Edmund Best beat his Sportbike rivals by almost two seconds as action began more than an hour later than planned this morning.
The Sportbike class was first to hit the track as rain hit, and it was Symcirrus Motorsport’s Best who led the way by 1.744secs over Lennon Docherty.
Lewis Smart was third quickest with Daryl Dance fourth and Sullivan Mounsey fifth.
Pirelli British Sportbike Championship, FP1 result:
1. Edmund Best (Symcirrus Motorsport) 1min 45.983s
2. Lennon Docherty (Lennon Docherty Racing) +1.744s
3. Lewis Smart (Smart Racing) +2.728s
4. Daryl Dance (NW Racing) +3.980s
5. Sullivan Mounsey (Symcirrus Motorsport) +4.218s