026s away in P8. Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) completed the top ten, with the latter making a miraculous save at Turn 1.

Next up, his teammate Alonso Lopez in 11th and safely through to Q2, along with Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team), Turn 1 crasher Filip Salac (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Brazilian star Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team). Moreira just denied rookie teammate Adrian Huertas by 0.030s, forcing the #99 to go through Q1.