Qualifying three

Alex Lowes 1’37.390

Jakub Smrz 1’37.827

WFR Honda’s Alex Lowes stormed to his second MCE British Superbikes pole position of the year in a rain affected session at Assen. Lowes posted a laptime of 1’37.390, the fastest of the weekend, to beat fellow Title Fighter Michael Laverty to pole position.

Splitlath Aprilia claimed their first ever British Superbike front row with Jakub Smrz’s one lap talents coming to fruition. The World Superbike exile got the better of reigning Champion Tommy Hill who rounds out the front row.

Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Brookes heads the second row ahead of Luca Scassa and the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki duo of Shane Byrne and Stuart Easton. Supersonic BMW’s Tommy Bridewell heads the third row after betting Peter Hickman with his flying lap.

Qualifying two

Shane Byrne 1’38.169

Luca Scassa 1’38.465

Just one flying lap was completed before rain began to fall, brining all twenty riders into pitlane but more importantly it left Samsung Honda’s Michael Laverty in danger of not making it through to Q3. As the rain dried up, Scassa moved up from danger to fourth dropping Josh Brookes into possible elimination. However, with the flag out the two Title Fighters of Brookes and Laverty improved their time to secure their spot in Q3.

ELIMINATED

Patric Muff

Barry Burrell

Jon Kirkham

Noriyuki Haga

Robbin Harms

James Westmoreland

Chris Walker

Michael Rutter

Troy Herfoss

Danny Buchan

Qualifying one

Shane Byrne 1’38.437

Josh Brookes 1’38.816

Padgetts Honda’s Ian Lowry failed to make it through to the second session after being bumped out by WFR Honda’s James Westmoreland with less than two minutes remaining. Tyco Suzuki’s Alastair Seeley was the other big shock of as he also failed to make it through to the next stage of qualifying, leaving him 23rd on the grid for the first of tomorrow’s races. Padgett's managed to get one rider through however with Luca Scassa jumping out of elimination to fourth place.

ELIMINATED

Ian Lowry

Karl Harris

Alastair Seeley

Luke Quigley

Victor Cox

Tristan Palmer

Tom Grant

Tom Tunstall

Scott Smart

Aaron Zanotti

Jenny Tinmouth

Abdulaziz Binladen

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