Aiden Wagner takes ASBK Superbike pole | Yamaha 1-2-3

2019 ASBK
Round One – Phillip Island
Superbike Qualifying

The Superbike qualifying schedule was changed today due to lapped traffic causing competitors problems during practice. Superbike competitors were split into two groups, each group with a ten-minute session to decide their places on the grid. The slower half of the field formed Group B who were on track at 1340, followed by the faster Group A at 1355. These changes pushed Supersport 600 qualifying back to 1415 while the Supersport 300 category will now qualify much later at 1655 this afternoon.

That split certainly helped the lapped traffic situation but riders were still battling for track position and a clear spot on the track at any one time.

FP2 pacesetter Aiden Wagner was baulked by Ted Collins early on his first fast lap, but one rider that had perhaps been most frustrated by traffic in FP2, YRT’s Daniel Falzon, did get some clear track and along with team-mate Cru Halliday they were both straight down in to the 1m32.5s.

Wagner though was quicker again, his best of 1m32.191 was one of three 1m32 laps recorded by Wagner in the short ten-minute session. The privateer helping to cement a Yamaha 1-2-3 front row lock-out for the opening ASBK round for season 2019.

Josh Waters heads the second row alongside Troy Bayliss and Wayne Maxwell. Bayliss had suffered a huge tumble in FP2 that destroyed one of his two big twin Panigales, breaking his finger in the process to add injury to insult.

Mike Jones was the final rider in the 1m32s ahead of Troy Herfoss who was eighth on 1m33.03. Glenn Allerton and Bryan Staring rounded out the top ten ahead of young guns Mark Chiodo and Ted Collins.

ASBK Phillip Island Superbike Lap Records

The ASBK Superbike pole record stands at 1m32.096 and was set by Wayne Maxwell here last October on a YRT Yamaha YZF-R1M. The current race lap record belongs to Troy Bayliss, also set in October 2018, with a 1m32.194 on the DesmoSport Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition.

The opening Kawasaki sponsored ASBK Superbike race of season 2019 is slated to get underway at 1130 on Saturday morning with the second 12-lap bout scheduled for 1615 Saturday afternoon, immediately after the opening 22-lap World Superbike race. The third 12-lapper will get underway after the World Superbike and Supersport warm-up sessions on Sunday morning at 1030.

1. Aiden Wagner – Yamaha 1m32.191
2. Cru Halliday – Yamaha 1m32.552
3. Daniel Falzon – Yamaha 1m32.572
4. Josh Waters – Suzuki 1m32.624
5. Troy Bayliss – Ducati 1m32.759
6. Wayne Maxwell – Suzuki 1m32.768
7. Mike Jones – Kawasaki 1m32.806
8. Troy Herfoss – Honda 1m33.035
9. Glenn Allerton – BMW 1m33.051
10. Bryan Staring – Kawasaki 1m33.260
11. Mark Chiodo – Honda 1m33.744
12. Ted Collins – BMW 1m34.035
13. Matt Walters – Kawasaki 1m34.059
14. Max Croker – Suzuki 1m34.485
15. Arthur Sissis – Suzuki 1m35.027
16. Alex Phillis – Suzuki 1m35.128
17. Sloan Frost – Suzuki 1m35.158
18. Damon Rees – Honda 1m35.343
19. Glenn Scott – Kawasaki 1m35.518
20. Lachlan Epis – Kawasaki 1m35.588
21. Phil Czaj – Aprilia 1m36.415
22. David Barker – Kawasaki 1m37.005
23. William Davidson – Yamaha 1m37.747
24. Ryan Yanko – Ducati 1m37.890
25. Matt Tooley – Yamaha 1m38.118
26. Simon Barbacetto – Yamaha 1m38.767
27. Brendan McIntyre – Suzuki 1m38.814
28. Evan Byles – Kawasaki 1m39.194
29. Heath Griffin – Suzuki 1m39.307
30. Dominic DeLeon – Kawasaki 1m39.813
31. Brian Houghton – Honda 1m40.26
32. Aleksander Savin – BMW m40.391
33. Hamish McMurray – Kawasaki 1m42.360
34. Paul Van der Heiden – BMW 1m43.051

1. Tom Toparis – Yamaha 1m35.651
2. Nic Liminton – Yamaha 1m36.723
3. Callum Spriggs – Yamaha 1m37.178
4. Oli Bayliss – Yamaha 1m37.340
5. Aidan Hayes – Yamaha 1m37.713
6. Reid Battye – Suzuki 1m37.737
7. Sam Lambert – MV Agusta 1m37.915
8. Broc Pearson – Yamaha 1m38.072
9. Ty Lynch – Yamaha 1m38.272
10. Dylan Whiteside – Yamaha 1m38.771
11. Jack Passfield – Yamaha 1m38.864
12. Luke Mitchell – Yamaha 1m39.281
13. Chris Quinn – Yamaha 1m39.396
14. Dallas Skeer – Suzuki 1m39.399
15. Rhys Belling – Yamaha 1m39.907

ASBK Supersport 300 Qualifying Times

1. Luke Power – Yamaha 1m49.007
2. Callum O’Brien – 400 Kawasaki 1m49.698
3. Locky Taylor – Yamaha 1m49.728
4. John Lytras – Yamaha 1m49.869
5. Max Stauffer – Yamaha 1m49.897
6. Seth Crump – KTM 1m49.903
7. Hunter Ford – Yamaha 1m50.073
8. Senna Agius – 1m50.395
9. Yannis Shaw – 400 Kawasaki 1m50.562
10. Harry Khouri – Yamaha 1m50.763
11. Travis Hall – Yamaha 1m50.938
12. Laura Brown – Yamaha 1m50.970
13. Jesse Woods – Yamaha 1m51.040
14. Kyle O’Connell – Yamaha 1m51.057
15. Dylan Whiteside – 300 Kawasaki 1m51.231
16. Peter Nerlich – 400 Kawasaki 1m51.305
17. Luke Johnston – Yamaha 1m51.655
18. Ben Baker – Yamaha 1m51.733
19. Mitch Kuhne – Yamaha 1m51.850
20. Bronson Pickett – Yamaha 1m51.920