Max Neukirchner: "I'm really happy with the second place and I think we found a good race set-up for tomorrow. I did a lot of fast laps today and also yesterday and am happy that the mechanics did a good job, hopefully we are in front tomorrow. It's great to be up at the front with the other guys regularly in World Superbike, and now I feel really good in the team. I know it's only a second place I did, I made one little mistake in Superpole, but am really satisfied with today's performance".

Noriyuki Haga: "I am very happy for the time but am a bit disappointed because I could not improve last year's lap time, but that's OK. I get the first row and I think it's going to be a tough race and I try to do my best. I'm not sure how things will be tomorrow, especially on this track, I cannot think about race distance or even tactics, but we have 18 laps and anything can happen".

World Supersport

Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) will start tomorrow's fifth round of the FIM Supersport World Championship from pole position after setting an incredible time of 1 minute 49.868 seconds, the only rider to dip below the 1 minute 50 second mark.

His last-minute lap time allowed him to grab the pole for the second time this year. Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda), who had held the overnight pole, maintained his front-row grid position despite not improving his time. The two Australians will be flanked by two Yamahas, the World Supersport team version of Frenchman Fabien Foret and the Lorenzini by Leoni R6 of Italy's Massimo Roccoli. This was Roccoli's best yet 2008 qualifying performance, making him also one of the candidates for the win.

Four Honda CBR600RR riders make up the second row of the grid: young British talent Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate), Gianluca Vizziello (Berry Racing), Andrew Pitt (Hannspree Ten Kate) and Robbin Harms (Hannspree Stiggy Motors). Gianluca Nannelli (Honda) could only make row 3 behind Australian Mark Aitchison (Triumph Italia), while points leader Joan Lascorz (Glaner Motocard.com Honda) was in difficulty, the Spaniard crashing again today and only qualifying sixteenth place.

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