Submitted by Jared Earle on
With few riders able to match their best times set yesterday for the first half of this qualifying session, it looked like finding a setup in today's conditions was tricky, but at the halfway mark, Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea lead the way to faster times, even if they were still over a second off Troy Corser's 2010 fastest lap of 1'35.001.
Then, the Ducatis, first Davide Giugliano, then Carlos Checa, rose to the top, and it took Sykes, who finally seems to have found a setting, to unseat them, finally going within a second of Corser's fastest lap with a 1'35.935 for provisional pole.
With the places for Superpole decided, another Tom Sykes pole position no longer seems unlikely.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 66 | SYKES T | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'35.935 | |
| 2 | 7 | CHECA C | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.098 | 0.163 |
| 3 | 34 | GIUGLIANO D | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.273 | 0.338 |
| 4 | 65 | REA J | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'36.315 | 0.380 |
| 5 | 91 | HASLAM L | BMW S1000 RR | 1'36.378 | 0.443 |
| 6 | 96 | SMRZ J | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.486 | 0.551 |
| 7 | 151 | BAIOCCO M | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.495 | 0.560 |
| 8 | 2 | CAMIER L | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'36.623 | 0.688 |
| 9 | 50 | GUINTOLI S | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.648 | 0.713 |
| 10 | 3 | BIAGGI M | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'36.703 | 0.768 |
| 11 | 58 | LAVERTY E | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'36.714 | 0.779 |
| 12 | 87 | ZANETTI L | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.724 | 0.789 |
| 13 | 33 | MELANDRI M | BMW S1000 RR | 1'36.749 | 0.814 |
| 14 | 86 | BADOVINI A | BMW S1000 RR | 1'36.778 | 0.843 |
| 15 | 84 | FABRIZIO M | BMW S1000 RR | 1'36.820 | 0.885 |
| 16 | 76 | BAZ L | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'36.854 | 0.919 |
| 17 | 121 | BERGER M | Ducati 1098R | 1'36.934 | 0.999 |
| 18 | 21 | HOPKINS J | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'37.168 | 1.233 |
| 19 | 59 | CANEPA N | Ducati 1098R | 1'37.202 | 1.267 |
| 20 | 4 | AOYAMA H | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'37.250 | 1.315 |
| 21 | 19 | DAVIES C | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'37.312 | 1.377 |
| 22 | 44 | SALOM D | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'37.688 | 1.753 |
| 23 | 36 | MERCADO L | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'38.674 | 2.739 |
| 24 | 23 | SANDI F | BMW S1000 RR | 1'40.251 | 4.316 |
Round Number:
7
2012
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Funny
It's funny how some think 1 practice session may mean you're falling out of contention for the title. Points aren't given out for practice or QP. Race day is what counts.