Veteran Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was fourth, with Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) completing the top five. Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) headed the Honda machinery in P6.
The top 14 go straight to Q2, to find out who they are make sure to tune into P3 for the lightweight class from 8:40 (GMT) to 9:00. For now, the combined timesheets are below for a look at the current state of play.
Moto3 Top 3 – Qualifying Day 1 – Portimao
1. Daniel HOLGADO – SPA – Red Bull KTM Tech3 – 1’47.320
2. Diogo MOREIRA – BRA – MT Helmets – MSI – 1’47.470
3. David MUÑOZ – SPA – BOE Motorsports – 1’47.510
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