Broc Parkes on top after combined qualifying
Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) posted the pole position time at Magny-Cours today, making this the third race he will have started off the front of the grid this year. The Aussie rider is a big fan of Magny-Cours and he is closely followed in the pre-race rankings by a rider with an even closer connection to the track, Frenchman Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step).
Another local man, Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) could not improve his best time today and thus dropped to third over on the grid, with the new champion in this class, Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) fourth.
The second row is headed by a British rider, Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda), while Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) is sixth, Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki Lorenzini) seventh.
