World Superbike: Tom Sykes Takes First Superpole Of 2018, At Phillip Island

World Superbike: Tom Sykes Takes First Superpole Of 2018, At Phillip Island

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Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Victoria, Australia

February 24, 2018

Superpole Qualifying Results (all on Pirelli tires):

From Superpole Two:

1. Tom Sykes, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:30.099

2. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Apr RSV4 RF), 1:30.339

3. Marco Melandri, Italy (Duc Panigale R), 1:30.660

4. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.767, crash

5. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:31.009

6. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:31.056

7. Xavi Fores, Spain (Duc Panigale R), 1:31.080

8. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), 1:31.240

9. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:31.581

10. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy (Apr RSV4 RF), crash, no time recorded in SP2

11. Leon Camier, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), crash, no time recorded in SP2

12. Jordi Torres, Spain (MV Agusta F4 RC), crash, no time recorded in SP2

From Superpole One:

13. Jake Gagne, USA (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:31.957

14. Loris Baz, France (BMW S1000RR), 1:32.016

15. Roman Ramos, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:32.161

16. Wayne Maxwell, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:32.193

17. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:32.386

18. Yonny Hernandez, Colombia (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:32.640

19. Troy Herfoss, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:32.640

20. Ondrej Jezek, Czech Republic (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.088

21. Daniel Falzon, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.126

22. PJ Jacobsen, USA (Honda CBR1000RR SP2), 1:33.875

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