World Superbike Jerez, Spain - Superpole Qualifying Results
UPDATE: The remainder of Saturday's track action at Jerez has been cancelled after a serious accident for Dean Berta Viñales in the SSP300 race.
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Toprak Razgatlioglu has claimed a stunning Jerez World Superbike pole position - his first of 2021 and just the second of his career.
| World Superbike Jerez, Spain - Superpole Qualifying Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | 1:38.512s |
| 2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.027s |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.102s |
| 4 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.149s |
| 5 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.348s |
| 6 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +0.544s |
| 7 | Loris Baz | FRA | GoEleven Ducati | +0.810s |
| 8 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +0.911s |
| 9 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +1.097s |
| 10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +1.235s |
| 11 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +1.511s |
| 12 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.569s |
| 13 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +1.580s |
| 14 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +1.609s |
| 15 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +1.694s |
| 16 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +1.761s |
| 17 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.855s |
| 18 | Samuele Cavalieri | SPA | Barni Ducati | +1.921s |
| 19 | Marvin Fritz | GER | IXS-YART Yamaha | +1.978s |
| 20 | Andrea Mantovani | ITA | Vince64 Racing Kawasaki | +2.283s |
| 21 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +2.518s |
| 22 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +2.743s |
| 23 | Lachlan Epis | AUS | Pedercini Kawasaki | +4.114s |
The opening run saw Alex Lowes set a blistering 1:38.730s lap - fastest time of the weekend to that point as Jonathan Rea was just +0.005s behind in P2.
The gap to Andrea Locatelli in third was a huge six tenths, while Razgatlioglu could only manage 11th on his first flying lap.
The beginning of run #2 saw Michael Rinaldi join both KRT riders in going under the 1m 39s barrier to go P3.
Lowes then went even quicker on his second lap to once again get the better of Rea, however, a stunning last sector from Razgatlioglu saw him recover a two tenth deficit and eventually claim pole by -0.027s.
Rinaldi will start fifth after being pushed down to fourth by team-mate Scott Redding. The third fastest Ducati was Loris Baz who managed seventh, one spot behind Locatelli.
