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Pole to Cluzel after intense fight for supremacy

Saturday, 8 September 2012 15:46 GMT
Pole to Cluzel after intense fight for supremacy

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) secured another pole position for himself this season, his fifth in all, after leapfrogging his fellow PTR rider Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) in the final session. Lowes was unable to improve on his Friday best time today. Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) almost took second but lost his advantage in the final split, while championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) made it onto the front row for Sunday's 19-lap race.


Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) relied on his Friday time for fifth, with Russian podium hero Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) again strong in sixth place. Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) was seventh.