Razgatlioglu clinches pole in Czech Republic

Toprak Razgatlioglu secured pole position for the 2023 Czech Republic WorldSBK round, with Danilo Petrucci in second place.

This was after the results were placed "under review due to yellow flags," leaving riders uncertain about their final standings.

After a thorough review, the revised front row was announced, consisting of Razgatlioglu, Petrucci, and Michael Rinaldi, who rides for the factory Ducati team.

Unfortunately, a few riders, including Bassani, had their fastest lap times removed due to violating the yellow flag rules. As a result, Bassani was pushed to the second row, alongside Remy Gardner and Jonathan Rea, who had a crash at Turn 2 after holding the second position just five minutes before the end of the session.

Ducati's reigning world champion and current title leader, Alvaro Bautista, will start from seventh place, followed by Garrett Gerloff and Andrea Locatelli.

In the gravel, there were other unfortunate incidents involving Philipp Oettl, who dropped his Ducati both during his out-lap and at the end of the session, resulting in him not setting a lap time.

SUPERPOLE QUALIFYING RESULTS

POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME

1 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon 1:30.801s

2 Danilo Petrucci ITA Barni Spark Racing Team +0.460s

3 Michael Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it - Ducati +0.506s

4 Remy Gardner AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha Team +0.618s

5 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +0.629s

6 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team +0.657s

7 Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it - Ducati +0.812s

8 Garrett Gerloff USA Bonovo Action BMW +0.858s

9 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon +0.879s

10 Xavi Vierge ESP Team HRC +1.012s

11 Dominique Aegerter SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha Team +1.021s

12 Iker Lecuona ESP Team HRC +1.130s

13 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team +1.150s

14 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW +1.236s

15 Scott Redding GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team +1.452s

16 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA GMT94 Yamaha +1.912s

17 Eric Granado BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team +2.152s

18 Michael Van Der Mark NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team +2.374s

19 Isaac Vinales ESP Pedercini Racing +2.496s

20 Tito Rabat ESP Kawasaki Puccetti +2.639s

21 Roberto Tamburini ITA Yamaha Motoxracing Team +2.774s

22 Hannes Soomer EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team +2.861s

23 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO +4.138s

24 Philipp Oettl GER GoEleven Ducati No Time