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A dark grey sky set the stage for the lightweight class qualifying sessions but apart from some drizzle in Q1, the clouds didn’t bother the rest of the proceedings and the track was fully dry as Q2 got underway. The changing conditions allowed Darryn Binder to shine, the South African sneaking out of Q1 and that proved to be an advantage as he went on to secure a maiden pole position with an all time lap record. He will be joined on the front row by teammates Kaito Toba and Raul Fernandez, the Japanese rider missing out on pole by four hundredths of a second.

Jaume Masia opens the second row of the grid from Andrea Migno, the Italian’s late charge pushing back the main title contenders. Albert Arenas had a bit of an adventure in getting out of Q1 but braving the drizzle on slicks paid off as he led the first qualifying session and climbed up to sixth in the second one. That pushed rival Ai Ogura to the third row, after holding provisional pole on the first run, and the Japanese rider will have to fend off compatriot Tatsuki Suzuki and Celestino Vietti as they join him on row three.

Niccolo Antonelli heads the fourth row ahead of Deniz Oncu and Yuki Kunii, while Tony Arbolino could not replicate his form from Friday and had to make do with 13th on the grid. The Italian will have company from Romano Fenati and Jeremy Alcoba on the fifth row. Q1 escapees John McPhee and Riccardo Rossi sandwich home favourite Sergio Garcia on the sixth row, the Italian particularly impressive as he got through Q1 after crashing out early on, although he can expect a penalty after taking out Gabriel Rodrigo in the process. The Argentine was not able to rejoin the session and will have to start the race from the back of the grid, together with Carlos Tatay, who suffered two crashes in Q1.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 40 Darryn Binder KTM 1’38.286    
2 27 Kaito Toba KTM 1’38.329 0.043 0.043
3 25 Raul Fernandez KTM 1’38.447 0.161 0.118
4 5 Jaume Masia Honda 1’38.490 0.204 0.043
5 16 Andrea Migno KTM 1’38.572 0.286 0.082
6 75 Albert Arenas KTM 1’38.577 0.291 0.005
7 79 Ai Ogura Honda 1’38.578 0.292 0.001
8 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 1’38.590 0.304 0.012
9 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 1’38.670 0.384 0.080
10 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 1’38.690 0.404 0.020
11 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 1’38.737 0.451 0.047
12 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 1’38.742 0.456 0.005
13 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 1’38.811 0.525 0.069
14 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 1’38.842 0.556 0.031
15 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 1’38.979 0.693 0.137
16 17 John McPhee Honda 1’38.990 0.704 0.011
17 11 Sergio Garcia Honda 1’39.011 0.725 0.021
18 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 1’39.101 0.815 0.090
    Q1 Results:        
Q2 75 Albert Arenas KTM 1’39.677    
Q2 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 1’39.806 0.129 0.129
Q2 17 John McPhee Honda 1’39.996 0.319 0.190
Q2 40 Darryn Binder KTM 1’40.408 0.731 0.412
19 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 1’40.634 0.957 0.226
20 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 1’40.665 0.988 0.031
21 21 Alonso Lopez Husqvarna 1’40.727 1.050 0.062
22 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 1’40.802 1.125 0.075
23 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 1’40.927 1.250 0.125
24 70 Barry Baltus KTM 1’41.081 1.404 0.154
25 9 Davide Pizzoli KTM 1’41.142 1.465 0.061
26 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 1’41.242 1.565 0.100
27 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 1’42.079 2.402 0.837
28 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 1’42.774 3.097 0.695
29 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda      
30 99 Carlos Tatay KTM      



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