P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Friday practice results from the Moto2 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix (Round 20) where Manuel Gonzalez put down a statement of intent with the fastest lap.
Manuel Gonzalez set the fastest lap in Friday’s Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix practice session at Sepang, marking round twenty of the championship.
Despite initially outside the top ten, Gonzalez moved up to first position during the session, securing a direct spot in Q2 with his 1m 04.164s lap.
Jake Dixon also impressed with a new lap record in FP1, falling just 0.052s short in the practice session.
Albert Arenas finished the day in a close third, while Barry Baltus made a late improvement, jumping from 17th to fourth place for Fantic Racing.
Title rival Diogo Moreira secured a top ten spot for Italtrans, guaranteeing his passage to Q2.
