Newcomer Marco Morelli led the way in his BTC debut at Thruxton, setting the best lap of FP1 to top the timesheets.
Joining the pack this weekend as a wildcard for Fibre Tec Honda, the European Talent Cup leader set a hot lap of 1min 23.343secs to go 0.052s clear of Amanuel Brinton.
Julian Correa was third quickest, ahead of Filip Surowiak with Ryan Frost fifth.
R&G British Talent Cup, FP1:
1. Marco Morelli (Fibre Tec Honda) 1min 23.343s
2. Amanuel Brinton (Kovara Projects/RS Racing) +0.052s
3. Julian Correa (Microlise Cresswell Racing) +0.174s
4. Filip Surowiak (Team City Lifting/RS Racing) +0.209s
5. Ryan Frost (Fibre Tec Honda) +0.224s