Toseland crashed in the most recent race at Silverstone

The Briton came in behind Troy Corser, on pole at Misano for fourth time, defending champion Troy Bayliss and Noriyuki Haga in Superpole qualifying.

Bayliss is aiming for his fifth win at the circuit, while Corser has finished on the podium there 13 times.

Toseland leads Haga in the standings by 23 points, with Max Biaggi in third.

He admitted not having tested at the venue since the circuit organisers reversed the direction of racing had handicapped his team.

"To be honest, we have really struggled for not having tested here," Toseland said.

"I went out on Friday and with the problems with the bike I knew it was going to be a long weekend.

"We had quite a lot of problems and problems that were not easy to fix, but the team has worked really hard and I've really tried to concentrate on what the problems are so we didn't waste time making any wrong decisions.

"In the end we got it together, which was nice, and to get on the front row is a bonus. I just have to focus on tomorrow and I hope I can bring in the result."