Winner of the last four Moto2 races of 2023, Fermin Aldeguer picked up where he left off, topping a tightly packed field in the first practice at Qatar.
Aldeguer turned a 1:58.373 on his Boscoscuro, edging a pack of Kalex machines, led by Zonta van den Goorbergh and Celestino Vietti. The top 18 machines were separated by less than a second.
American Joe Roberts was 26th on his return to the American Racing Team, half a second behind teammate Marcos Ramirez.
