WSBK Superbike Portugal Superpole Qualification: Jonathan Rea stuns Toprak Razgatlioğlu with his 40th Superpole

surprising Jonathan Rhea in Portimao: he crushes the head and extinguishes the hopes of Soil Razgatlioson. Alvaro Bautista relegated to fourth place.

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But where does Jonathan Rea come from?
His rival Soil Razgatlioğlu had shattered the Portimao record on the first attempt, crossing the 1'40” mark. It looked like a Superpole mortgaged by the Turkish Yamaha, who were also very fast in the previous two sessions, in preparation for the three Portuguese challenges. Instead, on the last attempt, the Cannibal shot a 1'39″610, six tenths under the pole time of a year ago achieved by Toprak. An incredible performance, achieved on the SCX racing tire. On this occasion Pirelli did not bring the softer SCQs, otherwise who knows where they would have gone….

 

 

“Only the race counts”
Soil Razgatlioğlu conceded 162 thousandths and immediately dotted the “i”s: “Only the race counts…”. Yes, there will be 20 hot laps because the two pursuers have the opportunity to move up the World Championship standings, which after Barcelona hangs in the face of Ducati. HASlvaro bautista has a treasure in his pocket: 59 points on Soil Razgatlioğlu, 67 on Jonathan Rea. But in race 1 (and especially in the sprint on Sunday morning...) he will have to start from the third row: his fastest lap was canceled because of a yellow flag at turn 1.

 

 

The other Ducatis also start from the rear
Alvaro Bautista, without the penalty, would still have been close to his direct rivals, while the qualifying session of Michael Rinaldi, only eleventh, was not brilliant. Engine failure during FP3 in the morning created problems in the management of the weekend by the Rimini driver. Middle of the grid (fourteenth position) for Axel Bassani.

 

 

First race at 15 p.m.
The show will start at 15:00 p.m. (Italian time) in Portimão with race 1: There are 20 laps to go. Tire management will therefore be crucial: Here, Pirelli does not supply the rear SCX. In the race, you will have to decide whether to mount the standard SC0 or the evolution SC0, marked B0624.

 

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Paul Gozzi