Submitted by Jared Earle on
The last World Supersport qualifying of 2019 was contested in Qatar ahead of the last race tomorrow where the championship will be decided.
Ayrton Badovini was quickest first, with a 2'02.017 ahead of Lucas Mahias and Randy Krummenacher. A lap later and Mahias set a 2'01.774, quicker than an improving Badovini and Jules Cluzel.
Everyone pitted in for a cup of tea and a biccie while their mechanics changed tyres and settings, and the clock ticked as nobody went out to the track.
After the break, Randy Krummenacher moved the goalposts with a 2'01.493, joined by Corentin Perolari behind him on track and under a quarter of a second off on the live timing.
Lucas Mahias then put together a 2'01.363 that looked like it was on the ragged edge of the limit only to be knocked down to second by Federico Caricasulo with a 2'01.219. Mahias's lap was so on the edge that it was cancelled for hitting the green paint at turn fifteen, dropping him down to fifth quickest.
The front row for tomorrow's race is made up of the three riders capable of lifting the championship trophy tomorrow, with Federico Caricasulo, randy Krummenacher and Jules Cluzel making up the leading trio ahead of Corentin Perolari, Lucas Mahias and Hikari Okubo on the second row.
Results:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Speed |
1 | 64 | F. CARICASULO | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'01.219 | 274,8 | |
2 | 21 | R. KRUMMENACHER | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'01.493 | 0.274 | 274,1 |
3 | 16 | J. CLUZEL | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'01.652 | 0.433 | 270,0 |
4 | 94 | C. PEROLARI | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'01.729 | 0.510 | 271,4 |
5 | 44 | L. MAHIAS | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'01.769 | 0.550 | 267,3 |
6 | 78 | H. OKUBO | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'01.784 | 0.565 | 272,0 |
7 | 86 | A. BADOVINI | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'01.790 | 0.571 | 270,7 |
8 | 32 | I. VINALES | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'01.851 | 0.632 | 271,4 |
9 | 11 | K. SMITH | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'01.957 | 0.738 | 269,3 |
10 | 36 | T. GRADINGER | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'02.322 | 1.103 | 270,0 |
11 | 3 | R. DE ROSA | MV Agusta F3 675 | 2'02.362 | 1.143 | 274,1 |
12 | 95 | J. DANILO | Honda CBR600RR | 2'03.022 | 1.803 | 273,4 |
13 | 29 | S. AL SULAITI | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'03.126 | 1.907 | 268,7 |
14 | 56 | P. SEBESTYEN | Honda CBR600RR | 2'03.141 | 1.922 | 278,4 |
15 | 20 | F. FULIGNI | MV Agusta F3 675 | 2'03.257 | 2.038 | 276,9 |
16 | 30 | G. VAN STRAALEN | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'03.269 | 2.050 | 269,3 |
17 | 31 | D. VALLE | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'03.397 | 2.178 | 276,9 |
18 | 4 | C. STANGE | Honda CBR600RR | 2'03.680 | 2.461 | 276,9 |
19 | 38 | H. SOOMER | Honda CBR600RR | 2'03.758 | 2.539 | 264,7 |
20 | 2 | B. JONES | Yamaha YZF R6 | 2'04.306 | 3.087 | 266,7 |
21 | 74 | J. VAN SIKKELERUS | Honda CBR600RR | 2'04.525 | 3.306 | 272,7 |
22 | 47 | R. HARTOG | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'04.551 | 3.332 | 265,4 |
23 | 10 | N. CALERO | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2'05.341 | 4.122 | 270,0 |
24 | 53 | G. SCONZA | Honda CBR600RR | 2'06.146 | 4.927 | 263,4 |