The British rider was fourth and Jordi Torres 23rd on a positive first day for the Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team

The Italian rider Tony Arbolino has set the pace in the first practice sessions for the Moto2 riders with a best time of 1:43.172. The top three has been completed by Filip Salac and World Championship leader Pedro Acosta, who have finished less than a tenth of a second behind the Italian rider. The intermediate category riders had a session with mixed conditions, rain in the early stages of the morning and dry conditions at the end of the day. In addition, last season's runner-up Ai Ogura, who missed the first Grand Prix due to injury, has completed his first laps of the 2023 season and has finished the day in 26th position.

Solunion GASGAS Aspar rider Jake Dixon has set the fourth fastest time on the first day of competition in Argentina. The British rider has improved his morning time by more than a second in the afternoon and was just four hundredths of a second off the top three fastest riders of the day. Dixon is happy with his performance and is confident of getting a good grid position tomorrow that will allow him to fight for everything in Sunday's race. His teammate Jordi Torres has achieved his best result since he replaced current Moto3 World Champion Izan Guevara. The Spanish rider has finished the day in 23rd position, getting closer and closer to the front riders. In the morning he has finished 2.5 seconds off the fastest rider, and in the afternoon, he has continued his progression to end the day 1.7 seconds off the leader. Torres will continue to work on the bike set-up with his team to further improve his feeling.

4th Jake Dixon 1:43.239 (+0.121): “It was a good first day. The track was wet in the first session and it was a bit difficult to get used to it. In the afternoon the track was much better and we could make some improvements. I'm in a great moment and we'll see what happens tomorrow.”

23rd Jordi Torres 1:44.926 (+1.754): “The weekend has started well. I have felt comfortable with the bike, which has a lot of potential, but I'm still limited by difficulties with the front end. As for the circuit, I really like it, it has perfect conditions. We are working in a good direction and we will keep looking to improve the bike. We can't lose sight of our objectives, we need to stay calm and keep riding with our feet on the ground.”