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The dust barely settled over the track in Mugello by the time engines were getting warmed up in Montmeló and the lightweight class were already back in action after a very difficult weekend. Sergio Garcia seemed to enjoy the return to familiar grounds, the Spaniard starting and ending FP1 at the top of the timesheets, two tenths of a second ahead of rookie teammate Izan Guevara. Filip Salac in third was the last rider within half a second of the leader, while John McPhee and Gabriel Rodrigo completed the top five.
Much like the Argentinian rider, Romano Fenati also briefly places his name at the top of the timing screens before dropping back to sixth place, with a small margin ahead of Mugello victor Dennis Foggia. Jaume Masia dropped one position to eighth after a late yellow flag infringement, while the Italian duo of Niccolò Antonelli and Stefano Nepa rounded out the top 10 positions.
Andrea Migno looked set to top the session in the final couple of minutes but a yellow flag infringement pushed him back to 15th place, while championship leader Pedro Acosta had a slower start down in 20th, over a second and a half behind his leading compatriot. Rival Darryn Binder ended the morning in 26th position, largely due to a late tumble at turn 5.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | GASGAS | 1'48.467 | ||
| 2 | 28 | Izan Guevara | GASGAS | 1'48.698 | 0.231 | 0.231 |
| 3 | 12 | Filip Salac | Honda | 1'48.840 | 0.373 | 0.142 |
| 4 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 1'48.999 | 0.532 | 0.159 |
| 5 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 1'49.041 | 0.574 | 0.042 |
| 6 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 1'49.062 | 0.595 | 0.021 |
| 7 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 1'49.160 | 0.693 | 0.098 |
| 8 | 5 | Jaume Masia | KTM | 1'49.243 | 0.776 | 0.083 |
| 9 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 1'49.265 | 0.798 | 0.022 |
| 10 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 1'49.295 | 0.828 | 0.030 |
| 11 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 1'49.351 | 0.884 | 0.056 |
| 12 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Honda | 1'49.422 | 0.955 | 0.071 |
| 13 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 1'49.426 | 0.959 | 0.004 |
| 14 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 1'49.587 | 1.120 | 0.161 |
| 15 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 1'49.597 | 1.130 | 0.010 |
| 16 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 1'49.633 | 1.166 | 0.036 |
| 17 | 19 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda | 1'49.693 | 1.226 | 0.060 |
| 18 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 1'49.852 | 1.385 | 0.159 |
| 19 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 1'49.965 | 1.498 | 0.113 |
| 20 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 1'50.069 | 1.602 | 0.104 |
| 21 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 1'50.486 | 2.019 | 0.417 |
| 22 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 1'50.520 | 2.053 | 0.034 |
| 23 | 32 | Takuma Matsuyama | Honda | 1'50.870 | 2.403 | 0.350 |
| 24 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 1'50.892 | 2.425 | 0.022 |
| 25 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 1'51.040 | 2.573 | 0.148 |
| 26 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Honda | 1'51.688 | 3.221 | 0.648 |
| 27 | 31 | Adrian Fernandez | Husqvarna | 1'51.765 | 3.298 | 0.077 |
| 28 | 22 | Elia Bartolini | KTM | 1'54.306 | 5.839 | 2.541 |
Comments
Flat Track
I have wondered for a few years whether anyone would ever be able to slide fully through corners semi-speedway style on slicks. He's here. I've seen it. Acosta is the one