Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) continued his strong form from the Spanish Grand Prix, topping Day 1 in Le Mans. The Brit snatched Day 1 honours at the SHARK Grand Prix de France with a stunning 1:36.178 as Practice 2 drew to a close. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took charge of the standings halfway through, and despite running into the gravel trap continued to move the benchmark throughout the session. Still, it wasn’t enough to stop the charging Lowes as the Spaniard finished the day in P2 by just 0.005s. Alonso Lopez (Lightech SpeedUp) also showed strong pace on Friday ending the day 3rd fastest just 0.093s away from the top spot with Moto2™ as tight as ever with one second covering the top 19.