As the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship resumes action live from the Adriatic Coast, it was Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse) who set the early pace in the opening session. The Indonesian rider was fastest out of the blocks on Friday morning at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”, setting an early marker time of 1’48.979s.

Joining Indonesia’s Mahendra in the early top five of the class were Italians Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) and Elia Bartolini (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team), who set respective times of 1’49.179s and 1’49.254s. Rounding out the top five were Spaniards (and current Championship leader) Daniel Mogeda (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) and Julio Garcia Gonzalez, who set times of 1’49.371s and 1’49.411s respectively.

Rounding out the top ten were riders Bruno Ieraci (Team ProDina Kawasaki), Petr Svoboda (Fusport-RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki), Pepe Osuna (DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) and Indonesian Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing). Finishing off the top ten was Italian Emiliano Ercolani (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team).

For a list of the full FP1 results, see here:

1. Aldi Setya Mahendra (Team BrCorse) 1’48.979s

2. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) +0.200s

3. Elia Bartolini (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team) +0.275s

4. Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) +0.392s

5. Julio Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.432s

6. Bruno Ieraci (Team ProDina Kawasaki) +0.460s

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