Bayliss: provisional pole

Ducati’s Troy Bayliss is on provisional pole for Saturday’s opening WSB round in Qatar after a wet qualifying session on Thursday.

Chris Walker was the fastest Brit on the ZX-10R. Former MotoGP star Alex Barros was sixth fastest in his first WSB qualifying session.
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Top times:

1. Bayliss 2min 17.33

2. Laconi 2min 19.06

3. Corser 2min 19.61

4. Walker 2min 19.68

5. Gimbert 2min 19.69

6. Barros 2min 19.83

7. Pitt 2min 19.99

8. Haga 2min 20.16

9. Battaini 2min 20.2

10. Nieto 2min 20.47

11. Chili 2min 20.69

12. Abe 2min 20.72

13. Muggeridge 2min 21.15

14. Rolfo 2min 21.23

15. Kagayama 2min 21.23

16. Neukirchner, 17. Martin 18. Toseland 19. Borciani 20. Fabrizio 21. Xaus 22. Clementi 23. Jones 24. Nakatomi 25. Iannuzzo 26. Pedercini 27. Lanzi 28. Fabien Foret 29. Talal Al Naimi