Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) put in a mighty lap on his final run to propel himself into Q2 with a 2:05.169, with Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing) joining him – just 0.076 behind.
Top rookie was LCR Honda Idemitsu rider Takaaki Nakagami, narrowly missing the cut.
Karel Abraham (Angel Nieto Team) was a faller early in the session at Turn 10, the Czech rider was ok and returned to the box.
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Next up is Q2!