Overview

• MasterMac Honda’s Charlie Nesbitt clocked a 1:44.621 to secure pole, edging TAG Honda’s Fraser Rogers by 0.053s with Bathams AJN Racing BMW rider Storm Stacey completing the front row.
• A late switch to hard wet tyres paid off for Nesbitt as parts of the tree‑lined circuit stayed damp, with several rivals debating intermediates on the drying surface.
• Leon Haslam, quickest in Friday’s wet Pre‑Qualifying and Saturday’s FP3, slipped to 13th in Q2 after the weather shifted, on a day when Pre‑Qualifying had been cut short by a red flag.
• Title contenders will launch from mixed positions, with Bradley Ray fourth and championship leader Kyle Ryde seventh, underscoring a shuffled grid for the Showdown phase.
• The weekend featured weather disruptions, debris‑related delays and a changed entry list, including McAMS Yamaha’s withdrawal, Rory Skinner’s absence after Friday crashes and Dean Harrison stepping in at Honda Racing UK.