Sam Lowes takes Silverstone pole despite crash

World Supersport Championship leader Sam Lowes (Yamaha Yakhnich Motorsport) will start from the pole position in tomorrow’s race at Silverstone.
With two minutes left in the second qualifying session, the talented British rider put in an impressive new best lap in 2′07.
666 before crashing out on his latest attempt while trying to further improve that time.

Reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) will be alongside Lowes on the first row of the grid, which will be completed by Brit Christian Iddon, who gave Team ParkinGO MV Agusta Corse and the F3 675 their first front row start of the season.

Scotsman Kev Coghlan (DMC Lorenzini Kawasaki) rode to an impressive fourth place, ahead of Frenchman Florian Marino (Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki), recent Suzuka 8 Hoyrs winner Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) and Fabien Foret (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki).
Jack Kennedy (Honda Rivamoto), David Salom (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres) and Ronan Quarmby (Honda Prorace) complete today’s Top 10.
South African Sheridan Morais (PTR Honda) lost control of his CBR600RR at Turn 11 while he was on his way to improve his lap-time, with team mate Matt Davies who crashed out too five minutes after the start of the session.

Injured Russian rider Vladimir Leonov (Yamaha Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) suffered a technical problem on his YZF-R6.
See the lap times after the jump.
Silverstone – FIM Supersport World Championship – Qualifying 2 1 S.
LOWES GBR Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha YZF R6 2′07.
6662 K.
SOFUOGLU TUR MAHI Racing Team India Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′08.
003 +0.
3373 C.
IDDON GBR ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse MV Agusta F3 675 2′08.
363 +0.
6974 K.
COGHLAN GBR Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team Kawasaki ZX-6R2′08.
505 +0.
8395 F.
MARINO FRA Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′08.
908 +1.
2426 M.
VD MARK NED Pata Honda World Supersport Honda CBR600RR 2′08.
939 +1.
2737 F.
FORET FRA MAHI Racing Team India Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′08.
946 +1.
2808 J.
KENNEDY IRL Rivamoto Honda CBR600RR 2′08.
994 +1.
3289 D.
SALOM ESP Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′09.
074 +1.
40810 R.
QUARMBY RSA Prorace Honda CBR600RR 2′09.
214 +1.
54811 R.
RUSSO ITA Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′09.
308 +1.
64212 R.
ROLFO ITA ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse MV Agusta F3 2′09.
369 +1.
70313 R.
DE ROSA ITA Team Lorini Honda CBR600RR 2′10.
263 2 +1.
79014 L.
ZANETTI ITA Pata Honda World Supersport Honda CBR600RR 2′09.
565 +1.
89915 S.
MORAIS RSA PTR Honda Honda CBR600RR 2′09.
623 +1.
95716 A.
BALDOLINI ITA Suriano Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R600 2′09.
672 +2.
00617 L.
MARCONI ITA PTR Honda Honda CBR600RR 2′09.
753 +2.
08718 R.
TAMBURINI ITA Team Lorini Honda CBR600RR 2′09.
777 +2.
11119 M.
SCHOLTZ RSA Suriano Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R600 2′09.
785 +2.
11920 L.
SCASSA ITA Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′09.
798 +2.
13221 G.
RICHARDS AUS Smiths Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 2′09.
885 +2.
21922 V.
LEONOV RUS Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha YZF R6 2′10.
170 +2.
50423 M.
ROCCOLI ITA Team Pata by Martini Yamaha YZF R6 2′10.
311 +2.
64524 F.
MENGHI ITA VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 2′10.
977 +3.
31125 I.
TOTH HUN Racing Team Toth Honda CBR600RR 2′11.
340 +3.
67426 D.
LINORTNER AUT Team Honda PTR Honda CBR600RR 2′11.
674 +4.
00827 N.
CALERO PEREZ ESP Honda PTR Honda CBR600RR 2′12.
082 +4.
41628 I.
CLEMENTI ITA Team Goeleven Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′12.
180 +4.
51429 Y.
POLZER AUT Team MRC Austria Honda CBR600RR 2′12.
359 +4.
69330 B.
NEMETH HUN Complus SMS Racing Honda CBR600RR 2′12.
821 +5.
15531 M.
CARR AUS AARK Racing Honda CBR600RR 2′12.
843 +5.
17732 B.
MCCONNELL AUS Smiths Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 +5.
29833 M.
DAVIES AUS Team Honda PTR Honda CBR600RR +5.
29834 A.
IVANOV RUS Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′14.
644 +6.
97835 A.
SCHACHT DEN Racing Team Toth Honda CBR600RR 2′14.
834 +7.
16836 E.
BLOKHIN RUS Rivamoto Honda CBR600RR 2′16.
194 +7.
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