Dominasi Tom Sykes makin tak terbendung. Rider Kawasaki Racing Team ini berhasil menempati pole position gelaran WSBK Portimao, Portugal pekan ini. Sang juara bertahan WSBK 2013 ini berhasil mencatatkan waktu 1 menit 42.484 detik. Jonathan Rea yang mampu menjadi yang tercepat pada sesi latihan 3 sebelumnya, kini bercokol di posisi kedua dengan selisih 0.281 detik. Sedangkan duo Aprilia yang sebelumnya menguasai sesi latihan pertama, harus puas start di posisi keempat dan keenam. (otosport.co.id)
Hasil Kualifikasi WSBK Portimao :
1.Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 42.484s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 42.765s
3. Chaz Davies GBR Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R 1m 42.924s
4. Marco Melandri ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 43.038s
5. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 43.048s
6. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 43.076s
7. Eugene Laverty IRL Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 43.245s
8. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R 1m 43.317s
9. Leon Haslam GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 43.648s
10. Sylvain Barrier FRA BMW Italia S1000RR 1m 43.754s (E)
11. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 43.840s
12. David Salom ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 44.361s (E)
Grid positions determined by SP1
13. Ayrton Badovini ITA Bimota Alstare BB3 1m 44.472s (E)
14. Niccolo Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199 Panigale R 1m 44.590s (E)
15. Christian Iddon GBR Bimota Alstare BB3 1m 44.971s (E)
16. Sheridan Morais RSA IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.198s (E)
17. Bryan Staring AUS IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.543s (E)
18. Alessandro Andreozzi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.805s (E)
19. Claudio Corti ITA MV Agusta RC F4RR No Time
20. Toni Elias ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 No Time
Grid positions determined by FP3
21. Riccardo Russo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.298s (E)
22. Jeremy Guarnoni FRA MRS Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.342s (E)
23. Fabien Foret FRA MAHI Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 45.405s (E)
24. Geoff May USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 46.971s
25. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 48.250s
26. Aaron Yates USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 48.468s
27. Peter Sebestyen HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 48.734s (E)