Andrea Iannone, Remy Gardner, and Garrett Gerloff have been declared fit to compete at Magny-Cours. Following the Lowes twins, Alex and Sam, taking the top positions, Razgatlioglu quickly took the lead within four minutes. The Turkish rider showed impressive performance in sectors 2 and 3, although not the best in sector one.
Danilo Petrucci, who will replace Razgatlioglu next season at BMW, closely followed in second place. Andrea Locatelli trailed 0.225 seconds behind Razgatlioglu in P3. Nicolo Bulega, a top contender in the championship, faced difficulties and was held back in fifth place, behind Alex Lowes.
Razgatlioglu returned to the track for the second time with 17 minutes remaining. Bulega managed to climb to a higher position closer to his main rival before returning to the pit. In the final 10 minutes, there were no further changes among the top five. Petrucci went into the pit to adjust the setup of the Ducati Panigale V4R.
Sam Lowes, who had been outside the top five for most of the session, showed a surprising jump by bringing his Ducati to second place, moving up from P7. Xavi Vierge, leading Honda Racing this weekend due to Iker Lecuona’s injury and Sergio Garcia taking his place, also showed a resurgence. The Spanish rider surpassed Petrucci for third place with two minutes remaining.
Bulega finally pushed his limits and made it to the top three with 10 seconds left. His move pushed Vierge down to fourth place, with Petrucci, Locatelli, Garrett Gerloff, Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark, and Alvaro Bautista also being affected but remaining in the top 10.
