Can Öncü stormed to pole position at Assen with a record-breaking lap, dominating WorldSSP qualifying by over half a second for his second consecutive pole.
Revitalised Turkish rider Can Öncü (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) secured pole position, at a new track best pace of 1’36.184, to take his second successive pre-race ‘win’ in only his third weekend of racing the Yamaha R9.
He ended up fully 0.550 seconds from the next-nearest challenger, Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing), with recent race winner Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) third and just 0.031 from Booth-Amos.
The top Ducati rider was privateer Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse Ducati) in fourth position on the grid for Race One. Fifth best qualifier Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) and Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) complete the second row of the grid.
Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) was seventh, former champion Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) eighth, and lone Kawasaki rider this year Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) ninth.
Tenth place was taken by the still-recovering Philipp Öttl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati).
Race One takes place on Saturday 12 April, at 15.15 local time in the Netherlands.
More to come!
