World Superbike Superpole was a closely fought battle that saw some shake ups to the grid, with Max Biagi and Ruben Xuas not making it thought to the second 16 and neither did Tom Sykes.

Ben Spies put the Yamaha R1 on pole for the third time in succession which must give him a good chance of another good result in tomorrow’s races.

Of the Brits only Jonathan Rea made it through to the last eight, with Shane Byrne crashing heavily in the second session (we hope is OK for the races).

In World Supersport the Brit news was better with Coventry’s own Cal Crutchlow putting the Yamaha R6 on pole. Can Cal turn the pole in to a win at Valencia? 

WSB Superpole

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.270
2 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'33.955
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.082
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.259
5 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.755

65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.056
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.655
12 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'34.742
17 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.203
22 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.890

16 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.251

WSS Saturday Qualifying

1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 1'35.865
2 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'36.033
3 13 West A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.664
4 21 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'36.754
5 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.812

13 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.403