Day 1 of the official Moto2™ and Moto3™ test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve saw Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) make a late lunge to the top in the intermediate class, the Brit ending the day 0.075 ahead of Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40). Almost as close was Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), only another four thousandths in arrears. Only a few more thousandths behind came reigning Moto3™ World Champion Pedro Acosta too, with last year’s rookie sensation maintaining that moniker as he moves into the intermediate class. Then came a small gap back to Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) as the number 6 ended the day 0.265 off Acosta, heading up another group of incredibly tight laptimes. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and Albert Arenas (GASGAS Aspar Team) were up next, with Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) just 0.002 off Arenas. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) took P9, with Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) taking tenth. Bo Bendsneyder was 14th in the combined times list after 3 sessions. The likes of Fernandez, Acosta, Ogura, Beaubier and Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing) didn’t head out in the final session and with laptimes only a second off the pole record already, how much more will get pulled out the locker on Day 2?
Results day 1:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Jake Dixon | GASGAS Aspar Team | 1.43,169 |
| 2 | Aron Canet | Flexbox HP40 | 1.43,244 |
| 3 | Augusto Fernandez | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1.43,258 |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1.43,264 |
| 5 | Cameron Beaubier | American Racing | 1.43,529 |
| 6 | Ai Ogura | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1.43,555 |
| 7 | Albert Arenas | GASGAS Aspar Team | 1.43,581 |
| 8 | Marcel Schrotter | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1.43,583 |
| 9 | Joe Roberts | Italtrans Racing Team | 1.43,620 |
| 10 | Fermín Aldeguer | Speed Up Racing | 1.43,655 |
| 11 | Celestino Vietti | VR46 Racing Team | 1.43,754 |
| 12 | Jorge Navarro | Flexbox HP40 | 1.43,871 |
| 13 | Tony Arbolino | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | 1.43,939 |
| 14 | Bo Bendsneyder | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 1.44,137 |
| 15 | Marcos Ramirez | MV Agusta Forward Team | 1.44,236 |
| 16 | Alessandro Zaccone | Gresini Racing Moto2 | 1.44,697 |
| 17 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Italtrans Racing Team | 1.44,722 |
| 18 | Manuel Gonzalez | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | 1.44,746 |
| 19 | Romano Fenati | Speed Up Racing | 1.44,836 |
| 20 | Filip Salac | Gresini Racing Moto2 | 1.44,837 |
| 21 | Jeremy Alcoba | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1.44,896 |
| 22 | Sam Lowes | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | 1.44,979 |
| 23 | Barry Baltus | RW Racing GP | 1.45,019 |
| 24 | Somkiat Chantra | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1.45,034 |
| 25 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta Forward Team | 1.45,057 |
| 26 | Sean Dylan Kelly | American Racing | 1.45,428 |
| 27 | Keminth Kubo | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | 1.45,699 |
| 28 | Niccolò Antonelli | VR46 Racing Team | 1.45,751 |
| 29 | Zonta Van Den Goorbergh | RW Racing GP | 1.45,890 |
| 30 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 1.46,074 |
Source: motogp.com, stopandgo.es
