Despite leading the qualifying times in all of the previous sessions, Tom sykes crashed out of Superpole three in Moscow, leaving him unable to complete a lap, and forcing him to start back in ninth place on the grid; his lowest starting position since 2011.
This left Davide Giugliano to claim is first ever pole position – despite the Althea Racing man posting a lap slower than that of Syke’s in the previous session.
BMW Motorrad GoldBet’s Chaz Davies managed to post his first, front-row start since his double-winning weekend in Aragon – finishing in second just in front of Eugene Laverty.
Laverty’s teammate and Syke’s closest competitor in the Championship, Sylvain Guintoli has been struggling all weekend with a shoulder injury and will start just one place in front of Sykes in eight on the grid for the races on Sunday.
Moscow – FIM Superbike World Championship – Superpole 3
