Troy Bayliss on pole position for tomorrow's race

Troy Bayliss will start tomorrow’s World Superbike races from pole position after putting in the fastest lap of Superpole with a time of 1'30"370, 0.7 seconds faster than second placed Noriyuki Haga’s 1'31"084.

Former World SBK Champion Troy Corser crashed at Redgate, leaving Regis Laconi (1:31.377) to take third place ahead local idol James Toseland (1:31.399) fourth.

Ducati rider and Bayliss team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi (1:31.504) was 5th, Spaniard Ruben Xaus (1:31.686) 6th and Max Biaggi (1:31.689) 7th.

Corser’s crash dropped him to 8th place. Brookes and Rolfo also crashed out of Superpole, Brooks at Starkeys and Rolfo at the Melbourne Loop on his out lap.

Troy Bayliss: “I didn’t do the first section very well; I’m lucky because I’m strong on the last section of the track. That could come in handy tomorrow.”