Supersport

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) secured another pole position for himself this season, his fifth in all, after leapfrogging his fellow PTR rider Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) in the final session. Lowes was unable to improve on his Friday best time today. Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) almost took second but lost his advantage in the final split, while championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) made it onto the front row for Sunday’s 19-lap race. Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) relied on his Friday time for fifth, with Russian podium hero Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport) again strong in sixth place. Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) was seventh.

Times: 1. Cluzel (Honda) 1'59.201 average 155.143 kph; 2. Lowes (Honda) 1'59.210; 3. Parkes (Honda) 1'59.226; 4. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 1'59.521; 5. Foret (Kawasaki) 1'59.637; 6. Leonov (Yamaha) 1'59.816; 7. Talmacsi (Honda) 2'00.079; 8. Morais (Kawasaki) 2'00.180; etc.

Superstock 1000

Team Pedercini Kawasaki rider Bryan Staring headed up combined qualifying after setting the fastest time in the second session, pushing his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R to a lap time of 1 minute 59.084 seconds. It was his first pole position in this class. Just under three-tenths behind him Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Italia Ducati) was second fastest and to keep the close competition in the series at a high level, Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) was third. Day one fastest man Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) was fourth overall, with British rider Kevin Coghlan (DMC Racing Ducati) improving his placing on the grid to fifth, with a lap time just over one second behind Staring’s.

Times: 1. Staring (Kawasaki) 1'59.084 average 155.295 kph; 2. La Marra (Ducati) 1'59.364; 3. Barrier (BMW) 1'59.394; 4. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 1'59.670; 5. Coghlan (Ducati) 2'00.112; 6. Reiterberger (BMW) 2'00.215; 7. Mercado (Kawasaki) 2'00.346; 8. Massei (Honda) 2'00.391; etc.

Superstock 600 - Race

Michael van der Mark (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team Honda) set a new lap record of 2 minutes 02.736 seconds to win the ten-lap UEM Superstock 600 European Championship race at the Nürburgring, and in doing so take the lead in the championship, all despite riding with a plate and screws in his recently injured collarbone. Van der Mark now leads Riccardo Russo (Team Italia FMI Yamaha) by two points in the championship, 169 to 167. Russo was second in the German round, 1.814 seconds back on front-runner van der Mark, while Franco Morbidelli (Bike Service RT Yamaha) took the last podium place on offer.

Results: 1. Vd Mark (Honda) 10 Laps/51.370 km in 20'33.723 average 149.898 kph; 2. Russo (Yamaha) 1.814; 3. Morbidelli (Yamaha) 5.269; 4. Chesaux (Honda) 7.134; 5. Nestorovic (Yamaha) 10.073; 6. Jones (Yamaha) 10.147; 7. Cecchini (Honda) 18.875; 8. Nekvasil (Yamaha) 19.664; etc.

Points (after 8 of 10 rounds) 1. Vd Mark 169; 2. Russo 167; 3. Duwelz 78; 4. Vitali 59; 5. Nestorovic 58; 6. Schacht 55; 7. Calero Perez 54; 8. Morbidelli 52; etc.

KTM European Junior Cup

Lukas Wimmer (MSC Schalchen) set a 2 minute 12.481 second lap time to score pole in the KTM European Junior Cup, heading off Artur Wielebski (Bogdanka Junior Team Poland) and his teammate Adrian Pesek on the way. All 20 riders improved their lap times today, in readiness for Sunday’s seven-lap race. Kyran De Lang (Silverton Midas) was fourth quickest.

Times: 1. Wimmer (AUT) 2'12.481; 2. Wielebski (POL) 2'13.304; 3. Pasek (POL) 2'13.918; 4. De Lange (RSA) 2'14.155; 5. Garcia (ESP) 2'14.410; 6. Vidal (ESP) 2'14.484; 7. Fazzina (ITA) 2'14.968; 8. Demoulin J. (FRA) 2'15.374; etc.