Hodgson rules Misano superpole

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has once again underlined his control of the World Superbike championship by taking pole position for tomorrow’s races at Misano in Italy.

The factory Ducati rider has put his 999 on the front row, followed by Italian Pierfrancesco Chili and James Toseland. The biggest surprise is Vittorio Iannuzzo claiming an excellent front row start in fourth on the Suzuki GSX-R1000.

1) Hodgson 1:34.586. 2) Chili 1:34.920. 3) Toseland 1:35.124. 4) Iannuzzo 1:35.261. 5) Martin 1:35.268. 6) Laconi 1:35.297. 7) Borja 1:35.808. 8) Corser 1:35.835. 9) Lavilla 1:35.982. 10) Borciani 1:36.140. 11) Pedercini 1:36.165. 12) Xaus 1:36.227. 13) Walker 1:36.496. 14) Bussei 1:36.564. 15) Clementi 1:36.572. 16) Sanchini 1:36.877.

Rest of the grid:

17) Blora. 18) Garcia. 19) Russo. 20) Gramigni. 21) Fuertes. 22) Foti. 23) Pini. 24) Tortoroglio. 25) Zaiser. 26) Zannini. 27) Mrkyvka. 28) Assirelli.

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