A struggling Michel Fabrizio got his first pole position of the World Superbike season as he turns in a lap time of 1’43.737. Fabrizio was the only rider to break the 1’44 barrier in either qualifying session.
Another day with a wet track left riders with only a few opportunities to set fast laps. The track started to dry halfway through the race, and the second half of Q2 was filled with fast laps around the track.
Fabrizio set the fastest time of the weekend thus far, but Jonathon Rea wasn’t far behind. Rea, who is coming off of a double victory at Assen, finished just a few tenths of a second behind Fabrizio.
Aprilia riders Max Biaggi and Leon Camier took third and fourth, as Jakub Smrz finished off the top five.
Yoshimura Suzuki rider, Daisaku Sukai, who was making his debut for both his team and himself at the World SBK this weekend, failed to qualify for Superpole.
1. ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 43.737s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.098s
3. ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 44.314s
4. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 44.327s
5. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 1min 44.452s
6. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 44.537s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 44.577s
8. Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198 1min 44.723s
9. AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 44.763s
10. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.831s
11. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 44.912s
12. JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 45.022s
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 45.063s
14. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 1min 45.306s
15. ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 45.388s
16. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 45.450s
17. ITA DFX Ducati 1198 1min 45.511s
18. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 45.796s
19. ESP Althea Ducati 1198 1min 45.864s
20. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 46.453s
