Superbike Misano, Tissot-Superpole: Another pole and record for Tom Sykes

superbikes, Pirelli Riviera di Rimini Round, Tissot-Superpole. This time too Tom Sykes leaves crumbs to his opponents in qualifying: sixth pole position of the season for him and a track record, with a fantastic 1'34.057 achieved on the edge of the checkered flag, when it seemed Rea and Xavi Fores were competing for the best lap .

And yet also at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, theater of the eighth round of the season, the English Kawasaki rider, 2013 world champion, will start from the first spot on the starting grid of the two races: next to him is his teammate Jonathan Rea, which he beat by a full two tenths, and an amazing Xavi Fores on the Panigale of the Barni Racing team, over half a second further away, who was at the top of the standings a few minutes from the end.
The Spanish driver will be a difficult customer in the race too, given that today's third time is the result of an excellent job done in free practice, where he was constantly among the fastest.

Sykes took this pole which he cared a lot about, lowering the circuit record by two tenths and inflicting large gaps, the first 12 are in fact enclosed in almost two seconds even if Torres in 12th had some problems with the bike, confirming himself practically unbeatable on the dry ride.
In the press conference yesterday he said that he was very calm and this state of mind was evident today in qualifying, when he came out three minutes from the end and placed his Ninja in front of everyone, uncatchable.

Lots of bad luck for Ducati, however, with Davide Giugliano who slipped in the early stages of SP2 at the exit of turn 2 and had to abort his lap to return to the pits: for him only a seventh time, a good seven tenths behind Sykes, a a little disappointing given the good conditions after free practice.
It will be a comeback race for the Roman driver, as well as for his teammate Chaz Davies who finishes poorly with the ninth fastest time, one second behind the leader: it promises to be an uphill race for them.

An excellent fourth time instead for Alex Lowes, who we remember is not at his best due to the injury suffered at Donington, who will therefore start in the second row next to Lorenzo Savadori, who was decidedly much more effective today, who started from SP1 and earned an excellent position on the starting grid, six and a half tenths behind Sykes, and Nicky Hayden with the sixth fastest time.

Third row as we said for Davide Giugliano, seventh, Leon Camier eighth, who also passed from the first heat, and Chaz Davies.
Michael Van der Mark completes the top 10 and opens the fourth row, together with the Althea Racing team drivers Markus Reiterberger and Jordi Torres who perhaps expected a better placing after yesterday's free practice.

Meet at 13pm with the start of Race 00.

Below is the starting grid after the Tissot-Superpole:
1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 34.037s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 34.257s
3. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati 1199R 1m 34.623s
4. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 34.641s
5. Lorenzo Savadori ITA IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 1m 34.694s
6. Nicky Hayden USA Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 34.707s
7. Davide Giugliano ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 34.826s
8. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta RC F4 RR 1m 35.047s
9. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 35.097s
10. Michael van der Mark NED Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 35.108s
11. Markus Reiterberger GER Althea BMW S1000RR 1m 35.115s
12. Jordi Torres ESP Althea BMW S1000RR 1m 36.014s

Positions 13-23 determined by SP1

13. Anthony West AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 35.765s
14. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 36.328s
15. Niccolò Canepa ITA PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 36.335s
16. Josh Brookes AUS Milwaukee BMW S1000RR 1m 37.314s
17. Fabio Menghi ITA VFT Ducati 1199R 1m 38.143s
18. Dominic Schmitter SUI Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 38.238s
19. Karel Abraham CZE Althea BMW S1000RR 1m 38.380s
20. Peter Sebesteyen HUN Team Toth Yamaha R1 1m 38.446s
21. Saeed al Sulaiti QAT Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 38.813s
22. Pawel Szkopek POL Team Toth Yamaha R1 1m 38.975s
23. Gianluca Vizziello ITA Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 39.171s
24. Alex de Angelis RSM IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 1m 42.023s