Donington Park World Superbike - Superpole Results

Superpole qualifying results for round six of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Donington Park in Great Britain.

01 Jul 2023

Jonathan Rea, British WorldSBK, Donington Park, 30 June

2023 World Superbike, Donington Park - Superpole (Qualifying)
POS	RIDER	NAT	TEAM	TIME
1	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team	1:26.041s
2	Alvaro Bautista	ESP	Aruba.it - Ducati	+0.068s
3	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Barni Spark Racing Team	+0.164s
4	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	Pata Yamaha Prometeon	+0.369s
5	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team	+0.381s
6	Dominique Aegerter	SUI	GYTR GRT Yamaha Team	+0.461s
7	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	Pata Yamaha Prometeon	+0.469s
8	Tom Sykes	GBR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team	+0.483s
9	Michael Rinaldi	ITA	Aruba.it - Ducati	+0.523s
10	Garrett Gerloff	USA	Bonovo Action BMW	+0.607s
11	Philipp Oettl	GER	GoEleven Ducati	+0.688s
12	Scott Redding	GBR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team	+0.701s
13	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Team HRC	+1.149s
14	Axel Bassani	ITA	Motocorsa Ducati	+1.217s
15	Loris Baz	FRA	Bonovo Action BMW	+1.264s
16	Bradley Ray	GBR	Yamaha Motoxracing Team	+1.459s
17	Xavi Vierge	ESP	Team HRC	+1.538s
18	Remy Gardner	AUS	GYTR GRT Yamaha Team	+1.567s
19	Tito Rabat	ESP	Kawasaki Puccetti	+2.055s
20	Hafizh Syahrin	MAS	PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team	+2.403s
21	Isaac Vinales	ESP	Pedercini Racing	+2.722s
22	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	GMT94 Yamaha	+2.750s
23	Eric Granado	BRA	PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team	+3.818s
	Oliver Konig	CZE	Orelac Racing MOVISIO	No TIme

Donington Park: Official World Superbike Lap Records:
Best Lap:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki 1m 26.080s (2022)
Best Race Lap:
Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha 1m 26.767s (2022)

Jonathan Rea takes a home pole position for the 2023 Donington Park World Superbike round with a new lap record.

The Kawasaki star will be joined on the front row of this afternoon's grid by Ducati's reigning champion Alvaro Bautista, despite a fall, and a delighted Danilo Petrucci.

Toprak Razgatlioglu was blocked on his final run and will head row two, alongside Alex Lowes and Dominique Aegerter.

After wet weather featured in all three free practice sessions, the 15-minute qualifying shootout took place in dry but overcast conditions, with more rain possible at any moment.

As such, riders were already queuing at the end of pitlane when the green flags were waved, with Lowes holding pole by the midway stage, and team-mate Rea only in sixth.

Last year's triple winner Razgatlioglu then snatched P1 for Yamaha with just over five minutes to go, before Rea broke the lap record with 3 minutes left on the clock.

Michael Rinaldi slid from his Aruba.it Ducati at the final corner, the resulting yellow flags also costing Tom Sykes, with rival Axel Bassani making a similar mistake soon after.

Bautista's pole position hopes then ended at Coppice in the closing minutes - the reigning world champion running wide and falling in the gravel.

Race 1 starts at 14:00, when tyre wear will be a major unknown after the limited dry practice time.

Donington Park: 2023 World Superbike results

Donington Park has been resurfaced since the 2022 event, where Toprak Razgatlioglu took all three wins and eventual champion Alvaro Bautista suffered a rare retirement and managed just one podium.

Donington Park 2022:
Race 1 winner: Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha
Superpole Race winner: Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha
Race 2 winner: Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha

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