Overview
- Bradley Ray led both free-practice sessions with a fastest FP2 lap of 1:35.492, showing the best raw pace on the TT Circuit Assen.
- Scott Redding set the session’s benchmark in Pre‑Qualifying with a 1:35.619 lap and topped the PQ order heading into Q2.
- Ray crashed on his first flying lap in Pre‑Qualifying but returned to finish 11th and secure an automatic place in ROKiT Oxygen Performance Qualifying 2.
- Championship leader Kyle Ryde crashed later in PQ, caused a red flag, and could only complete seventh in the session which limited his late run time.
- The weekend’s switch back to the PQ format and the day’s incidents have condensed Showdown margins and made single‑lap execution and grid position more decisive for the title fight.