Nicolo Bulega leads the World Supersport Championship and now leads the way after Day One at Magny-Cours.
After Valentin Debise topped the opening session at home in France the Italian rider and Ducati came back strong in the afternoon.
Nicolo Bulega and his Ducati Panigale V2 took back top spot this afternoon just like they did in World Superbikes. However, Valentin Debise continued his strong form as he finished second overall.
Stefano Manzi had a poor morning session but this afternoon the Italian improved as he made his way up to third in the order.
Two more Italian riders were behind Manzi as both Yari Montella and Raffaele de Rosa finished in fourth and sixth place on board their Ducati's.
Jorge Navarro put his Ten Kate Yamaha inside the top seven as he finished sixth overall only two tenths behind his team-mate.
Adrian Huertas continues as the top Kawasaki in WorldSSP as he finished seventh. Just behind the Spaniard was the top Triumph of Niki Tuuli who finished eighth place.
Federico Caricasulo finished ninth overall in the afternoon and Marcel Schrotter rounded out the top ten on his MV Agusta.
| 2023 French WorldSSP | Magny-Cours | FP2 Results | Rd. 9 of 12] | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Lap |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba Racing WorldSSP | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 41.114 |
| 2 | Valentin Debise | FRA | GMT 94 | Yamaha R6 | 1m 41.178 |
| 3 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 41.385 |
| 4 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 41.465 |
| 5 | Raffaele de Rosa | ITA | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 41.499 |
| 6 | Jorge Navarro | ESP | Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 41.544 |
| 7 | Adrian Huertas | ESP | MTM Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 41.546 |
| 8 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | Dynavolt Racing | Triumph STR 765 RS | 1m 41.593 |
| 9 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | Althea Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 41.595 |
| 10 | Marcel Schroetter | GER | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | 1m 41.777 |
| 11 | Andy Verdoia | FRA | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 41.813 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Evan Bros WorldSSP | Yamaha R6 | 1m 41.856 |
| 13 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | 1m 41.983 |
| 14 | Simon Jespersen | DEN | VFT Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 42.214 |
| 15 | Johann Gimbert | FRA | GMT 94 | Yamaha R6 | 1m 42.249 |
| 16 | Tom Booth-Amos | GBR | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 42.305 |
| 17 | Tom Edwards | AUS | YART | Yamaha R6 | 1m 42.621 |
| 18 | John McPhee | GBR | Vince64 by Puccetti | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 42.698 |
| 19 | Federico Fuligni | ITA | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 42.957 |
| 20 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 1m 43.040 |
| 21 | Ondrej Vostatek | CZE | Dynavolt Racing | Triumph STR 765 RS | 1m 43.064 |
| 22 | Luke Power | AUS | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 43.085 |
| 23 | Anupab Sarmoon | THA | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 43.182 |
| 24 | Glenn van Straalen | NED | EAB Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 43.198 |
| 25 | Max Kofler | GER | D34G Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 43.235 |
| 26 | Gregorio Matthieu | FRA | Moto Ain | Yamaha R6 | 1m 43.335 |
| 27 | Alvaro Diaz | ESP | Arco YART | Yamaha R6 | 1m 43.427 |
| 28 | Andreas Kofler | AUT | D34G Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 43.459 |
| 29 | Can Oncu | TUR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 43.631 |
| 30 | Adam Norrodin | MAL | Petronas MIE Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 1m 44.053 |
| 31 | Yuta Okaya | JPN | ProDina Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 44.869 |
| 32 | Maiki Abe | JPN | VFT Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.752 |
