Can Oncu topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 on Pirelli control tires, the Turkish rider lapped the 2.63-mile (4.23 km) course in 1:36.755 to top the field of 34 riders and earn pole position.
Albert Arenas was the best of the rest with a 1:36.855 on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Valentin Debise earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:36.869 on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Results WSSP super pole
More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
Oncu holds on after late red flag for third pole of 2026 ahead of title leader Arenas and ZXMOTO’s Debise.
Debutant Hector Garzo crashed out with two minutes to go, prompting a mad dash to improve their starting positions
The mayhem at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” is a go as WorldSSP set off to lock in the best position possible in their first race in Italy of the 2026 campaign. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) locked down pole position to kick off the FIM Supersport World Championship’s Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round. His effort saw him tie Andrea Locatelli with seven WorldSSP poles for 14th-most all time. Following the Turk onto the front row will be Yamaha rider Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team), and ZXMOTO rider Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing).
ONCU BACK IN POLE POSITION
Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) had a tough go of things at Aragon, in no small part due to his back of the grid penalty in Race 1. On Friday at Misano, the #61 sent himself to P1 with a time of 1’36.755s. His effort spells his third pole position of the season so far, and a dream start to his Italian weekend. With just under three minutes left, the new addition to the grid, Hector Garzo (Renzi Corse), crashed at the high-speed Turn 13, sending his bike tumbling into pieces, Garzo to the medical centre, and bringing out the red flag. After the restart, Oncu and others were only able to log one lap in the remaining two minutes, but the Turk won’t care as he will see daylight at lights out. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) languished around P10 throughout the session’s early going, before, around the ’20 mark, he jumped up to P3, going on to finish with a time of 1’36.855s and gained another position to finish in P2. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) is back on the front row for the third consecutive round; he will hope to ride to a result better than his pair of P8’s at Aragon.
