P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Nicolo Bulega will start from the front of the grid at the inaugural WorldSBK Cremona race for Saturday afternoon’s race despite a late crash. With championship leader Toprak Razgatlıoğlu sitting out for this race weekend, Bulega made the most of the opportunity to snatch the pole position. His lap time of 1.27.953s placed him in […]
In the absence of Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, Bulega seized the pole position for the race weekend, setting a lap time of 1.27.953s, becoming the only rider in the 1.27s territory. Ducati’s Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci secured the front row, but Petrucci’s penalty drops him to sixth on the grid. Despite late crashes by Alex Lowes and Bulega, Lowes qualified fourth but will start third on his Kawasaki. Andrea Locatelli starts fourth, flanked by the Lowes twins in the line-up, while Sam finishes fifth. Petrucci begins in sixth after his penalty, with Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona in seventh and eighth for Team Honda. Bradley Ray surprises with a ninth-place qualification ahead of Michael van der Mark in tenth for BMW Motorrad. Tito Rabat claims 11th, followed by Garrett Gerloff and Axel Bassani, with Alvaro Bautista in 14th and Markus Reiterberger in 15th as stand-in for BMW.
