WorldSSP: Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) set a new Superpole lap record at Portimao to claim the fifth pole position of his Supersport career.
Valentin Debise qualified on the front row of the grid for the second time on the all-new ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing machine. The Frenchman set the pace in Free Practice 1 this morning and will line up second on the grid for Race 1. Championship leader Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) will start from fourth on his Yamaha YZF-R9.
A late red flag was caused by a technical failure for Josh Whatley (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) but the British rookie still qualified on the fourth row of the grid while Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) was one of the few riders to improve following the restart. The Frenchman moved from fifth to third on the grid.
P1 – Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing):
“I’m very happy. The first round was quite difficult because we didn’t have enough time to really get to know each other and adapt to everything. When so many things change it’s not easy at the beginning. But after that first race we have improved a lot together. I started to understand better what the team needs from me and I also changed my approach to adapt to them. I feel much more comfortable now and I’m back in the position I was fighting for last year. I’m very excited for tomorrow’s race.”
Superpole Results
1. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 1’42.670s
2. Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) +0.633s
3. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +0.687s
4. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) +0.823s
5. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.843s
6. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +0.936s
For more info checkout our dedicated WorldSSP (World SuperSport) News page superbike-news.co.uk/world-supersport/
Or visit the official World Superbike website worldsbk.com
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