Christian Smith drew first blood as the second season of the ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup got underway.
The SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing rider set a best lap of 1min 47.244secs, leading Thomas Strudwick by 0.334secs.
Third quickest was Nikki Coates with Mason Johnson fourth, as Barry Burrell rounded out the top five.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup, Free Practice One result:
1. Christian Smith (SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing) 1min 47.244s
2. Thomas Strudwick (Case Moto BMW) +0.334s
3. Nikki Coates (Team Art of Racing/Ernie Coates Trackdays +0.558s
4. Mason Johnson (Johnson Racing) +0.583s
5. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +0.733s