 Corser broke his own lap record in the superpole qualification |
Two-time world champion Troy Corser took pole position for Saturday's season-opening round of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar. The Australian Yamaha rider clocked one minute 58.053 seconds to set the fastest lap at the Losail circuit.
Spain's Ruben Xaus was second in 1:58.689 ahead of ex-MotoGP rider and Ducati team-mate Max Biaggi of Italy.
Pre-season favourite Troy Bayliss was seventh while Britain's 2007 champion James Toseland has moved to MotoGP.
Corser said: "I'm going for the win, I like this track.
"We had a really good test here, so now I need to get my head down and concentrate on being consistent."
Leading positions after final qualifying in Doha:
1. Troy Corser (Yamaha) 1:58.053
2. Ruben Xaus (Ducati) 1:58.689
3. Max Biaggi (Ducati) 1:58.767
4. Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) 1:58.964
5. Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) 1:58.975
6. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) 1:59.017
7. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) 1:59.224
8. Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 1:59.285
9. Carlos Checa (Honda) 1:59.417
10. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) 1:59.450
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