The 7^th Pole Position of the 2015 season has been won by Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) who claimed the 5^th Pole Position of his career in this afternoon’s Tissot-Superpole session, after overhauling Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and team mate Chaz Davies by 0.116s and 0.359s respectively on his way to the fastest lap of the weekend (1.41.764s). Giugliano was last on Pole Position at Imola.

Behind the top 3, row two will see Alex Lowes, Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) and Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing) who made it 3 Ducati machines on the front two rows.

Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) achieved his best qualifying result of the season in 7^th while championship leader Jonathan Rea crashed at turn 3 at the start of his second flying lap, and will start tomorrow’s two 20 lap races from the middle of row 3 in 8^th alongside Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) who will start 9^th.

Row 4 has the BMW Motorrad Italia entry of Ayrton Badovini, Leandro Mercado and David Salom (Team Pedercini).

Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Superbike Team), Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven) make up row 5 in positions 13 to 15 respectively.

Superpole 1 saw Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) and Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing) progress to the final shoot-out, courtesy of being the fastest two riders in the first 15 minute session. Lowes’ time of 1.42.499s in Superpole 1 was, at that point, the fastest lap of the weekend!