With good weather conditions awaiting the GYTR GRT Yamaha pair, Aegerter and Gardner focused on getting the most from their Yamaha R1 machines. In the 45-minute session, both stayed with the same tyre throughout, with the Swiss rider placing himself 4th (1’34.706), while his Australian teammate was 14th (1’35.232).
Later, in a much hotter Free Practice 2, the #77 and the #87 riders focused primarily on long-distance runs. Unfortunately, a small crash at Turn 1 denied Aegerter track time; ‘Domi’ rejoined the track in the latter stages of the session, although he was unable to improve his lap time from the morning. On the other side of the garage, Gardner didn’t manage to go faster than his FP1 time either, but he felt he gained good data for the long races. At the chequered flag, the Australian was 16th (1’35.321), with his Swiss teammate just behind in 17th (1’35.455).
