Today's World Superbike Superpole has been cancelled following a serious incident in an Australian Superstock support class race. The grid will be taken from qualifying which puts Tom Sykes on pole with Max Biaggi, Carlos Checa and Jakub Smrz on the front row.

The Australian Superbike organisers have confirmed that Queenslander Oscar McIntyre died following an incident during the opening round of the 2012 Superstock 600cc Championship race at the Phillip Island Grand Prix .

McIntyre, 17, was immediately tended to by medical personnel after the incident, but his injuries proved to be fatal.

The crash, which also involved two other riders, occurred on lap two of the scheduled 12-lap race at approximately 2.00pm AEDT. It occurred between turns two and three.

The other riders involved were Luke Burgess and Michael Lockhart. Burgess has now been released from the circuit’s medical centre and Lockhart remains under observation with non life-threatening injuries.