The FIM Supersport World Championship returned to the newly surfaced Aragon Circuit on Friday as the riders battled to secure the best possible grid positions for the upcoming race on Saturday. Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) claimed his fourth consecutive pole position with a lap time of 1’52.932s, which secured him the Tissot Superpole Award for 2024, ahead of Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) and Jorge Navarro (Orelac Racing VerdNatura).
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Huertas was seemingly struggling in Free Practice this morning, losing time to his rivals, but he found it in time for the crucial Superpole session. His 1’52.932s was enough to give him pole by less than a tenth ahead of French rider Mahias, while Navarro had been looking good for a maiden pole but found himself demoted to third, around a tenth behind the #99. Huertas’ pole means he wrapped up the Tissot Superpole Award for this season.
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Ducati’s Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) secured fourth on the grid, followed by Glenn van Straalen (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) who came in +0.407s behind the leader. He leads German rider Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) who completes the second row, repeating his Race 1 grid position in Cremona.
WorldSSP TOP 10: Manzi on the third row…
Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) will head the third row of the grid alongside Italian Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) and #9 Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) who took ninth ahead of Triumph’s Thomas Booth-Amos who achieved an incredible maiden podium in Italy last week and completes the top 10 on the grid for Race 1 at the Spanish Circuit.
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With a new track surface, and a strong Championship lead, Huertas will be eager to extend his Championship gap even further. Italian riders Yari Montella and Stefano Manzi who have just 7 points separating them, are chasing down the unstoppable Spaniard, who leads the field with 334 points.
The top six from WorldSSP Superpole, full results here:
1. Adrián Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 1’52.932s
2. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +0.062s
3. Jorge Navarro (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +0.113s
4. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.213s
5. Glenn van Straalen (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.407s
6. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.455s
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Source: WorldSBK.com