Eight-time Macau Grand Prix winner Michael Rutter is once again setting the pace at this year's meeting.
He is on provisional pole after a scorching qualifying lap of 2 minutes 25.975 seconds - more than 1.5 seconds faster than his nearest challenger John McGuinness on the Honda T.T. Legends bike.
Martin Jessop on the BMW is third.
Ian Hutchinson is a remarkable fourth quickest with a very impressive comeback ride followed by Jimmy Storrar and American Jeremy Toye.
Manx rider Dan Kneen is 11th quickest on the Marks Bloom Racing Suzuki in a time of 2 minutes 31.029 seconds.
There is more qualifying at Macau tomorrow with the race on Saturday.