An exciting FIM Supersport 300 World Championship Superpole session unfolded at the MotorLand Aragon on Friday afternoon, with the morning’s Free Practice leader, Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) crashing on the exit of Turn 13. It meant Veneman was able to take a third pole of the season during the Tissot Aragon Round while title rival Aldi Mahendra (Team BrCorse) lining up alongside him.

EARLY CRASH, LATE POLE: Veneman’s rollercoaster session

Veneman crashed on his out lap at Turn 13, damaging his Kawasaki Ninja 400 after it got caught in the gravel. Against the odds, he managed to ride his damaged bike back to pitlane, where his crew scrambled to fix the damage, and get back out onto the track, storming to pole position with a lap time of 2’06.300s.

ON THE FRONT ROW: Mahendra alongside his title rival…

Championship leader Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse) secured his fourth front row of the season with Yamaha rider Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) completing the front row. Saturday’s Supersport 300 Race 1 is promising to be a hotly contested race, with only 12 points separating rivals Mahendra and Veneman.

TWO KOVES ON ROW TWO: all-Spanish second row

Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) will lead the second row ahead of teammates Julio Garcia Gonzalez (KOVE Racing Team) and Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) who finished a second behind the fastest rider in the Superpole session.

COMPLETING THE TOP TEN: in a strong position for Race 1

Gustavo Manso (Yamaha AD78 FIM LA by MS Racing) will start from seventh on the grid, with #50 Carter Thompson (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki) in eighth ahead of Spaniards Inigo Iglesias Bravo (Fusport-RT Motorsport By SKM-Kawasaki) and Antonio Torres (MS Racing) who complete the top 10 riders to lead the first Race of the Tissot Aragon Round.

The top six from WorldSSP300 Free Practice, full results here:

1. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) 2’06.300s
2. Aldi Mahendra (Team BrCorse) +0.184s
3. Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) +0.606s
4. Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) +0.618s
5. Julio García (KOVE Racing Team) +0.997s
6. Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +1.052s

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