Yamha rider Ben Spies took 1st place again in the Superpole knockout and while was at it also broke lap record at the Losail circuit in Qatar.
Spies took his Yamaha YZF-R1 to a best time of 1.
57.
280 ahead of Guandalini Ducati rider Jakub Smrz,the Czech earning his first front-row start of the season.
Aprilia’s Max Biaggi also put the RSV4 on the front row for a second successive race.
Ben Spies: “The most important thing is being on the front row with this many fast guys.
I almost ruined my lap but we eventually got the job done.
Race pace is looking promising, which is important but I feel sure it’s going to be a hard race tomorrow.
You still have to search for the speed and find the limit in Superpole, I don’t know anything different, it’s the only one I’ve done but it’s working well for me so far.
”Jakub Smrz :“We have made a really good weekend, now we still have the race to do, but we have a good set-up and for us the times are very positive.
I was also working well in Superpole because there wasn’t much traffic, I didn’t catch anyone and I was able to do my best.
”Max Biaggi :“I’m very happy again to be fighting for the pole position, I think we did a very good job today.
We tried to find the best set-up on both bikes, and I’m going to chose the one that feels the most comfortable.
I have already made my tyre choice and feel quite comfortable so thanks again to my squad, they are great guys.
”Noriyuki Haga: “It was a much better Superpole for me than in Australia and I am very happy to be on the front row of the grid.
We had a little problem today but managed to sort that and now I am sure that tomorrow we will go very well in the races.
”Superpole Results1 19 Spies B.
(USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′57.
2802 96 Smrz J.
(CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′57.
3843 3 Biaggi M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1′57.
6944 41 Haga N.
(JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′57.
8505 66 Sykes T.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′57.
8786 56 Nakano S.
(JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1′58.
7557 7 Checa C.
(ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′59.
0908 67 Byrne S.
(GBR) Ducati 1098R 2′00.
0219 44 Rolfo R.
(ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′58.
73410 84 Fabrizio M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′58.
91911 55 Laconi R.
(FRA) Ducati 1098R 1′59.
04412 9 Kiyonari R.
(JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′59.
05513 23 Parkes B.
(AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′59.
07414 71 Kagayama Y.
(JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′59.
13415 111 Xaus R.
(ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′59.
43516 11 Corser T.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′59.
45417 65 Rea J.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′59.
71318 91 Haslam L.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′59.
88219 76 Neukirchner M.
(GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′59.
92620 33 Hill T.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2′00.
10821 31 Muggeridge K.
(AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2′00.
73822 100 Tamada M.
(JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′00.
83923 25 Salom D.
(ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′01.
04724 24 Roberts B.
(AUS) Ducati 1098R 2′01.
16525 77 Iannuzzo V.
(ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′01.
56026 86 Badovini A.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′01.
56127 99 Scassa L.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′01.
60728 15 Baiocco M.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′02.
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