SBK | Motul Dutch Round, Tissot-Superpole: Alex Lowes wins his first pole

Great emotions at the TT Circuit of Assen during the Tissot-Superpole which decided the starting grid for Race 1 (that of the second race as is known will depend on the order of arrival of the first): against all odds Alex Lowes wins the his first pole position thanks to a 1'34.066 which beats Jonathan Rea and Xavi Fores, who rides the Panigale of the Ducati satellite team.

The Yamaha rider is understandably very happy with the result, given that free practice saw him a bit overshadowed by his teammate, and reiterates that the feeling with the bike is good but the games will be played in the race, where Jonathan Rea he is sure to do better.
The reigning champion has in fact declared that second place, by just 56 hundredths, is only the result of a series of small mistakes he made in his fast laps: he is sure he has the best pace and technical package and he wants to demonstrate it between little in the race.

Great satisfaction again for Xavi Fores who set the third time, however, more than three tenths behind Lowes: the Panigale, unlike the first three rounds, does not seem to have the potential to stay ahead of the Kawasakis on this track, but in the race the variables can be many, so the Spaniard will try to stay in contact with the leading group to see what happens.

Good performance for Lorenzo Savadori with an Aprilia which at the TT Circuit seems like a completely different bike from the one seen in the first outings of the season: the Italian rider occupies the second row with the fourth fastest time together with Marco Melandri and Tom Sykes, protagonist at the end of the qualifications of a spat with Rinaldi, guilty of having slowed him down.
The Arabuba Racing Junior driver, who will start twelfth, was called to a confrontation with the KRT driver in which he justified himself by saying that he hadn't really seen him: a small flaw in experience for the rookie.

The third row is occupied by the two disappointments of the day: home idol Michael van der Mark, after free practice as the absolute protagonist, did not go beyond the seventh fastest time, while Chaz Davies was eighth ahead of Jordi Torres.
For the Dutch rider the insult is double if we consider that his teammate obtained pole position, while to make definitive judgments on Davies we await the race, where the Ducati rider usually gives his best.

Fourth row for the two riders who emerged from the first round of Tissot-Superpole Loris Baz and Toprak Razgatlioglu, together with Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

Race 1 will start at 13pm and will see 18 drivers at the start. In fact, the defection of Jake Gagne should be noted, still sore from the bad crash in FP2 and forced to withdraw at least for the first of the two scheduled races.

Race 1 of the Motul Dutch Round will start at 13pm, below is the starting grid:

1. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 34.066s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 34.112s
3. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R 1m 34.387s
4. Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 1m 34.739s
5. Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 35.838s
6. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 34.840s
7. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 34.873s
8. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 34.986s
9. Jordi Torres ESP MV Agusta 1000 F4 1m 35.099s
10. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR 1m 35.541s
11. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 35.858s
12. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 35.875s

Grid positions determined by Superpole 1 results
13. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 35.854s
14. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 35.982s
15. PJ Jacobsen USA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2 1m 36.199s
16. David Giugliano ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 1m 36.417s
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 36.478s
18. Ondrej Jezek CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 36.734s

Out due to injury
Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP