ASBK Superbike and Supersport Qualifying round-ups...

ASBK 2025

Spherical Three – QLD Raceway
SW-Motech Superbike Qualifying

The Saturday morning FP4 session noticed some very fast occasions, together with private bests for some riders in what had been nearly excellent climate situations at Queensland Raceway, with the highest 9 all within the 67s.

Mike Jones pipped Josh Waters for high spot in FP4, each males within the 67.2s, three-tenths away from Broc Pearson.

Others within the 67 membership this morning, so as of tempo, had been Anthony West, Cru Halliday, Max Stauffer, Arthur Sissis, John Lytras and Glenn Allerton.

Solely a few the Supersport riders went faster within the afternoon session in comparison with their morning occasions, so we had been considerably uncertain of what tempo to count on this afternoon when Q1 obtained underway at 1435.

Q1

As soon as Q1 did get underway it was Westy that was the primary again into the 67s, a 67.671 on his first flying lap, however the veteran was rapidly gazumped by Mike Jones, the YRT man breaking his personal qualifying lap document with a 67.134 on his first run. Broc Pearson then went second quickest on 67.626, as Arthur Sissis and Cru Halliday each joined them within the 67s.

Pearson improved to 67.263 on his fifth lap to maneuver as much as second place, however one man was nonetheless but to show a wheel, that was, in fact, Josh Waters…

The McMartin Racing man didn’t enterprise out of the pits till there have been solely ten-minutes remaining, no room for error.. Confidence, with a capital C… The Mildura Missile’s first lap a 67.856, positively adequate to safe him a spot amongst the highest 12 that might progress to Q2. Waters then improved to 67.306 to cement his place on the promotion roster and retired again to the storage.

Many riders did not match the tempo they displayed within the morning FP4 session.

Glenn Allerton has had quite a few points with the Advocates Racing Ducati once more this weekend. He made quite a few exits however the bike did not run properly sufficient for him to set a lap-time. A irritating day for Allerton, particularly after we know the potential of the bundle is there, if solely they will get the bike dependable and on an excellent base setting.  He’ll begin from the again of the grid on Sunday, I wouldn’t wish to be simply in entrance of him when the lights exit for race one…

Q1 Outcomes

Q2

The ultimate qualifying session for the highest 12 obtained underway on schedule at 1505.

Mike Jones broke his recent qualifying lap document on his first flying lap, a 67.071, and he was greater than a tenth below via the primary break up on the next lap…

Broc Pearson gazumped him first, although! A 67.034…

Then Waters smashed them each, a 66.983!

Jonesy returned hearth with a 66.845!! He was four-thousandths slower via the primary break up on the next lap, four-hundredths below on the second break up… however simply missed besting his earlier.. That second-best 66.845, although, would nonetheless have been adequate for pole. Jones then adopted up with a 67.015.

Did Waters nonetheless have some left within the tank…?

The McMartin Ducati man rolled out of pit-lane once more with round eight-minutes left on the clock. Just for some mild rain to start out falling round Queensland Raceway. That rapidly became fairly a downpour!

And that was it…

Jones, Waters and Pearson are our entrance row starters for tomorrow.

Anthony West heads row two, and alongside him are two riders whose cumulative age nonetheless doesn’t add as much as the variety of years Westy has been on the planet. He has been racing street bikes for for much longer than both of them has been alive! It’s nice for us that he’s nonetheless right here and having fun with it, and even higher that this 12 months he has, for the primary time in some years, a aggressive bike beneath him.

Max Stauffer will hearth from fifth on the grid whereas John Lytras rounds out that second row. A private greatest for Lytras and a good time for what actually is a dad and son effort, with a little bit of assistance on the aspect.

Rookie Jonathan Nahlous heads row three with Arthur Sissis and Cam Dunker alongside him. That trio all within the 67s, however greater than a second slower than Jonesy’s benchmark.

Jack Favelle will begin from tenth, forward of Ty Lynch and Cru Halliday.  The latter of that trio did not set a time in that Q2 session on account of some technical issues with the Cease & Seal Yamaha.

A notable absentee from the Superbike discipline this weekend is class mainstay Matt Walters. The Cessnock Kawasaki rider has stepped away from racing, at the least for now, after deciding to hold up the leathers forward of the spherical.

Additionally lacking this spherical are Tom Toparis, who’s sidelined by damage, and Tommy Edwards, who will not be current this weekend on account of equipment issues.

Race one is schedule to get underway at 1130 on Sunday morning forward of the second and closing 16-lap encounter for the weekend at 1455. The forecast is for advantageous situations, however as we noticed this afternoon, the climate can usually be unpredictable right here at Queensland Raceway.

Superbike Qualifying Outcomes

Kawasaki Supersport Qualifying

Jack Mahaffy gave his Cease & Seal crew some work to do after crashing at Flip 2 on Saturday morning.

With Mahaffy’s bike coming to relaxation in a harmful place, organisers quickly halted the opening qualifying session.

When motion resumed, it was Jesus Torres who topped the timesheets within the 25-minute session.

Jesus Torres, Tom Bramich, and Jack Mahaffy locked out the provisional entrance row after Qualifying 1, the one three riders to dip below the 71-second mark within the morning session. Friday pacesetter Olly Simpson was fourth quickest in Q1, adopted by Will Nassif, Jake Farnsworth, and Hayden Nelson.

When the second and closing qualifying session obtained underway at noon on Saturday, Josh Newman was among the many first to enhance, leaping to seventh on mixed occasions. Hayden Nelson additionally made positive factors, transferring as much as sixth.

Jake Farnsworth was one other key improver. With ten minutes remaining, he joined the sub-71 membership after which dropped a 70.850, which stood the take a look at of time, Farnsworth securing his first-ever Supersport pole place.

After some tough occasions of late the pole meant lots to Farnsworth and his crew.

Torres and Bramich secured their entrance row begins on their Q1 occasions. Likewise, Mahaffy and Simpson begin on the second row courtesy of their Q1 occasions, with Hayden Nelson becoming a member of them on that second row after bettering his tempo in Q2.

Archie McDonald is absent from the grid this weekend on account of abroad commitments, whereas younger Cameron Swain has joined the Cease & Seal group for the spherical. Glenn Nelson, who got here into the weekend fourth within the championship standings, can be sitting this spherical out.

Supersport Qualifying Outcomes

Superbike Championship Standings

Supersport Championship Standings

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