France WorldSBK Superpole Results: Jonathan Rea takes pole after setting identical time to Toprak Razgatlioglu

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Jonathan Rea claimed pole position for the opening WorldSBK race at Magny-Cours after setting an identical time as Toprak Razgatlioglu.

As was the case at Donington Park and the Autodrom Most, BMW rider Scott Redding positioned himself directly behind Rea, one of the favourites for pole.

Following the opening flurry of laps Redding’s decision proved to be a good one as he settled into third place, on spot behind Rea.

However, it was Rea’s team-mate Alex Lowes who led the way after setting a time of 1:36.544s.

The top three then changed when Razgatlioglu went two tenths quicker than Lowes on his second flying lap.

Alvaro Bautista was down in fifth following the first run of time attacks before managing to slavage fourth with his final effort.

Rea went back to the top of the leaderboard with a time of 1:36.124s as Redding closed to just over a tenth behind the Kawasaki rider, but all eyes were on Razgatlioglu who was the final title contender to come across the line.

2022 World Superbike Magny-Cours, France – Superpole Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	1:36.124
2	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	+0.000s
3	Scott Redding	GBR	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	+0.109s
4	Alvaro Bautista	SPA	Aruba.It Racing Ducati	+0.292s
5	Garrett Gerloff	USA	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team	+0.340s
6	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	+0.400s
7	Michael Rinaldi	ITA	Aruba.It Racing Ducati	+0.470s
8	Axel Bassani	ITA	Motocorsa Ducati	+0.505s
9	Loris Baz	FRA	Bonovo Action BMW	+0.506s
10	Philipp Oettl	GER	GoEleven Ducati	+0.551s
11	Lucas Mahias	FRA	Puccetti Kawasaki	+0.554s
12	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	+0.617s
13	Iker Lecuona	SPA	Team HRC WorldSBK	+0.768s
14	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Team HRC WorldSBK	+1.156s
15	Michael Van Der Mark	SPA	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	+1.287s
16	Eugene Laverty	IRL	Bonovo Action BMW	+1.669s
17	Kohta Nozane	JPN	GRT Yamaha	+1.706s
18	Roberto Tamburini	ITA	Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team	+1.806s
19	Christophe Ponsson	FRA	Gil Motor Sport Yamaha	+2.058s
20	Luca Bernardi	SM	Barni Spark Ducati Team	+2.213s
21	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	MIE Honda Racing	+2.511s
22	Leandro Mercado	ARG	MIE Honda Racing	+2.680s
23	Oscar Gutierrez	SPA	Pedercini Kawasaki	+2.810s
24	Oliver Konig	CZE	Orelac Racing Kawasaki	+3.080s

Slower than Rea in the first three sectors, Razgatlioglu pulled back half a tenth in the final few corners in order to set an identical time as Rea.

But with the six-time Superbike champion having completed his lap first, it resulted in a fourth pole of the year for Rea.

Magny-Cours Superbike records

Fastest Lap – Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1:35.683s (2021)

2021 Race Winners

Race 1 – Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha

Superpole Race – Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team

Race 2 – Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha

Heading into qualifying it was Razgatlioglu who led the way following a dominant display in FP3.

The reigning WorldSBK champion was over five tenths clear of Redding, who continues to look strong aboard the BMW M 1000 RR, while the Pata Yamaha rider was also seven tenths clear of both his main title rivals Rea and Bautista.

Magny-Cours Weekend Schedule

Saturday

Free Practice 3: 08:00-08:30

Superpole: 10:10-10:25

Race 1: 13:00

Sunday

Warm-Up: 08:00-08:15

Superpole Race: 10:00

Race 2: 13:00

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