Johnny Garness kept himself on top of the timesheets as he stormed to pole by more than a second clear of Evan Belford, with a best lap of 1m 21.529s.
Third quickest, and rounding out the front row for race one was Rhys Stephenson, with Carter Brown fourth and Amanuel Brinton third.
Honda British Talent Cup, Thruxton, qualifying:
1. Johnny Garness (MLav Visiontrack Academy) 1m 21.529s
2. Evan Belford (City Lifting by RS Academy) +1.191s
3. Rhys Stephenson (Rocket Racing) +1.278s
4. Carter Brown (MLav VisionTrack Academy) +1.337s
5. Amanuel Brinton (Mortimer Racing/Victoria House Academy) +1.517s