Official Qualifying 2: Team Best Times Set by Locatelli for YRT, Fritz for YART
At 3:30 p.m., as the sun began to set, the second qualifying session of the day began. Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga did not improve his time, ending up 11th after setting a 2'07.154, making his time in the morning (2'05.893) his best for the day.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team (YART) rider Karel Hanika improved on his morning time of 2'06.366 with a 2'06.001, pushing the team up to 3rd overall with a pace that nearly broke into the '05s.
YRT's Yellow armband rider Jack Miller was aiming to improve on his morning time of 2'06.276, and pushed his YZF-R1 hard to try to achieve it. He successfully clocked a 2'05.816, but lowsided in Turn 1 immediately after recording the lap. The R1 sustained significant damage and could not be re-mounted, but Miller himself was uninjured and finished the session in 3rd.
YART's Marvin Fritz was behind him in 4th with a time of 2'05.925. He rode a faster lap than teammate Karel Hanika, living up to his reputation as last year's pole sitter.
In the final qualifying session, YRT red armband rider Locatelli went all out to improve his time. Although he didn't quite make it into the 2'04s, he did set the fastest time of the session with a 2'05.262, closing proceedings on a positive note.
YART's red armband rider Jason O'Halloran followed his teammate's lead, improving on his personal best time to set a 2'066.339 and putting YART into P5 overall for a clear indication of the team's strength.
2nd Qualifying Rider Blue
| Pos. | No. | Team | Machine | Best lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | AutoRace Ube Racing Team | BMW | 02:04.796 |
| 2 | 30 | Honda HRC | Honda | 02:05.554 |
| 3 | 7 | YART - YAMAHA | Yamaha | 02:06.001 |
| 4 | 3 | SDG-DUCATI Team KAGAYAMA | Ducati | 02:06.001 |
| 5 | 1 | YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL | Suzuki | 02:06.339 |
| 6 | 40 | TeamATJ with docomo Business | Honda | 02:06.471 |
| 7 | 17 | Astemo Pro Honda SI Racing | Honda | 02:06.540 |
| 8 | 37 | BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM | BMW | 02:06.857 |
| 9 | 73 | SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda | Honda | 02:06.891 |
| 10 | 6 | ERC Endurance #6 | BMW | 02:06.956 |
| 11 | 21 | YAMAHA RACING TEAM | Yamaha | 02:07.154 |
2nd Qualifying Rider Yellow
| Pos. | No. | Team | Machine | Best lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Honda HRC | Honda | 02:04.820 |
| 2 | 1 | YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL | Suzuki | 02:05.520 |
| 3 | 21 | YAMAHA RACING TEAM | Yamaha | 02:05.816 |
| 4 | 7 | YART - YAMAHA | Yamaha | 02:05.925 |
| 5 | 71 | Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA | Honda | 02:05.951 |
| 6 | 76 | AutoRace Ube Racing Team | BMW | 02:06.109 |
| 7 | 37 | BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM | BMW | 02:06.113 |
| 8 | 3 | SDG-DUCATI Team KAGAYAMA | Ducati | 02:06.357 |
| 9 | 73 | SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda | Honda | 02:06.807 |
| 10 | 95 | S-PULSE DREAM RACING | Suzuki | 02:07.033 |
2nd Qualifying Rider Red
| Pos. | No. | Team | Machine | Best lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | YAMAHA RACING TEAM | Yamaha | 02:05.262 |
| 2 | 1 | YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL | Suzuki | 02:05.828 |
| 3 | 73 | SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda | Honda | 02:06.171 |
| 4 | 3 | SDG-DUCATI Team KAGAYAMA | Ducati | 02:06.190 |
| 5 | 17 | Astemo Pro Honda SI Racing | Honda | 02:06.283 |
| 6 | 7 | YART - YAMAHA | Yamaha | 02:06.339 |
| 7 | 5 | F.C.C. TSR Honda France | Honda | 02:06.591 |
| 8 | 0 | Team SUZUKI CN CHALLENGE | Suzuki | 02:06.691 |
| 9 | 95 | S-PULSE DREAM RACING | Suzuki | 02:07.171 |
| 10 | 71 | Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA | Honda | 02:07.385 |
