Rea takes Croft pole

Jonny Rea has once again proved that he is a man to watch after taking the pole position for Sunday’s British Superbike races at Croft.

The Red Bull Honda rider put in a stunning lap to set the fastest ever lap of the circuit and put himself at the head of the front row.

Ducati pairing Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla sandwich HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari to finish the front row.

Shayne Byrne finished the qualifying session in fifth place despite the circuit being the teams nominated testing track.

Second HM Plant Honda rider Karl Harris follows on in sixth with top Yamaha rider Tommy Hill in seventh and Michael Rutter on the Stobart Honda finishing the second row.

Grid positions:

Jonathan REA 1:19.433

Leon HASLAM 1:19.567

Ryuichi KIYONARI 1:19.595

Gregorio LAVILLA 1:19.863

Shane BYRNE 1:19.929

Karl HARRIS 1:19.953

Tommy HILL 1:20.477

Michael RUTTER 1:20.500

Simon ANDREWS 1:20.671

Glen RICHARDS 1:20.857

Michael LAVERTY 1:20.914

Billy McCONNELL 1:21.143

Ben WILSON 1:21.224

Dean THOMAS 1:21.247

Peter HICKMAN 1:21.360

Kieran CLARKE 1:21.420

Craig COXHELL 1:21.437

Gary MASON 1:21.544

Steve PLATER 1:21.544

Ollie BRIDEWELL 1:21.611

Chris MARTIN 1:22.057

Jon KIRKHAM 1:22.867

Marty NUTT 1:22.914

Nick MEDD 1:24.376

Howie MAINWARING 1:24.590

Michael HOWARTH 1:25.096

Craig SPROSTON 1:25.340