A new track for WorldSSP at Most but the now familiar name of Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) ended up on top of the combined Friday qualifying times.

From then on in the surprises came thick and fast as Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha ParkinGo Team) went from the operating theatre (to rectify compartment syndrome issues after Assen) to second fastest, having headed up FP1 this morning.

Third was a wildcard rider, Patrick Hobelsberger (GMT94 Yamaha), thanks to his fast morning time and such experience of Most from German championship races. He did not set a full lap time in the afternoon session.

Steven Odendaal (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha) placed fourth after two sessions and some delays in the morning, due to fog at the local hospital preventing the rescue helicopter from operating.

New GMT 94 rider Valentin Debise was a strong fifth, Marc Alcoba (Yamaha MS Racing) sixth.

Philipp Öttl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was top Kawasaki rider in seventh place ahead of two top Yamaha riders most weekends - Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) and Randy Krummenacher (EAB Racing Team).

Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti) added some different colours to the top echelons in tenth, ahead of the second official Kawasaki of Can Öncü (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing).

With wildcards and one-off riders no fewer than 35 riders tried their luck around the ‘old’ track that is a WorldSSP debutant this season.