While Bayliss blitzed the Yamaha Italia pairing of Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser who were second and third respectively, Ryuichi Kiyonari made his track debut.

The two times British Superbike Champion took to the desert track with ease and posted the eighth fastest time of the day. His team-mate, Carlos Checa continued to impress and maintained his fourth place finish and dropped his time even further...


1. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 58.1 secs
2. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1min 58.4 secs
3. Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1min 58.5 secs
4. Carlos Checa SPA Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 59.0 secs
5. Fonsi Nieto SPA Alstare Suzuki GSXR1000 1min 59.0 secs
6. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 59.1 secs
7. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSXR1000 2min 0.9 secs
8. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 2min 1.8 secs


Official Qatar WSBK lap records:
Superpole: Troy Corser AUS Yamaha 1min 58.402secs (2007)
Fastest lap: Max Biaggi ITA Suzuki 1min 59.194secs (2007)