
Halsam on Brands pole
Leon Haslam has secured pole position with a perfectly timed run in the final qualifying session for the final round of the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch.
With 15 minutes left in the hour long session Haslam put in his fastest lap and pushed his way to the top of the table. The rain started to fall just he finished his lap preventing anyone from putting in a better lap.
His closest rivals in the championship, Greorio Lavilla and Ryuichi Kiyonari both start from the second row.
Shane Byrne took the second fastest lap ahead of Michael Rutter and Johnny Rea.
Positions:
1 Leon HASLAM 1:26.558
2 Shane BYRNE 1:26.620
3 Michael RUTTER 1:26.752
4 Jonathan REA 1:26.753
5 Ryuichi KIYONARI 1:26.798
6 Gregorio LAVILLA 1:26.911
7 James HAYDON 1:27.232
8 Karl HARRIS 1:27.311
9 Ben WILSON 1:27.694
10 Glen RICHARDS 1:27.737
11 Tommy HILL 1:27.796
12 Jon KIRKHAM 1:27.825
13 Dean THOMAS 1:27.943
14 Billy McCONNELL 1:28.064
15 Craig COXHELL 1:28.159
16 Michael LAVERTY 1:28.256
17 David JOHNSON 1:28.420
18 Simon ANDREWS 1:28.430
19 Dean ELLISON 1:28.818
20 Peter HICKMAN 1:28.917
21 Marty NUTT 1:29.240
22 Ollie BRIDEWELL 29.246
23 Chris MARTIN 1:29.291
24 Scott SMART 1:29.307
25 Howie MAINWARING 1:29.687
26 Marshall NEILL 1:29.828
27 Michael HOWARTH 1:31.659
28 Damien HAYWOOD 1:32.401