British Superbike: Shane Byrne Earns Pole Position At Brands Hatch

British Superbike: Shane Byrne Earns Pole Position At Brands Hatch

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Editorial Note: American James Rispoli, riding his Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR, qualified 17th in British Superstock 1000 with a time of 1:28.373. The fastest time in the session, 1:27.083, was set by Richard Cooper on a Suzuki GSX-R1000R.

American Brandon Paasch, riding a G & S Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, qualified 27th in British Superstock 600 FP2 with a time of 1:32.961. The fastest time in the session,1:29.807, was set by Brad Jones on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship

Brands Hatch GP Circuit, England

October 14, 2017

Qualifying Results (all on Pirelli tires):

From Qualifying Knockout Session Three:

1. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:24.163

2. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.707

3. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.752

4. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:24.817

5. Jason O’Halloran, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:24.821

6. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:24.834

7. James Ellison, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.867

8. Jake Dixon, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:25.236

9. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), no time recorded in Q3

From Qualifying Knockout Session Two:

10. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:25.313

11. Sylvain Guintoli, France (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.314

12. Michael Laverty, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.553

13. Richard Cooper, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.591

14. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:25.619

15. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.785

16. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:25.804

17. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.063

18. Glenn Irwin, UK (Duc Panigale R), no time recorded in Q2

From Qualifying Knockout Session One:

19. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:25.934

20. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:25.955

21. Michael Rutter, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.038

22. Kyle Ryde, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.390

23. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.683

24. Dean Harrison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:28.132

25. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.735

26. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), no time recorded

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