Leon Haslam rocked in all three stints of Saturday’s Superpole at Phillip Island by taking his first ever career pole position in WSBK and edging out Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio in the last stint by a mere 0.
016s.
Cal Crutchlow will also be on the front row with a impressive third place while team mate James Toseland took eighth.
Both Sterilgarda Yamaha riders having finally found a proper set up on their ‘hybrid’ R1’s after yesterday’s problems in free practice and in QP1.
Carlos Checa who led in yesterday’s provisional pole will start in fourth with his satellite Ducati while Althea Racing’s second rider Shane Byrne did not make it inside the second cut and qualified 18th, but the Englishman was struggling with back injuries picked up after yesterday’s massive highside.
Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli gave took and excellent fifth position with his Alstare Suzuki and will start on the second row alongside 6th place B&G’s Jakub Smrz and Irishman Jonathan Rea in seventhNoriyuki Haga and Max Biaggi were two high profile riders who failed to make the cut into Superpole 3.
Haga was edged out by privateer Lorenzo Lanzi on his DFX Ducati who took the ninth slot, while NitroNori Haga will start in 10th followed by Max Biaggi in 11th place who is still struggling with vibrations on his Apilia.
Aprilia’s Leon Camier binned his Aprilia in SP2 leaving him in 16th position.
Superpole Phillip Island Results:1 91 Haslam L.
(GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′31.
2292 84 Fabrizio M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′31.
2453 35 Crutchlow C.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′31.
6424 7 Checa C.
(ESP) Ducati 1098R 1′31.
6715 50 Guintoli S.
(FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′31.
6966 96 Smrz J.
(CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′31.
7577 65 Rea J.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′31.
9128 52 Toseland J.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′32.
019 Out after Superpole 29 57 Lanzi L.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′32.
20510 41 Haga N.
(JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′32.
22911 3 Biaggi M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
1′32.
29312 66 Sykes T.
(GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′32.
39813 11 Corser T.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′32.
43014 77 Vermeulen C.
(AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′32.
56115 111 Xaus R.
(ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′32.
84216 2 Camier L.
(GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
1′32.
895 Out after Superpole 117 76 Neukirchner M.
(GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1′32.
78218 67 Byrne S.
(GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′32.
82319 88 Pitt A.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′33.
20720 123 Resch R.
(AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1′33.
390 Did not qualify for Superpole21 25 Brookes J.
(AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1′33.
90122 31 Iannuzzo V.
(ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′34.
24823 15 Baiocco M.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′35.
29724 95 Hayden R.
(USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′35.
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