Sam Lowes takes the Supersport pole position at Misano

Rider Sam Lowes claims the Supersport World Championship pole position at the Misano Marco Simoncelli Circuit, setting a lap time of 1:38.987, and without much rivalry, since Honda was the best on the final sector of the San Marino track, where the rest of the riders were losing tenths compared to the pole sitter.

So Lowes was the fastest, and he will start tomorrow from the first position, closely followed by Frenchman Jules Cluzel, with another Honda and showing great pace throughout the weekend. He was also just 0.012s behind Lowes, so this battle for pole position was very tight. Furthermore, the two of them were the only ones to dip below 1:39, so that’s serious pace.

Behind them, Kenan Sofuoglu, the first non-Honda machine on the grid, is already lapping under 1:39, but watch out for the Turk, who is a racer through and through and could pull off a surprise tomorrow. Rounding out the top 5 are Broc Parkes in 4th and Roccoli in 5th, while the top positions continue with Foret 6th, Quarmby 7th, Morais 8th, Cruciani 9th and Tamburini 10th.

Not bad at all either for the Triumphs at this San Marino track, as Iannuzzo finished 11th and Baldolini 12th, so they could be one of the surprises for tomorrow’s race. Keep an eye on them and their race pace; we’ll see what they can do against the Honda.

As for crashes, it has been a bit eventful, not as much as in the first free practice session held earlier today, but there have been some crashes and technical problems, including Andreozzi’s.

Now we just have to wait until tomorrow for FP3 and the race, the Supersport action arrives at Misano Marco Simoncelli.

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