Laverty gets pole on the eve of final race-day

Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) has claimed his second Tissot-Superpole of the year – and of his WSBK career – today after a close battle with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). The Irishman put in a fast lap of 1'40.620, edging the Championship leader for just 0.048s. The first row on the grid for final two races of the year is completed by Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia), who is keen to play his part tomorrow after the consistently good performances of the first two days at Jerez. The top-3 riders in Tissot-Superpole were joined at the SBK… (read more) Eugene Laverty: “Considering the gap behind Sykes, my only chance this weekend is to win both races. Starting ahead of the rest on the grid will definitely make that easier! Tomorrow I'll try to get off the line well and give it my all during the race. Sykes will also be starting from the front row and he'll definitely be trying to make his play to try and stop me, so that should make the races fairly interesting for the fans.” Tom Sykes: “I would say it was possible to make pole today but we had a little hiccup and there was no need to test the boundaries again. We want to get a good clean start if we can tomorrow, get stuck in and see what happens. I am quite happy with our race set-up and the only thing I am trying to think about is trying to win the races. The conditions do change between races, but I am sure every guy on the grid has taken that into consideration. Over race distance of 21 laps, I am happy.” World Supersport Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) grabbed his 9th pole position of the year - out of 13 rounds - after a blistering final lap at the Circuito de Jerez in Qualifying 2. The Lincoln-born rider, who clinched the title two weeks ago at Magny-Cours, clocked in 1'43.118s and he is now looking forward to end his dream season in great fashion. Times: 1. Lowes (Yamaha) 1'43.118 average 154.309 kph; 2. Rolfo (MV Agusta) 1'43.560; 3. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 1'43.611; 4. Leonov (Yamaha) 1'43.674;5. Iddon (MV Agusta) 1'44.255; 6. Vd Mark (Honda) 1'44.330; 7. Baldolini (Suzuki) 1'44.409; 8. Zanetti (Honda) 1'44.410; 9. Russo (Kawasaki) 1'44.613;10. Morais (Kawasaki) 1'44.647; 11. Webb (Honda) 1'44.706; 12. Foret (Kawasaki) 1'44.711; 13. De Rosa (Honda) 1'44.756; 14. Faccani (Honda) 1'44.757; 15. Roccoli (Yamaha) 1'44.766; etc. Superstock 1000 Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) is the pole-sitter for tomorrow's final race for the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Jerez. The Frenchman clocked in 1'45.062s on his penultimate attempt before the chequered flag, snatching the pole position from Niccolò Canepa (Barni Ducati Racing), who spent most of the session in first place, for 0.042s. Leandro Mercado (Team Pedercini Kawasaki) ended up in third place…(read more) Times: 1. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 1'45.062 average 151.453 kph; 2. Canepa (Ducati) 1'45.104; 3. Mercado (Kawasaki) 1'45.379; 4. Andreozzi (Kawasaki) 1'45.419; 5. Lanusse (Kawasaki) 1'45.491; 6. Reiterberger (BMW) 1'45.589; 7. Savadori (Kawasaki) 1'45.814; 8. Calia (Ducati) 1'45.832; 9. Jezek (Ducati) 1'45.852; 10. Gildenhuys (BMW) 1'46.213; 11. Bussolotti (BMW) 1'46.311; 12. Ponsson (Kawasaki) 1'46.317; 13. Lussiana (Kawasaki) 1'46.345; 14. Massei (Honda) 1'46.388; 15. Moser (Ducati) 1'46.428; etc. Superstock 600 – Race – Franco Morbidelli 2013 Champion Franco Morbidelli (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) has won the 2013 European Superstock 600 Championship title after finishing second in today's last race of the season. The youngster from Rome could have settled easily for third after the technical problem suffered by Christian Gamarino (Team Go Eleven Kawasaki) on the second lap, but he closed the gap on team mate Alessandro… (read more) Race results: 1. Smith (Honda) 10 Laps/44.200 km in 18'03.265 average 146.889 kph; 2. Morbidelli (Kawasaki) 0.308; 3. Nocco (Kawasaki) 0.827; 4. Chesaux(Honda) 4.860; 5. Casalotti (Yamaha) 6.406; 6. Nekvasil (Yamaha) 9.094; 7. Trautmann (Yamaha) 9.347; 8. Mamola (Yamaha) 9.492; 9. Tucci (Honda) 14.748; 10. Vitali (Suzuki) 14.765; 11. Gamarino (Kawasaki) 14.995; 12. D'Annunzio (Yamaha) 15.200; 13. Buhn (Yamaha) 15.486; 14. Tuuli (Yamaha) 17.054; 15. Clere (Yamaha) 22.612; etc. Final Standings: 1. Morbidelli 154; 2. Nocco 136; 3. Gamarino 129; 4. Chesaux 126; 5. Duwelz 102; 6. Coveña 81; 7. Mulhauser 67; 8. Nestorovic 63; 9. Salvadori 57; 10. Casalotti 53; 11. Morrentino 48; 12. Smith 44; 13. Schmitter 38; 14. Tuuli 36; 15. Tessels 34; etc.