This weekend marks the return of the Omologato Superpole to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship round at Donington Park as the top 15 riders in eBay Qualifying go full throttle in the intense one-lap shootout format for pole position, deciding the grid positions for the BikeSocial Sprint Race on Saturday afternoon.
The one-lap Omologato Superpole made a Bennetts BSB return last season at Cadwell Park in sensational style as eventual champion Bradley Ray smashed the outright lap record, but it has not featured at Donington Park in the British Championship event since 2003 and in the World Superbike Championship round in 2008.
Now 15 years later, the iconic qualifying format of the 90s and early 00s marks a comeback before featuring again at Brands Hatch in July and Cadwell Park over the August Bank Holiday.
The weekend eBay Qualifying format will kick off on Friday with the standard Bennetts BSB Free Practice sessions, both of 40 minutes duration. The top twelve overall from FP1/FP2 combined times will progress directly into the Omologato Superpole starting list.
The remaining riders from P13 and above will take part in the twelve-minute Bennetts BSB eBay Qualifying session, with the top three added to the final Omologato Superpole starting list comprising fifteen riders.
Omologato Superpole begins at 14:02, with riders released in intervals for their out lap, flying lap and cool-down lap. The winner will receive a latest Omologato timepiece for claiming pole position for the BikeSocial Sprint Race.
Bennetts BSB riders have again selected their music tune to signal their Omologato Superpole lap and you can check out the playlist below!
