Nicolo Bulega continued his record-breaking run of form by clinching a home pole position in WorldSBK Superpole at Misano.
Watched on by the Ducati bosses, Bulega was able to withstand the pressure and continue his phenomenal form to match Jonathan Rea’s record of the most successive pole positions with his eighth in a row.
The championship leader led the way with his first lap of the session, and continued to run in his typical record-quick time to break another lap record in Misano.
Bulega’s best time of 1:31.343s was enough for first place ahead of team-mate Iker Lecuona, who lined up second a weekend after his stand-in duties in MotoGP.
Alex Lowes announced his contract extension with Bimota earlier in the morning and rewarded the team with a start on the front row of the grid.
Yari Montella will head the all-Ducati second row of the grid for his home race, alongside compatriots Lorenzo Baldassarri and Alberto Surra.
Axel Bassani also received a new contract from Bimota and qualified seventh, while Andrea Locatelli was eighth and top Yamaha.
Tommy Bridewell crashed in the final minutes of the session and took ninth, while Sam Lowes crashed with nine minutes left on the clock but still managed 10th.
Miguel Oliveira was 11th on his return to action ahead of Tarran Mackenzie and a trio of Yamahas headed by Remy Gardner.
Xavi Vierge finished 14th, with Stefano Manzi completing the top 15.
Discussion about this post