Turkish star Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing) claimed his second pole position of his FIM Supersport 300 World Championship career at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” with a last-gasp lap for the Pirelli Made in Italy Emilia-Romagna Round, finishing more than three tenths clear in the Tissot Superpole session.

THE TOP THREE

The Turkish star had claimed one pole position in 2020 and added to his tally with a stunning lap right at the end of the session, snatching pole position from Jose Luis Perez Gonzalez (Accolade Smrz Racing) who had topped the timesheets throughout the majority of the 20-minute session. Vicente Perez Selfa (Machado CAME SBK) claimed a front row start alongside his Spanish compatriot, two tenths away from Perez Gonzalez.

AS CLOSE AS ALWAYS IN THE TOP TEN

Hugo de Cancellis (Prodina Team WorldSSP300) will start from the front of the second row, missing out on a front row start by just 0.005s, with MTM Kawasaki duo Koen Meuffels and Adrian Huertas claimed the final spots on the second row; Huertas had been looking like he would secure a front row start before being usurped by Sofuoglu, De Cancellis and teammate Meuffels.

Friday front runner Tom Booth-Amos (Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki) will start from seventh place with Ton Kawakami (AD78 Team Brasil by MS Racing) in eighth with Victor Steeman (Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team) in ninth; the Dutch rider had been the pace setter throughout Friday. Dorren Loureiro (Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM - Kawasaki) rounded out the top ten.

FIGHTING FOR THE TOP TEN

Gabriele Mastroluca (ProGP Racing) just missing out on a top ten start by just hundredths of a second and will start in 11^th for both Race 1 and Race 2, with Unai Orradre (Yamaha MS Racing), Yuta Okaya (MTM Kawasaki), Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) and Marco Gaggi (Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing) rounding out the top 15.

NOTEWORTHY TALKING POINTS…

It was a difficult session for reigning Champion Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) as the Dutchman qualified down in 21^st place, finishing just ahead of Inigo Iglesias (SMW Racing) in 22^nd with the Spanish rider crashing at Turn 4 but able to re-join the session later on. Harry Khouri’s (Fusport – RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki) session came to a premature end when he had a crash at Turn 3; the Australian taken to the medical centre following the incident.

The top six following Tissot Superpole in WorldSSP300, full results here:

1.         Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing) 1'49.073s

2.         Jose Luis Perez Gonzalez (Accolade Smrz Racing) +0.316s

3.         Vicente Perez Selfa (Machado CAME SBK) +0.464s

4.         Hugo de Cancellis (Prodina Team WorldSSP300) +0.469s

5.         Koen Meuffels (MTM Kawasaki) +0.585s

6.         Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) +0.602s

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