Overview
- Wet Friday at Knockhill left Josh Brookes fastest on the combined free-practice times, with his 51.335s putting him 0.188s clear of Fraser Rogers and the top 19 riders covered by just 0.921s.
- After a late Friday track inspection, series director Stuart Higgs confirmed that FP3 was moved to Saturday morning and pre-qualifying was rescheduled into the original FP3 slot to cope with the heavy rain.
- When pre-qualifying ran on Saturday morning, Kyle Ryde topped the session with a 47.436s lap to take one of the direct spots toward Q2.
- FP3 later on Saturday was led by Bradley Ray, updating the practice order ahead of Q1, Q2 and Race 1 and highlighting how session-specific wet setups have shuffled the pecking order.
- The short Knockhill layout magnifies small gaps, so the weather-driven schedule change and cautious programmes from several title contenders increase the chance of a mixed grid and altered race strategies once conditions change.