Factory BMW World Superbike rider Troy Corser is a ruing a tyre gamble that didn't pay off, leaving the Australian with his worst-ever qualifying spot in more than 400 races.

Corser's team looked by be slightly confused about the new, three-tier qualifying system and thought that his opening salvo, which was fifth fastest, would be enough. However, other riders went qucker and he missed the second stage by one place.

"This new Superpole system is a bit strange because the fastest rider could easily not end up on the front row! I believe that the fastest rider should be in pole position and then the rest should follow with reference to their lap times.

"Having only two tyres for three sessions is a bit of a gamble, because you don’t know whether or not to use one in the first session or what. Today we took a gamble and it didn’t work, so we will carefully have to think about what to do the next time.

"This is something we all have to learn and is just another part of this huge learning process for our team. It’s a big shame, because I could’ve probably qualified on the first two rows of the grid and that would have been a fantastic achievement for the team.

"It’s not going to be easy starting from the fifth row of the grid. This will be my worst grid position in my World Superbike history, but sometimes strange things happen at racetracks, so we will just have to see how it all pans out tomorrow. Wish me luck. I need it!"