Newly crowned World Champion Nicolo Bulega stormed to pole position during World Supersport qualifying Saturday at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, Bulega shredded the 2.75-mile (4.42 km) course in 1:41.823, giving the Italian his 10th pole position in the 12-round season.
Federico Caricasulo was the best of the rest with a 1:42.410 on his Althea Racing Team Ducati, and Marcel Schroetter earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:42.690 on his MV Agusta Reparto Corsa F3 800 RR.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport star Valentin Debise qualified ninth with a run of 1:43.120 on his GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6.
