Submitted by Zara Daniela on
Mugello wasn’t quite as resplendent as previously advertised by the time intermediate class qualifying got underway, with rain flags waving halfway through Q1 and throughout Q2. The drizzle didn’t seem to affect lap times too much though and it certainly didn’t stop sensational rookie Raul Fernandez from showing off his speed and claiming a second consecutive pole position in the class. Sam Lowes was his closest challenger, a quarter of a second back, while Jorge Navarro made a late jump onto the front row, demoting Remy Gardner. The championship leader opens row two ahead of home boys Fabio Di Giannantonio and Tony Arbolino, the rookie making great progress in familiar territory.
A subdued (on track) yet animated (in the pits) Marco Bezzecchi settled for seventh position, being joined on the third row by Xavi Vierge and Marcel Schrotter. Joe Roberts completed the top ten and opens row four from teammate Lorenzo Dalla Porta and rookie Ai Ogura. A very notable mention goes to Fermín Aldeguer, the MotoE rookie currently acting as replacement rider cruising through Q1 and qualifying 15th on the grid, ahead of Bo Bendsneyder and Aron Canet.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | Kalex | 1'50.723 | ||
| 2 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 1'50.990 | 0.267 | 0.267 |
| 3 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 1'51.097 | 0.374 | 0.107 |
| 4 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 1'51.306 | 0.583 | 0.209 |
| 5 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 1'51.355 | 0.632 | 0.049 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 1'51.448 | 0.725 | 0.093 |
| 7 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 1'51.462 | 0.739 | 0.014 |
| 8 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 1'51.497 | 0.774 | 0.035 |
| 9 | 23 | Marcel Schrotter | Kalex | 1'51.504 | 0.781 | 0.007 |
| 10 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 1'51.541 | 0.818 | 0.037 |
| 11 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 1'51.793 | 1.070 | 0.252 |
| 12 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 1'51.884 | 1.161 | 0.091 |
| 13 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | Kalex | 1'51.917 | 1.194 | 0.033 |
| 14 | 42 | Marcos Ramirez | Kalex | 1'52.066 | 1.343 | 0.149 |
| 15 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 1'52.191 | 1.468 | 0.125 |
| 16 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 1'52.480 | 1.757 | 0.289 |
| 17 | 44 | Aron Canet | Boscoscuro | 1'52.937 | 2.214 | 0.457 |
| 18 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 1'53.527 | 2.804 | 0.590 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 1'51.710 | ||
| Q2 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 1'51.824 | 0.114 | 0.114 |
| Q2 | 42 | Marcos Ramirez | Kalex | 1'52.006 | 0.296 | 0.182 |
| Q2 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 1'52.126 | 0.416 | 0.120 |
| 19 | 40 | Hector Garzo | Kalex | 1'52.160 | 0.450 | 0.034 |
| 20 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 1'52.287 | 0.577 | 0.127 |
| 21 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 1'52.303 | 0.593 | 0.016 |
| 22 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 1'52.368 | 0.658 | 0.065 |
| 23 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 1'52.382 | 0.672 | 0.014 |
| 24 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 1'52.455 | 0.745 | 0.073 |
| 25 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | MV Agusta | 1'52.863 | 1.153 | 0.408 |
| 26 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 1'53.008 | 1.298 | 0.145 |
| 27 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 1'53.111 | 1.401 | 0.103 |
| 28 | 12 | Thomas Luthi | Kalex | 1'53.130 | 1.420 | 0.019 |
| 29 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 1'53.564 | 1.854 | 0.434 |
| 30 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 1'54.566 | 2.856 | 1.002 |
| 31 | 10 | Tommaso Marcon | MV Agusta | 1'54.649 | 2.939 | 0.083 |
