WorldSPB: David Salvador (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) continued his domination of Tissot Superpole in the World Sportbike class by claiming his fourth consecutive pole position.
The 23-year-old Spaniard set a 1’45.549 to take the top spot by almost a quarter of a second from Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki), while Xavi Artigas secured third with a last-gasp lap to complete the front row for the Kawasaki ZX-6R 636.
Championship contender Antonio Torres (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) will start Race 1 from fourth, alongside Fenton Seabright. The PHR Performance Triumph rider had topped Free Practice 1 earlier in the day.
Carter Thompson (Team BrCorse) continued his impressive run of form despite crashing at Turn 8 midway through the session. The Australian arrived at Magny-Cours after three consecutive podiums and, despite the incident, recovered to set the sixth-fastest time and secure his third successive third-row start.
David Salvador – P1, Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI
“It’s been an amazing day! I tried different setups during the morning session and in the afternoon, for the Superpole session, it was a little bit difficult because the track temperature was very high. I tried to adapt to this and in the end we did a great job with my teammate during the Superpole. It’s super nice after the summer break to take another pole position. We’ll continue into the weekend with the same performance.”
Superpole Results
1. David Salvador (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) 1’45.549s
2. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) +0.240s
3. Xavi Artigas (MTM Kawasaki) +0.472s
4. Antonio Torres (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) +0.486s
5. Fenton Seabright (PHR Performance Triumph) +0.494s
6. Carter Thompson (Team BrCorse) +0.686s
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