Italian Driver Secures Pole Position at Estoril

Italian rider Nicolo Bulega secured pole position with a lap time of 1:33.884 in the Superpole session of the WorldSBK Estoril round. This achievement was also recorded as Ducati's first pole in Estoril. Throughout this season, the Italian rider secured pole position on 10 out of 11 laps.

Pole Position Details

Nicolo Bulega took pole position with a lap time of 1:33.884 in his session. This achievement was recorded as Ducati's first pole in Estoril. The Italian rider securing pole position on 10 out of 11 laps this season is attracting attention.

Race Rankings

The race standings in the Superpole session were as follows:

• 1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) achieved pole position with a lap time of 1:33.884.
• 2. Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in second place with a lap time of 1:34.041. Teammate Iker Lecuona finished second with a difference of 0.157 seconds.
• 3. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) entered third place with a lap time of 1:34.430. Alex Lowes finished third with a difference of 0.546 seconds.

Other Important Rankings

The Superpole standings for other riders are as follows:

• 4. Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) dropped to fourth place with a lap time of 1:34.511. The Motocorsa Racing rider could not improve his position on his second attempt. Alberto Surra dropped to fourth place with a lap time of 1:34.511. Alberto Surra missed the podium in the third qualifying session of the season.
• 5. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished fifth with a lap time of 1:34.549. Home rider Miguel Oliveira finished fifth with a difference of 0.665 seconds with the ROKiT BMW. The Portuguese rider, who set the benchmark with 1:34.651 in his first attempt, will start the races from fifth place. Miguel Oliveira finished fifth with a lap time of 1:34.549.
• 6. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished sixth with a time of 1:34.747. Barni Spark Racing Team rider Yari Montella did not overtake the line before the checkered flag on his second attempt. Montella finished sixth with a time of 1:34.747. Yari Montella finished sixth with a time of 1:34.747.
• 7. Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) took seventh place with 1:34.788. Honda HRC rider Jake Dixon took seventh place with 1:34.788 and achieved the best Superpole result of the season. Jake Dixon took seventh place with 1:34.788.
• 8. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) finished eighth with a lap time of 1:34.839. Axel Bassani finished eighth with a lap time of 1:34.839. Sam Lowes finished tenth with a lap time of 1:34.995. Axel Bassani finished eighth with a lap time of 1:34.839. Sam Lowes finished tenth with a lap time of 1:34.995.

Overall Ranking

The riders in the middle rankings are as follows:

• 11. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) secured first place with a lap time of 1:35.132. Garrett Gerloff secured first place with a lap time of 1:35.132.
• 12. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) secured twelfth place with a lap time of 1:35.184. Alvaro Bautista secured twelfth place with a lap time of 1:35.184.
• 13. Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) secured thirteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.207. Xavi Vierge secured thirteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.207.
• 14. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured fourteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.228. Danilo Petrucci secured fourteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.228.
• 15. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) secured fifteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.238. Andrea Locatelli secured fifteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.238.
• 16. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) secured sixteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.407. Remy Gardner secured sixteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.407.
• 17. Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) took seventeenth place with a lap time of 1:35.489. Somkiat Chantra took seventeenth place with a lap time of 1:35.489.
• 18. Loris Baz (MGM Optical Express Racing) secured eighteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.636. Loris Baz secured eighteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.636.
• 19. Thomas Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) secured nineteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.640. Thomas Bridewell secured nineteenth place with a lap time of 1:35.640.
• 20. Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) secured twentieth place with a lap time of 1:35.659. Stefano Manzi secured twentieth place with a lap time of 1:35.659. Twan Smits finished in twenty second place in the session.

Race Information

The first race of the WorldSBK will start on Saturday at 17:30 CET. Bulega will start from pole position, while Lecuona and Alex Lowes will start from the front row.

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