1. Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 1min 58.053 secs
2. Ruben Xaus ESP Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati 1098 RS 08 1min 58.689 secs
3. Max Biaggi ITA Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati 1098 RS 08 1min 58.767 secs
4. Max Neukirchner GER Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1min 58.964 secs
5. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA R.G. Team Ducati 1098 RS 08 1min 58.975 secs
6. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 1min 59.017 secs
7. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 1098 F08 1min 59.224 secs
8. Yukio Kagayama JPN Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1min 59.285 secs
9. Carlos Checa ESP Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 59.417 secs
10. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati 1098 F08 1min 59.450 secs
11. Fonsi Nieto ESP Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1min 59.921 secs
12. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing by Grifo’s Ducati 1098 RS 08 1min 59.984 secs
13. Gregorio Lavilla ESP Ventaxia VK Honda CBR1000RR 2min 00.095 secs
14. Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. CBR1000RR 2min 00.313 secs
15. Roberto Rolfo ITA Hannspree Honda Althea CBR1000RR 2min 01.208 secs
16. Ayrton Badovini ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2min 01.238 secs
What the riders said:
Troy Corser 1’58.053: “I do like this track although the grip levels are not always that good. The bike is in balance even if I did have some sort of a tank-slapper halfway through the Superpole lap - mainly because I was pushing it so hard. I had chosen a soft race tyre over the qualifying tyre because it makes the bike easier to control. For the qualifying lap you just need to ride very smoothly and it worked out fine. During the regular qualifying sessions today we did some long runs in order to test tyre life and I am confident we have a good set-up for tomorrow. Last year, when I joined Yamaha, it took a couple of races to adapt. We ended the year on a high note, however, and started that way again this year. I have to thank my team and our new Ohlins technician. I pretty pleased with my latest Superpole win and looking forward to starting from the first row.”

Noriyuki Haga 1’59.017: “I almost made a perfect Superpole lap but at one point the rear started chattering, so I missed a bit of time there. Otherwise I am quite satisfied with Superpole, because we tried so many things for our race set-up that I didn’t find a great feeling with the Superpole tyre before I started my lap. I am thinking about race strategy tonight, but I can’t make too many predictions. This track is peculiar, but I will try to do my best as always.”

Ruben Xaus 1’58”689: “I lapped fast both with qualifying tyres, soft tyres and race tyres. I think I’ve found an excellent set-up, which suits perfectly my riding style. I have what it takes to aim for great results in both the race”.

Max Biaggi 1’58”767: “I’m really satisfied, lap by lap I bettered my times until the Superpole when I was able to gain the first line. Tomorrow’s warm-up will be helpful to make the last settings for the race although we already have an idea. The first row rewards both me and all the members of the team; they have been trusting in me since the beginning. My best compliments to Ruben who did better than me”.
Troy Bayliss 1m59.2s
"We changed bikes just before the session and I didn’t feel totally happy. I think it would have been better to do Superpole on a race tyre. I was really happy earlier this afternoon when we used race tyres during the session so that’s a positive thing. It doesn’t take much for the lap to be less than perfect and there are several of us running with times that are really close , so the result is that I’ve taken seventh place which is not as good as I had hoped."

Michel Fabrizio 1m59.4s
"I hoped to do better today in Superpole but I wasn’t feeling totally well, I have a bit of a temperature, so at the end of the day I’m quite happy with how I went. I’m ready for tomorrow, we seem to be ready with regard to the bike’s settings so if we can get the right tyre combination then we should be able to do well. The wind was again an issue but now we just have to wait and see how it is tomorrow and whether I can get a good start from my place on the grid."
Max Neukirchner 1:58.964
"I’m very happy with how my Superpole lap and getting on the front row of the grid. Today my bike worked very well on the Superpole lap and whenever I tried a really soft tyre, but it didn’t work so well when I tried to do a long run. So now we will look at all the data and telemetry and see if we can adjust the bike so that it works as well in a race distance. I hope we can find out what to do so that I can run with the top guys throughout the race, but whatever happens, this has been a very good start and that makes me happy."

Yukio Kagayama 1:59.285
"My Superpole was a bit of mixture, but it should’ve been so much better. On my out lap I felt some vibration in my rear tyre and that made it a little difficult to concentrate fully on riding as fast as I wanted. It was a problem in many corners and then, to make matters worse, I made a bit of a mistake with the throttle exiting the last corner and I lost some more time. But second row is not so bad and, as long as I make a good start, I think I can get a good result here. My race set-up is pretty OK, though we may make a small adjustment to the electronics in the warm-up tomorrow morning to see if we can improve the bike. I don’t anybody has done a really long run here, so tyre choice and tyre conservation will be critical. I think the winner will be the rider who conserves his tyres best and is the most consistent in the race."

Fonsi Nieto 1:59.921
"I guess my problem in Superpole is… Superpole. For some reason I never go as well in Superpole as I do in practice and qualifying. That has caused me problems in the past and now I need to find a way round this problem and learn how to attack Superpole in the best way. The problem with a bad Superpole is that you end up way down the grid and that means you have to push very hard in the early part of the race. That wears the tyres out quicker, which means that the tyres are in not such good condition at the end of the race. Today I tried a qualifier in practice, but I got so much chatter from it that I could not use it in Superpole. Instead I used a very soft race tyre (like many other riders) and tried to do my best. It’s going to be a long hard day tomorrow, but I am determined to give everything I’ve got to get some good results"
World Supersport qualifying
1. Fabien Foret FRA Yamaha World Supersport 2’01.928
2. Craig Jones GBR Parkalgar Racing Team Honda 2’02.273
3. Matthieu Lagrive, FRA, Intermoto Czech Honda 2’02.554
4. Jonathan Rea, GBR, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 2’02.617
5. Broc Parkes, AUS, Yamaha World Supersport Team 2’02.636
6. Joan Lascorz, ESP, Glaner Motocard.com Honda 2’02.718
7. Garry McCoy, AUS, Triumph SC 2’02.770
8. Ivan Clementi, ITA, Triumph Italia BE1 Racing 2’02.862
9. David Salom, ESP, Yamaha Spain 2’02.866
10. Andrew Pitt, AUS, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 2’02.903

Jonathan Rea 2’02.617

"It was quite an event for my first qualifying but I have achieved my aim. I wanted to start from the front row and managed to do so. I have shown that I can be consistent on the race tires and feel really good for tomorrow’s race. I was unhappy with my starts at Philip Island but made a good one here today qualifying. It was a pity that I crashed as we were testing some changes for tomorrow’s race setting. In the end I went faster after the crash then before, which explains to me where I can make my time up tomorrow."