Quick times were being set straight away on Saturday morning as rookie Marcos Ramirez (Tennor American Racing) grabbed P9 from outside the top 14, but no one was going faster than Lowes. The British rider initially went P2 behind Luca Marini (SKY Racing Team VR46) but that lap was cancelled, not to worry though, the number 22 went 0.112 ahead of Marini on his next flying lap to set a new lap record. Then, Lowes went quicker again – a 1:35.800 saw Lowes stretch his advantage to a tenth and a half, with fellow Brit Jake Dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing) moving up to P6 from P15 in the opening stages.

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