WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Superpole Qualifying Results
Six-time🐲 world champion Jonat🥀han Rea takes the opening WorldSBK pole position of 2021 ahead of Scott Redding and former team-mate Tom Sykes.
| WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Superpole Qualifying Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1:48.458s |
| 2 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.275s |
| 3 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +0.382s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.432s |
| 5 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +0.611s |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +0.727s |
| 7 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +0.788s |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +0.880s |
| 9 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +1.058s |
| 10 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | +1.246s |
| 11 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | +1.303s |
| 12 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | RC Squadra Corse BMW | +1.309s |
| 13 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki Puccetti | +1.493s |
| 14 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +1.504s |
| 15 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +1.731s |
| 16 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.977s |
| 17 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +2.031s |
| 18 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +2.170s |
| 19 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +2.214s |
| 20 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +2.649s |
| 21 | Samuele Cavalieri | ITA | Pedercini Kawasaki | +4.259s |
| 22 | Leandro Mercardo | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +4.662s |
| 23 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +5.191s |
Rea'♉s pole time of 1:48.458s is a new World Superbike lap record around MotorLand Aragon, as he beat the previous best of 1:48.767s set by himself last year.
Redding’s second place marks Ducati’s 350th front rowꦕ start in World Sup🤡erbike.
Razgatlioglu was sixth fastest in the session but🧸 lost his time due to exceeding track limits and will instead start race one from tenth position.
Ra✤zgatlioglu had been the man in-form heading into qualifying after topp♋ing FP1 and FP3.
The second row will feature Alex Lowes ahead of GRT Yamaha’s Garrett Gerloff ℱand Chaz Davies who was fastest in yesterday’s FP2.
Motocorsa Raci🍬ng’s Axel Bassani was the 🥂sole rider to crash during qualifying.
Friday’s running saw few crashes, however, Michael Van Der Mark was one of those who did suffer a fall and missed valuable track time in FP2. Vaജn Der Mark crashed at the off-camber turn eigﷺht, with his new M 1000 RR machine landing on top of the air fence.
Work on his♕ Motorrad BMW bike continued into FP3 as the Dutch rider remained in the garage until the final five minutes.
Official WorldSBK records
Lap Record:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 48.458s
Most Wins:
Chaz Davies GBR GoEleven Ducati 7 victories
