Superbike: Haslam wins the Tissot-Superpole at Magny-Cours

The penultimate Tissot-Superpole of the season saw Leon Haslam secure first place for tomorrow's two 21-lap races at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

For him it was the second pole of the season, the third in Superbike, obtained despite the rain having shuffled the cards and caused numerous crashes, including that of HasLam himself.
After setting the best time and on the restart after a checkered flag, caused by the fall of Alex Lowes, the Aprilia rider launched himself towards another fast lap, aware of having to secure pole from the attacks of the new WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rhea.

Thrills at the end when Rea, having reached the last sector with a three-tenths advantage, was unable to take advantage of his opponent's exit, finishing just four thousandths behind him: a very small gap, especially in wet conditions.
Completing the front row will be Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing Ducati).

Those of Haslam and Lowes were just two of the excellent falls of this heat: Chaz Davies and Sylvain Guintoli, fourth and fifth respectively at the end, also lost control of their respective bikes, and Tom Sykes, who crashed highside at the corner 13, who will start from ninth position, behind Luca Scassa and Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), who qualified through Superpole 1, and Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia).

Markus Reiterberger (VanZon Remeha BMW), Lowes and Jordi Torres will start from the fourth row.

See you tomorrow morning at 8am with the warm up.
Below is the starting grid for the two races of the Fassi French Round:

1. Leon Haslam GBR Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 56.404s 
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 56.408s 
3. Niccolò Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199R 1m 56.912s 
4. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 57.049s 
5. Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 57.839s 
6. Luca Scassa ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 57.991s 
7. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR 1m 59.768s 
8. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 2m 0.676s 
9. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 2m 1.144s 
10. Markus Reiterberger GER BMW S1000 RR 2m 1.800s 
11. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 2m 2.227s 
12. Jordi Torres ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 2m 2.379s 

SP1 determines grid positions 13-20 

13. Matteo Baiocco ITA Althea Ducati 1199R 1m 59.117s 
14. Leandro Mercado ARG Barni Ducati 1199R 1m 59.446s 
15. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Honda CBR1000RR 2m 0.528s 
16. Pawel Szkopek POL Yamaha YZF R1 2m 2.809s 
17. Gianluca Vizziello ITA Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2m 3.982s 
18. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R2m 4.796s 
19. Randy de Puniet FRA Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 2m 6.621s 
20. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R Did not set time 

Did progress to Superpole, grid positions determined 

21. Christophe Ponsson FRA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 41.249s 
22. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 41.961s 
23. Alex Phillis AUS Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 42.823s 
24. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 43.953s