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Portimao WorldSSP, Qualifying | Champion-elect Bulega sets himself up with ninth pole

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Nicolo Bulega, Aruba Racing, Ducati Panigale V2, 2023 WorldSSP, Portimao, action [Gold & Goose]

Nicolo Bulega set himself up nicely into his burgeoning coronation for the 2023 WorldSSP Championship title as he reeled off yet another dominant pole position in Portimao.

A ninth pole position in 11 attempts, Bulegaโ€™s vast half-second lead over second place man Stefano Manzi only served to emphasise his imperious form on the Aruba Ducati Panigale V2 this season.

In the context of the championship, Bulega takes a 15 point lead over Manzi into the first of the weekendโ€™s two WorldSSP races this afternoon. As such, even if Bulega wins both races, if Manzi finishes second in each encounter then he will keep the title fight alive to the season finale in Jerez.

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However, if Bulega wins and Manzi finishes off the podium in either race, it is the Italian who will walk away with the title with a round in hand.

Nevertheless, Manzi in second kept up some pressure on Bulega, the Ten Kate Yamaha rider slotted between another Ducati belonging to Yari Montella on the Barni Spark machine.

A strong session all around for Ten Kate Racing, Jorge Navarro enjoyed his strong qualifying of the season in fourth place, the ex-Moto2 rider sharing row two with Valentin Debise and Tom Edwards, the Australian surprising in sixth on the YART Yamaha R6.

Elsewhere, Tom Booth-Amos - who is sacrificing his British Supersport title aspirations this weekend in order to secure the points he needs to win the WorldSSP Cup - will start in 13th place on his Motozoo Kawasaki, while John McPhee qualified 19th in what is his second appearance of the season with D34G Ducati.

Finally, Tarran Mackenzie brought out a late red flag when he crashed at Turn 13 with just over three minutes of the session remaining. The 2021 BSB Champion starts 25th.

2023 Portimao WorldSSP | Portimao | Qualifying Results | Round 11 of 12
Pos.RiderNatTeamMotorcycleLap Time
1Nicolo Bulega๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นAruba RacingDucati Panigale V21m 42.769
2Stefano Manzi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นTen Kate RacingYamaha R61m 43.292
3Yari Montella๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นBarni Spark RacingDucati Panigale V21m 43.504
4Jorge Navarro๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆTen Kate RacingYamaha R61m 43.541
5Valentin Debise๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ตGMT94Yamaha R61m 43.553
6Tom Edwards๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บYARTYamaha R61m 43.649
7Marcel Schroetter๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชMV Agusta Reparto CorseMV Agusta F3 800 RR1m 43.690
8Glenn van Straalen๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑEAB RacingYamaha R61m 43.726
9Can Oncu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทPuccetti RacingKawasaki ZX-6R1m 43.735
10Federico Caricasulo๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นAlthea RacingDucati Panigale V21m 43.860
11Lorenzo Dalla Porta๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นEvan Bros. TeamYamaha R61m 43.866
12Adrian Huertas๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆMTM RacingKawasaki ZX-6R1m 43.928
13Tom Booth-Amos๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งMotozoo RacingKawasaki ZX-6R1m 44.066
14Raffaele de Rosa๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นOrelac Racing VerdnaturaDucati Panigale V21m 44.179
15Niki Tuuli๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎPTR RacingTriumph STR 765 RS1m 44.366
16Yeray Ruiz๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆMDR OfftecYamaha R61m 44.369
17Bahattin Sofuoglu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทMV Agusta Reparto CorseMV Agusta F3 800 RR1m 44.531
18Ondrej Vostatek๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPTR RacingTriumph STR 765 RS1m 44.758
19John McPhee๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งD34G RacingDucati Panigale V21m 45.106
20Federico Fuligni๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นOrelac Racing VerdnaturaDucati Panigale V21m 45.154
21Max Kofler๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นD34G RacingDucati Panigale V21m 45.507
22Twan Smits๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑYamaha Thailand RacingYamaha R61m 45.603
23Anupab Sarmoon๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญYamaha Thailand RacingYamaha R61m 45.651
24Alvaro Diaz๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆArco YARTYamaha R61m 45.692
25Tarran Mackenzie๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งPetronas MIE RacingHonda CBR600RR1m 45.765
26Luke Power๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บMotozoo RacingKawasaki ZX-6R1m 45.901
27Andrea Migno๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นPetronas MIE RacingHonda CBR600RR1m 46.068
28Yuta Okaya๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตProDina RacingKawasaki ZX-6R1m 46.200
29Leonardo Taccini๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นVince64 by PuccettiKawasaki ZX-6R1m 46.334
30Ibrahim Norrodin๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พPetronas MIE RacingHonda CBR600RR1m 46.539
31Maiki Abe๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตVFT RacingYamaha R61m 48.129
WNicholas Spinelli๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นVFT RacingYamaha R6

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