Qatar- Mahias seals sixth WorldSSP Superpole this year
Date
10/27/2018 7:39:03 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
DOHA: Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has taken the final Tissot Superpole of 2018 with a record lap of 2'00.461 around Losail International Circuit yesterday, as the FIM Supersport World Championship battle heads into its final day.
The Frenchman was unmatchable around the Qatar circuit and will head into today's battle alongside the two title contenders, as Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) and Jules Cluzel (NRT) complete the front row in second and third.
Separated by just five points in the standings, both men headed out onto the Losail tarmac knowing that whoever wins the race tomorrow will also take the title. The competitiveness was apparent right from the get-go, with Cortese's first lap only four thousandths of a second faster the Cluzel's. However, both men were quickly surpassed by the 2017 Champion.
That didn't change in the final minutes of qualifying, with a confident Mahias claiming pole despite Cortese's best efforts, with the German finishing 0.149 seconds behind. Cluzel finished third and a whole four tenths behind his championship rival,and knowing that even a reversal of their positions in tomorrow's race would not be enough to claim the title if his countryman remains ahead.
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