WorldSBK Catalunya, Spain - Superpole Qualifying Results

Tom Sykes has taken a stunning pole position for race one of the Catalan WorldSBK round. 

After an impressive FP3, it was Tom Sykes who put his BMW M 1000 RR on provisional pole following the opening run. 

Jonathan Rea, who had taken all eight previous pole positions this season, looked on course to better Sykes after having three red sectors. 

However, Sykes was able to hold onto top spot thanks to a very fast final sector. 

Rea briefly went top on his second run before Toprak Razgatlioglu brilliantly bettered his title rival by two tenths. 

But just as a first pole of the season - would have been the second of his career - looked like coming to fruition, Sykes put in an even quicker lap to take pole by over two tenths. 

Free Practice Three

Tom Sykes enjoyed a brilliant start to race day (1) in Catalunya by immediately setting the pace in FP3. 

Second and third after the opening stint were Kawasaki team-mates Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea, while day one pacesetter Toprak Razgatlioglu was fifth. 

Sykes’ fastest time remained until the final five minutes when Yamaha riders Andrea Locatelli, Garrett Gerloff went quicker.

However, it was Razgatlioglu who then bettered both Locatelli and Gerloff with a 1:41.781s to finish quickest.

Michael Rinaldi split the Yamaha’s by going third fastest, before team-mate Scott Redding then went P3 himself.