Alastair Seeley made the best of the wet conditions as he took pole ahead of this afternoon’s Sprint race, beating Luke Jones by almost half a second.
As rain hit, it was Seeley’s 2min 15.796s lap which stole the day, as he finished 0.406secs up on Jones with Rhys Irwin third.
Reigning champ Ben Currie was fourth, ahead of multi former champion Jack Kennedy.
Owen Jenner was the best of the GP2 runners, qualifying seventh overall, as Jack Nixon was second and Keo Walker third.
In the Cup class, Cameron Hall found incredible pace to qualify sixth overall, with Max Morgan second in class and Mikey Hardie third.
Quattro Group British Supersport & GP2/HEL Supersport Cup, Qualifying:
1. Alastair Seeley (Binch Pro Yamaha) 2min 15.796s
2. Luke Jones (Highsparks Ducati) +0.406s
3. Rhys Irwin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.420s
4. Ben Currie (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +1.317s
5. Jack Kennedy (Honda Racing UK) +1.463s