Overview
- The opening Superbike session was halted by a red flag only minutes after it began, causing a broad hold on practice.
- Organisers lengthened the stoppage in stages with an initial 45-minute pause, a further one hour, then an extra 90 minutes.
- Officials have not disclosed what happened, and it remains unclear how the disrupted qualifying will shape race line-ups or the event timetable, though evening races are still listed.
- Honda’s Dean Harrison led at the stoppage with a 123.12 mph lap, ahead of Glenn Irwin on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati.
- The North West 200 runs on closed public roads, so lost qualifying laps reduce set-up time and can decide grid order for races.