WorldSBK Magny-Cours Superpole | Relentless Rea extends Superpole streak
Jonathan Rea maintains his perfect Superpole record this season with an eighth pole position from eight rounds at Magny-Cours, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu
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54 years 8 monthsJonathan Rea’s remarkable run of qualifying form during the 2021 WorldSBK Championship showed no signs of abating as he rattled off an eighth pole position from eight attempts at Magny-Cours.
Coming into the French weekend level on points with Yamaha’s Toprak Razgatlioglu, Rea gave himself the best possible chance to put some distance between himself and his rival by maintaining his spectacular single lap record.
Popping to the top of the timesheets towards the end of the session, Rea was a tenth quicker than Razgatlioglu to ensure he remains the only rider to start from the top spot this season.
Still, he faces close competition from close championship rival Razgatlioglu, who returns to the scene of his maiden WorldSBK wins two years ago looking to have an easier time of it having achieved those successes from 14th on the grid.
Tom Sykes completes the front row, the BMW rider making a strong account of himself as he looks for a new ride next season, while Alex Lowes and Andrea Locatelli replicated the order of their Kawasaki and Yamaha counterparts in fourth and fifth.
Leon Haslam scored his best starting position of the season in sixth aboard the Honda, ahead of Ducati factory pair Michael Ruben RInaldi and Scott Redding, the third of the title contenders giving himself work to do in Race 1 and the Superpole Race.
Michael van der Mark completes row three, ahead of Lucas Mahias - who crashed late on - Chaz Davies and Garrett Gerloff on the privateer Go Eleven Ducati and GRT Yamaha.
2021 WorldSBK Magny-Cours, France | Superpole Qualifying RESULTS | Round 8 / 13 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | KawasakI ZX-10RR | 1m 35.683 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha by BRIXX | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1m 35.784 |
3 | Tom Sykes | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK | BMW M1000RR | 1m 35.919 |
4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | KawasakI ZX-10RR | 1m 36.025 |
5 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha by BRIXX | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1m 36.201 |
6 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 36.258 |
7 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ESP | Aruba Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.415 |
8 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.485 |
9 | Michael van der Mark | NED | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK | BMW M1000RR | 1m 36.736 |
10 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Kawasaki | KawasakI ZX-10RR | 1m 36.814 |
11 | Chaz Davies | GBR | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 36.871 |
12 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1m 36.926 |
13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 37.114 |
14 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Team HRC Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 37.269 |
15 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Barni Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 37.719 |
16 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Motorsport | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1m 37.860 |
17 | Isaac Vinales | ESP | Orelac VerdNatura Racing | KawasakI ZX-10RR | 1m 37.970 |
18 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1m 37.997 |
19 | Jonas Folger | GER | Bonovo MGM Action | BMW M1000RR | 1m 38.184 |
20 | Leandro Mercado | ESP | MIE Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 38.357 |
21 | Loris Cresson | BEL | TPR Team Pedercini Racing | KawasakI ZX-10RR | 1m 38.862 |