The FIM Supersport World Championship delivered a competitive display at the Italian track 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 third pole position in a row after a disrupted, red-flagged session and the new circuit. The Spaniard set a lap time of 1’31.478s to finish a 0.298s ahead of his rivals Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) who will start from third on the grid.

SECOND ROW: Mcphee starts from P5

Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) secured fourth on the grid, followed by an impressive P5 for Britain’s John Mcphee (WRP by SKM – Triumph) who came in 0.612s behind the leader.  He pipped Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) who completes the second row.

TOP 10 FINISHERS: Navarro P10 after crash

Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) will head the third row of the grid after being declared fit alongside Turkish rider Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) who took eighth ahead of Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) and #9 Jorge Navarro (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) who completes the top 10 despite a crash at turn 2.

HUERTAS FOCUSED: Spaniard takes pole yet again

This result sets up an exciting race at Cremona, with the top riders closely matched and battling for victory.

The top six from WorldSSP Superpole, full results here:

1. Adrián Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 1’31.478s
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.298s
3. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 0.330s
4. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +0.393s
5. John McPhee (WRP by SKM – Triumph) +0.612s
6. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.674s

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Source: WorldSBK.com