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Teams have a two-hour free practice session to work on their machines’ settings before qualifying and the race itself. They can rotate their riders as they see fit during free practice. Depending on their race strategy, they may decide to give more laps to one of their riders but, generally, the amount of time the three riders spend on track is roughly equal. The riders on each bike wear different coloured armbands to tell them apart.

The qualifying sessions are organised by colour of the riders’ armband: blue, yellow and red, plus green for substitute riders. There are two sessions per colour and, therefore, per rider. At the end of Q1, the average of the two best times achieved by each trio is calculated to establish the preliminary standings and the provisional pole position.

This session offers riders an opportunity to find their bearings in reduced visibility. Night practice is also useful to check lights and luminous markers on the bikes and, particularly, for timekeepers to get used to spotting their team’s machine. In the hours of darkness during the race, they will have to maintain visual contact with the competitors to signal to them at the right time in the straight.