PJ Jacobsen (CORE Motorsport Thailand) kept the pressure on champion elect Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) by leaving it until his final lap to steal the WSS Pole Position at Magny-Cours as Lucas Mahias (MG Competition) bounced back from an early session tumble to snatch the final spot on the front row of the grid after some great repair work by his team.

Row two is headed by Kyle Smith (Pata Honda World Supersport Team) who also crashed with Alex Baldolini shining in 5th aboard his privately entered Race Department ATK#25 MV Agusta. The Italian will be one to watch tomorrow, especially if conditions are mixed. Gino Rea (CIA Landlords Insurance Honda) took an impressive 6th after destroying his bike in FP1 yesterday and missing FP2 as his team raced to fix it.

Lorenzo Zanetti (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) will lead row 3 in 7th ahead of Martin Cardenas and his CIA Landlords Insurance Honda team mate Kevin Manfredi, who secured the best grid slot of his short WSS career.

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