Superpole one
Ben Spies 1'31.069
Max Biaggi 1'31.402
Jonathan Rea 1'31.596
World Superbike rookie rider Ben Spies has taken pole position at Phillip Island in his first time in the series and his first time racing the Factory Yamaha YZF-R1.
The reigning and three-times AMA Superbike champion used only one of his two allocated qualifying tyres to set his 1'31.069 pole time. The Texan was a third of a second faster than Aprilia's Max Biaggi with Britain's Jonathan Rea in third.
Jakub Smrz rounds out the front row with Xerox Ducati's Michel Fabrizio heading the second. Stiggy Honda's Leon Haslam in in fifth with Carlos Checa in seventh and Regis Laconi in eighth.
Superpole two
Regis Laconi 1'31.050
Michel Fabrizio 1'31.276
Leon Haslam 1'31.342
Leon Haslam pulled a lap out of the bag with a minute to go to keep himself in the game, using one of his two allocated qualifiers. Regis Laconi knocked Michel Fabrizio off the top spot on the very last lap, and Jonathan Rea kept himself third, only completing two laps and sitting out the rest of the 12-minute session.
Biaggi went fastest at the top of the session, but was demoted to second place by Rea. Rookie Ben Spies parked himself in third as team-mate Tom Sykes was knocked out. Carlos Checa just hung in there, taking the eighth and last spot
ELIMINATED
Shinya Nakano
Ryuichi Kiyonari
Yukio Kagayama
Tom Sykes
Noriyuki Haga
Max Neukirchner
Shane Byrne
Broc Parkes
Superpole one
Jonathan Rea 1'31.906
Ben Spies 1'31.926
Noriyuki Haga 1'31.967
Britain's Tommy Hill had a nightmare in Superpole one only getting in four laps after his engine exploded yesterday. Both BMWs were out with Troy Corser being nudged down to 17th by a quick lap from former works Ducati rider Regis Laconi. Corser seemed surprised that he hadn't made it and was complaining of chatter going over Lukey Heights. Roby Rolfo was also punted out.
ELIMINATED
Troy Corser
Robie Rolfo
Ruben Xaus
Tommy Hill
