Bayliss tops qualifying

Troy Bayliss has put his factory Ducati on provisional pole for the first World Superbike meeting at the revised Assen circuit in Holland.

Bayliss posted a fastest lap of 1:39.336 to head Ducati team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi, with Michel Fabrizio third fastest. James Toseland improved from eighth fastest in the first practice session to end qualifying in fourth, with Chris Walker 13th, and Craig Jones 26th, ahead of Kurtis Roberts and Harry Van Beek.

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Bayliss T. 1’39.336

Lanzi L. 1’39.888

Fabrizio M. 1’40.171

Toseland J. 1’40.242

Barros A. 1’40.415

Pitt A. 1’40.474

Kagayama Y. 1’40.567

Xaus R. 1’40.581

Haga N. 1’40.612

Muggeridge K. 1’40.746

Laconi R. 1’40.796

Corser T. 1’40.837

Walker C. 1’40.848

Nieto F. 1’41.001

Chili P. 1’41.034

Gimbert S. 1’41.104

Clementi I. 1’41.268

Abe N. 1’41.661

Rolfo R. 1’41.874

Iannuzzo V. 1’42.118

Brookes J. 1’42.221

Martin S. 1’42.443

Neukirchner M. 1’42.589

Borciani M. 1’42.671

Nakatomi S. 1’42.787

Jones C. 1’43.052

Roberts K. 1’44.628

Van Beek H. 1’44.894