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Aragon WorldSBK Superpole | Jonathan Rea fires in 42nd WorldSBK pole over title rivals

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Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki Racing Team, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2023 WorldSBK, Aragon, action [Gold & Goose]

Jonathan Rea made sure he tallied at least one more pole position as a Kawasaki rider before the end of the 2023 WorldSBK season as he took top spot in qualifying for Round 10 at Aragon.

The Ulsterman, who is poised to join Yamaha for the 2024 WorldSBK season in place of BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu, made the most of his intimate knowledge of the Alcaniz circuit, a venue which is used predominantly by Kawasaki for testing year-round.

It meant Rea, who has struggled to match the Ducati and Yamaha of Alvaro Bautista and Razgatlioglu at times in 2023 over a single lap, would come out on top on this occasion to secure his second Superpole of the season, the 42nd of his WorldSBK career.

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While he might be starting ahead of his two primary rivals, Bautista and Razgatlioglu wonโ€™t be far away regardless, the top two riders in the overall standings slotting in alongside him in second and third respectively as they prepare for what could be a crucial three races in the fight for this yearโ€™s crown.

Pata Yamahaโ€™s Andrea Locatelli made gains towards the end of the session to ascend to fourth, in turn dislodging Michael Ruben Rinaldi to fifth and Iker Lecuona down to sixth, the latter in particular enjoying one of his strongest Superpole sessions of the season on the factory HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R.

Axel Bassani gets underway as top privateer in seventh, the Italian sharing row three with fellow independent racers Philipp Oettl and Remy Gardner. 

There was disappointment, however, for Bassani and Oettlโ€™s Ducati stablemate Danilio Petrucci, who went from hero to zero by crashing out of contention early on without setting a time having topped the preceding FP3 session beforehand.

Though unable to replicate his top five pace through practice, Garrett Gerloff was still the best placed BMW rider as he rounded out the top ten on the satellite Bonovo machine, ahead of Loris Baz in 11th, Scott Redding in 13th and Michael van der Mark in 14th.

Elsewhere, Bradley Ray started 17th on the Motoxracing Yamaha, one spot ahead of Florian Marino, the Kawasaki test rider - deputising for the injured Alex Lowes this weekend - qualifying 18th for what will be his first WorldSBK start in five years.

2023 Aragon WorldSBK | Motorland Aragon | Superpole Qualifying Results| Round 10 of 12
PosRiderNatTeamMotorcycleLap Time
1Jonathan Rea๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki ZX-10RR1m 47.973
2Alvaro Bautista๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธAruba DucatiDucati Panigale V4 R1m 48.324
3Toprak Razgatlioglu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทPata Crescent RacingYamaha R11m 48.523
4Andrea Locatelli๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นPata Crescent RacingYamaha R11m 48.710
5Michael Ruben Rinaldi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นAruba DucatiDucati Panigale V4 R1m 48.804
6Iker Lecuona๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธTeam HRCHonda CBR1000RR-R1m 48.876
7Axel Bassani๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นMotocorsa RacingDucati Panigale V4 R1m 48.909
8Philipp Oettl๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGo ElevenDucati Panigale V4 R1m 49.000
9Remy Gardner๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บGYTR GRTYamaha R11m 49.031
10Garrett Gerloff๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒBonovo RacingBMW M 1000 RR1m 49.083
11Loris Baz๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทBonovo RacingBMW M 1000 RR1m 49.256
12Xavi Vierge๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธTeam HRCHonda CBR1000RR-R1m 49.418
13Scott Redding๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งBMW Motorrad WorldSBKBMW M 1000 RR1m 49.556
14Michael van der Mark๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑBMW Motorrad WorldSBKBMW M 1000 RR1m 49.738
15Lorenzo Baldassarri๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นGMT 94Yamaha R11m 49.917
16Dominique Aegerter๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญGYTR GRTYamaha R11m 50.005
17Bradley Ray๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งMotoxracingYamaha R11m 50.052
18Florian Marino๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki ZX-10RR1m 50.509
19Tito Rabat๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธPuccetti RacingKawasaki ZX-10RR1m 51.040
20Hafizh Syahrin๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMIE RacingHonda CBR1000RR-R1m 51.135
21Isaac Vinales๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธTPR by Vinales RacingKawasaki ZX-10RR1m 51.184
22Eric Granado๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทMIE RacingHonda CBR1000RR-R1m 51.249
23Gabriele Ruiu๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นB-Max RacingBMW M 1000 RR1m 51.691
24Oliver Konig๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟOrelac RacingKawasaki ZX-10RR1m 52.863
-Danilo Petrucci๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นBarni Spark RacingDucati Panigale V4 RNo Time

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