Illustrated ASBK Superbike Qualifying round-up fro...

ASBK 2025

Spherical Eight – The Bend
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Issues with the timing system brought on a prolonged delay to the FP4 session on Saturday morning at The Bend. The 30-minute session was scheduled to get underway at 0925, however riders didn’t exit the pit-lane till half an hour later. A robust wind was blowing down the primary straight, which noticed some riders nudging 310 km/h via the velocity entice. Most riders accomplished round a dozen laps throughout the FP4 session, with Josh Waters ending on prime with a 1m50.817 simply forward of Cru Halliday, Mike Jones and Anthony West.  Regardless of the cool morning temperature, the instances had been just a few tenths off what that they had managed on Friday afternoon.

Qualifying on Saturday afternoon held extra curiosity than typical, because it introduced a easy ultimatum/equation: if anybody aside from Mike Jones took pole place, Josh Waters can be topped 2025 Australian Superbike Champion right here as we speak. Waters held a 50-point lead heading into this weekend. Except Mike decreased that to 49 by taking pole place as we speak, Waters can be the champion, no matter whether or not the McMartin Racing man fails to attain some extent on Sunday and Jones wins each races. In the event that they completed on equal factors, Waters can be the champion as a consequence of taking extra wins throughout the season.

Mike Jones got here out swinging in Q1. The YRT man dropped in a 1m50.166 on his first flying lap, then returned to the pits.

Josh Waters didn’t exit his field till midway via the 20-minute Q1 session. Solely the highest 12 would progress to Q2; thus, there was no room for mechanical glitches or errors…  Josh appeared secure on the again of his 1m51.170 first lap, and with six minutes remaining within the session, he was the one rider on monitor as the remaining saved their tyres. He then additionally returned to the field, and the monitor remained largely quiet for the previous few minutes of the session.  The one rider within the prime ten to go again out late on was Cam Dunker, however the teen failed to enhance on his earlier 1m51.520.

The dozen that made it via to Q2, so as, had been: Mike Jones, Jonathan Nahlous, Cru Halliday, Josh Waters, Broc Pearson, Anthony West, Cam Dunker, Troy Herfoss, Max Stauffer, Glenn Allerton, John Lytras and Ty Lynch.

When the pit exit opened for the 15-minute Q2 session, the primary one out of the gate was Mike Jones, however very quickly, all however Cam Dunker had been out on monitor. Whereas Jones was on the entrance, trailed by Broc Pearson and Anthony West, Josh Waters was on the again on his personal…

First lap for Jones was a 1m50.865, which was shortly bested by Waters with a 1m50.664. However they had been simply getting began. A stiff wind was nonetheless blowing down the straight, Waters clocking 309 km/h via the velocity entice on that first flying lap. Jonathan Nahlous additionally matched that velocity on the Omega-backed Honda, as did Cru Halliday on the Cease & Seal Ducati that was constructed for them by McMartin Racing.

Riders then returned to the pits. Herfoss had returned earlier than setting a time, and with solely seven minutes to go, Dunker had but to show a wheel.

Mike Jones was the primary again out, adopted by team-mate Troy Herfoss. Quickly, everybody was again out, and this time, Dunker was additionally on monitor.

Mike Jones then went prime with a 1m50.248. Cru Halliday then went prime with a 1m50.028 to demote Jones to P2. Younger Jonathan Nahlous then dropped in a 1m50.292 to go P3, Broc Pearson was P4, and Josh Waters was P5 forward of Cam Dunker. Two minutes to go… There have been some quick sectors, however no one improved…

Cru Halliday took pole, and Josh Waters was now the 2025 Australian Superbike Champion.

A wierd notice to be topped on, nevertheless it had appeared virtually inevitable early within the season: Waters makes historical past with 5 Australian Superbike Championships to his identify. A file that’s extremely unlikely ever to be damaged, that’s, except he does it once more subsequent 12 months…

Congratulations, Josh Waters and McMartin Racing.  Waters’ 2025 championship is now added to his earlier Superbike crowns in 2009, 2012, 2017, and 2024, cementing his standing as probably the most profitable rider within the 36-year historical past of the ASBK Championship.

Congratulations to Mike Jones and YRT for pushing the competition via to this remaining spherical.

And congratulations to younger JJ Nahlous on his first Superbike entrance row!

SW-Motech Superbike Mixed Qualifying Outcomes

1. Cru Halliday 1m50.028
2. Mike Jones 1m50.248
3. Jonathan Nahlous 1m50.292
4. Broc Pearson 1m50.330
5. Josh Waters 1m50.367
6. Cam Dunker 1m50.799
7. Troy Herfoss 1m51.233
8. Anthony West 1m51.460
9. Max Stauffer 1m51.706
10. Glenn Allerton 1m51.717
11. Ty Lynch 1m52.925
12. John Lytras 1m53.062

SW-Motech Superbike Championship Factors

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2025 Australian Superbike Championship Calendar

Spherical	Location	Date
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC	Feb 21-23
2	Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW	Mar 28-29
3	Queensland Raceway, QLD	Might 2-4
4	Morgan Park Raceway, QLD	Jun 13-15
5	Queensland Raceway, QLD (Superbike Solely)	Aug 8-10
6	Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC	Sept 6-7
7	One Raceway, NSW	Oct 3-5
8	The Bend, SA	Nov 7-9

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