WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Superpole Qualifying Results

Results from the Superpole Qualifying session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.
Jonathan Rea, Estoril WorldSBK 2021
Jonathan Rea, Estoril WorldSBK 2021
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Jonathan Rea takes his second pole position 🐓of the 2021 WorldSBK season ahead of Scott Redding and team-mate Alex Lowes.

WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Race Results (1)
PosRiderNatTeamTime
1Jonathan ReaGBRKawasaki Racing Team1:35.876s
2Scott ReddingGBRAruba.It Ducati+0.171s
3Toprak RazgatliogluTURPATA Yamaha+0.288s
4Garrett GerloffUSAGRT Yamaha+0.474s
5Tom SykesGBRMotorrad BMW WorldSBK Team+0.493s
6Michael RinaldiITAAruba.It Ducati+0.656s
7Lucas MahiasFRAKawasaki Puccetti+0.987s
8Tito RabatSPABarni Ducati+1.016s
9Andrea LocatelliITAPATA Yamaha+1.155s
10Alex LowesGBRKawasaki Racing Team1:37.049s
11Jonas FolgerGERBenovo BMW+1.252s
12Michael Van Der MarkNEDMotorrad BMW WorldSBK Team+1.317s
13Eugene LavertyIRLRC Squadra Corse BMW1:37.266s
14Leon HaslamGBRTeam HRC+1.523s
15Chaz DaviesGBRGoEleven Ducati1:37.422s
16Kohta NozaneJPNGRT Yamaha+1.735s
17Axel BassaniITAMotocorsa Ducati+1.625s
18Alvaro BautistaSPATeam HRC1:37.731s
19Isaac VinalesSPAOrelac Racing Kawasaki+2.636s
20Christophe PonssonFRAGil Yamaha+2.978s
21Loris CressonBELPedercini Kawasaki+4.132s
22Samuele CavalieriITAPedercini Kawasaki+4.412s

However, late penalties fo⛦r Lowes, Eugene Lav🍬erty, Chaz Davies and Alvaro Bautista saw them lose their fastest laps due to ignoring yellow flags at turn one. 

Rea’s 𓆏sub 1m 36s lap is also a new lap record around the Portuguese circuit, while pre race favorite Toprak Razgatlioglu moves up from fourth to third, and Garrett Gerloff fifth to fourth for race one. 

Redding topped t🦩his morning’s WorldSBK FP3 session ahead of&nbs꧂p;Gerloff and championship leader Rea. 

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Redding’s top time was also a new lap record at the time until Rea’s Superp💯ole effort eclipsed it𓄧. 

2021 WorldSBK Aragon Race Stats: 

Race One Winner: Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team

Superpole Race Winner: Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team

Race Two Winner: Scott Redding GBR Aruba.it Ducati

2020 WorldSBK Estoril Stats:  

Toprak Razgatlıoglu TUR Pata Yamaha 2 Victoꦅries, 💞Chaz Davies GBR GoEleven Ducati 1 Victory

Lap Record: Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki 1m 35.876s

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