Amanuel Brinton threw down the gauntlet to his 2024 R&G British Talent Cup rivals by clocking the quickest time in the final official test at Circuit de Navarra.

Brinton, tipped as the pre-season favourite after finishing third last year despite missing a round, saved his best until last as he banked a 1min 48.796 lap in the final 10 minutes of the last session aboard the Kovara Projects/RS Racing machine.

Team City Lifting/RS Racing rider Filip Surowiak – who had been quickest in Friday’s first session – ended the test second overall and just over half a second adrift of Brinton.

Third quickest was USA rider Julian Correa, with Mason Foster fourth and Ollie Walker fifth.

R&G British Talent Cup, Official Test overall result:

1.    Amanuel Brinton (Kovara Projects/RS Racing) 1min 48.796s
2.    Filip Surowiak (Team City Lifting/RS Racing) +0.547s
3.    Julian Correa (Microlise Cresswell Racing) +0.893s
4.    Mason Foster (BRP Racing) + 1.040s
5.    Ollie Walker (Fibre Tec Honda) 1.647s