Barrier continues good pace to take pole position
Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia) improved on his Friday best to take pole at Assen, as Pedercini Kawasaki rider Bryan Staring went second overall. Barrier's Italian team-mate Lorenzo Baroni was third, as he had been on day one, while Loris Baz (Kawasaki MRS) continued the front row symmetry of machines by putting a ZX-10R into fourth place.
The first Ducati on the grid, in fifth, belongs to Barni Racing Team rider Eddi La Marra, while Fabio Massei (EAB Ten Kate Junior Honda) added another machine to the top six mix on his CBR1000RR.