Garrett Gerloff Becomes the 70th Different Polesitter in World Superbike

September 9, 2023Ray Milton
WorldSBK

In a surprising turn of events Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) secured pole position ahead of Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing) and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing). The pole position marked the first pole claimed by an American in 12 years. It was also the first for BMW since 2021. Gerloff found the pace to secure pole with just 5 minutes left in the session.

After running fastest in practice Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) finished P5 in Superpole. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) finished P4.

Top six after WorldSBK Superpole:

1. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) 1’35.453s
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.059s
3. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.367s
4. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +0.415s
5. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.506s
6. Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) +0.551s

Full Superpole Results are Below