Magny-Cours World Superbike Superpole results: Garrett Gerloff claims maiden pole
As the opening lap times came in it was Jonathan Rea who led the way ahead of Barni Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci.&nb♒sꦓp;
Alvaro Bautista looked s🐲et to ꦛknock the six-time world champion off top spot but had to slow down due to a crash for Remy Gardner in front of him.
- Magny-Cours World Superbike FP3 results: Bautista rockets💫 to t🎃op spot
- Magny-Cours World Superbike FP2 results: Rinaldi 🀅puts Ducati on top, Gerloff P2
The Australian made a swift return to pi💞t lane while Rea improved his time evꦓen further by setting a sub 1m 36s lap.
Fastest in the first three sectors, Bautista had to settle for P4 on his first representative lap after losing time in the f🌊inal part of the lap.
A stunning time from Gerloff with the qualifying tyre fitted💦 saw him leapfrog Rea by ov🔯er five tenths, which was also enough for a new lap record.
Challenging Gerloff throughout the entire lap, Bautista got close to the American’s lap time but was unable to bettജer the BMW rider.
| 2023 World Superbike Magny-Cours, France - Superpole Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | 1:35.453s |
| 2 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.059s |
| 3 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.367s |
| 4 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.415s |
| 5 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.506s |
| 6 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +0.551s |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.625s |
| 8 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.632s |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | +0.649s |
| 10 | Scott Redding | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +0.764s |
| 11 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +1.040s |
| 12 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.104s |
| 13 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +1.143s |
| 14 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +1.214s |
| 15 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.253s |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +1.257s |
| 17 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.508s |
| 18 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +1.783s |
| 19 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.931s |
| 20 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | +1.960s |
| 21 | Hannes Soomer | EST | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.239s |
| 22 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.679s |
| 23 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | TPR by Vinales Racing | +2.757s |
| 24 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +3.598s |
Magny-Cours WorldSBK record
Fastest lap - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1:36.374s
2022 Race Winners
Race 1 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati
Superpole Race - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
Race 2 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
After missing all of FP💮3 with a mechanical issue, Axel Bassani, who is the favourite to replace Jonathan Rea at Kawasaki managed to take par🌱t in Superpole.
Magny-Cours weekend schedule (UK time)
Friday
Free Practice 1 - 09:30-10:15
Free Practice 2 - 14:00-14:45
Saturday
Free Practice 3 - 08:00-08:30
Superpole - 10:10-10:25
Race 1 - 13:00
Sunday
Warm-up - 08:00-08:15
Superpole Race - 10:00
Race 2 - 14:15
