WorldSBK San Juan Villicum SPole Results | Razgatlioglu pole, rivals alongside

Toprak Razgatlioglu carries free practice form at San Juan Villicum through to Superpole by dominating qualifying; Rea, Bautista join him on front row

Toprak Razgatlioglu - Pata Yamaha
Toprak Razgatlioglu - Pata Yamaha

Toprak Razgatlioglu has taken pole position for Round 10 of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at San Juan Villicum, with title rivals Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista joining him on the front row of the grid.

The defending champion comes into the first of three flyaways to conclude the 2022 WorldSBK season needing a strong weekend after only being able to reduce Alvaro Bautista’s sizeable 56 point advantage last time out at Portimao.

Indeed, with only three rounds and nine races remaining this year, Ducati rider Bautista is in the driving seat to win his maiden WorldSBK title though the Spaniard has been on the back foot relative to Razgatlioglu in Argentina so far this weekend.

Quickest in all three free practice sessions leading up to Superpole, though Razgatlioglu left it late to set his fastest time - and was fortunate to be ahead of a crash for Loris Baz just behind him that brought out the yellow flags late on - his effort of 1m 36.216secs was a comfortable two tenths up on the opposition.

Leading the chase was Kawasaki’s Rea, the Ulsterman still in with a shout of the title but needing a minor miracle this weekend having slipped 82 points adrift of Bautista up top.

Bautista, meanwhile, gets underway from the front row, where he will likely remain a threat given his strength in race conditions despite being almost half a second slower over a quick lap.

Heading up the second row will be Iker Lecuona, the Honda rider powering up the leaderboard to nip ahead of top BMW rider Scott Redding, the Briton ensuring all five manufacturers are represented in the leading five positions.

Despite his fall, a strong early effort from Baz allowed him to complete the second row in sixth place, ahead of Axel Bassani and Michael Ruben Rinaldi, while Xavi Vierge completed the third row from Andrea Locatelli, the Pata Yamaha rider rounding out the top ten.

The first WorldSBK race from San Juan Villicum kicks off at 19:00GMT

2022 WorldSBK Championship | San Juan Villicum, Argentina | Superpole Qualifying Results

2022 WorldSBK Championship | San Juan Villicum, Argentina | Superpole Qualifying Results | Round 10 / 12
Pos Rider Nat. WorldSBK Team Superbike Timing
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha Yamaha R1 1m 36.216
2 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 36.449
3 Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 36.671
4 Iker Lecuona ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 36.953
5 Scott Redding GBR BMW Motorrad BMW M 1000 RR 1m 36.974
6 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M 1000 RR 1m 37.027
7 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 37.031
8 Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 37.066
9 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 37.122
10 Xavi Vierge ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 37.159
11 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Yamaha Yamaha R1 1m 37.347
12 Garrett Gerloff USA GRT Yamaha Team Yamaha R1 1m 37.399
13 Lucas Mahias FRA Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 37.634
14 Michael van der Mark NED BMW Motorrad BMW M 1000 RR 1m 37.770
15 Xavi Fores ESP Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 37.908
16 Kohta Nozane JPN GRT Yamaha Team Yamaha R1 1m 38.108
17 Philipp Oettl ESP Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 38.149
18 Eugene Laverty IRL Bonovo Action BMW BMW M 1000 RR 1m 38.153
19 Leandro Mercado ARG MIE Racing Team Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 38.184
20 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 38.683
21 Max Scheib CHI MIE Racing Team Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 39.225
22 Marco Solorza ARG TPR Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 40.750

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