Sheridan Morais (Kallio Race System Yamaha) secured his first ever WorldSSP pole position with the fastest Superpole lap of Saturday at the Lausitzring. He was joined on the front row by his team-mate Niki Tuuli (Kallio Race System Yamaha), who placed third. It was a Yamaha clean sweep of the top three places, after works rider Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) earned second.
The first non-R6 rider was fastest man on Friday, Jules Cluzel (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda), fourth, with the highly unusual sight of Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) not on the front row but one place behind Cluzel in fifth. Yet another Yamaha rider, championship leader Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) was sixth.
Morais, WSS, German WSBK 2017
The three cylinder machines were led by British runner Luke Stapleford (Profile Racing Triumph), with the replacement for Roby Rolfo, Lorenzo Zanetti (Team Factory Vamag MV Agusta) eighth and the front three rows being completed by Spanish-based UK rider, Kyle Smith (GEMAR Balloons – Team Lorini Honda).
Gino Rea (Team GO ELEVEN Kawasaki) was 12th, and Anthony West (EAB West Racing Yamaha), 13th.
Tuuli, Morais and Caricasulo take the front row in WSS, WSS, German WSBK 2017
By Gordon Ritchie