Overview
- Nicolo Bulega led the combined times with a 1:39.331 on Thursday after skipping a rain‑soaked opening day.
- Times improved with drier afternoon running yet remained off recent Superpole pace, underscoring the test’s compromised conditions.
- Alex Lowes was second, Xavi Vierge third and Sam Lowes fourth, with Iker Lecuona sixth as four manufacturers populated the top six.
- BMW focused on acclimation work as Michael van der Mark set the marque’s best at 1:39.836 over 45 laps, with Miguel Oliveira at 1:40.447 and Danilo Petrucci at 1:40.823 after leading Day 1 in the wet.
- Day 1 produced minimal value as Petrucci topped a soaked session in 1:52.976 and Oliveira logged a day‑high 31 laps, while several riders, including Bulega, waited for better track conditions.