Toprak Razgatlioglu earned pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Algarve International Circuit, in Portugal. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, the Turkish star turned a lap time of 1:39.783 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Alex Lowes was second-best with a 1:39.887 on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:39.971 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified ninth with a time of 1:40.398 on his Bonovo Action BMW, just 0.6 second off Razgatlioglu’s pole time.
In fact, the top 17 riders in Superpole qualifying were covered by just 1.066 seconds.
