ASBK 2025
Round Three – QLD Raceway
Friday FP2
While three riders had been in the 67s in FP1, that grew to five in FP2 as Broc Pearson and Glenn Allerton joined Jones, West and Waters in that exclusive club.
That quintet were straight into the 67s once again when FP3 got underway on Friday afternoon, and it wasn’t long before Arthur Sissis made it a sextet.
Ten minutes into the session, Waters put in the fastest lap of the day, a 67.248, under Mike Jones’ race lap record, and getting very close to the YRT man’s 67.155 qualifying lap record.
Less than ten minutes later, Jones got wound up himself, a 67.181 on his ninth lap of the session demoting Waters to P2.
Waters saved his best for last, a 67.178, besting Jones by a narrow three-thousandths of a second to finish Friday on top.
Jones set pole here last year with a 67.155 qualifying lap record. Jones also set the race lap record here last year at 67.434.
Broc Pearson was another late improver. The DesmoSport Ducati man dropping in a 1m07.351 to end the day third quickest ahead of Anthony West and Glenn Allerton.
Glenn Allerton had some technical problems with the Advocates Racing Ducati this morning, but again proved the potential of the bike when things go right for them.
After a difficult start to the day with electrical gremlins laying waste to FP1, Cru Halliday got a head of steam up with ten-minutes to run and joined the 67 club himself, a 67.647. Finishing the day just ahead of Stop & Seal team-mate Arthur Sissis.
Max Stauffer was eighth quickest today, ahead of Cam Dunker, while Jonathan Nahlous rounded out the top ten.
One notable absentee from the Superbike field this weekend is Matt Walters. The Cessnock Kawasaki rider has stepped away from racing, at least for now, after deciding to hang up the leathers ahead of the round.
Also missing are Tom Toparis, who is sidelined by injury, and Tommy Edwards, who is not present this weekend due to machinery problems.
Archie McDonald is missing from the Supersport grid this weekend due to overseas commitments, but young Cameron Swain has joined the Stop & Seal squad for the round. While Swain did ride in FP1 earlier on Friday morning, he did not turn a wheel in FP2 due to a technical problem with the bike. He then went on to be yet another victim of turn three, going down on his final lap of the day, just after sneaking into the top ten.
Olly Simpson set the Supersport pace on Friday on the BC Performance Kawasaki ahead of Jack Mahaffy and Hayden Nelson.
Jesus Cabrera had topped FP2 but went down at turn three with eight-minutes to go in the final session and finished the day fourth quickest.
Luca Durning is the first to dip his toe in the Next Generation Supersport waters. While ASBK had originally decided to put Next Gen bikes in with the Superbike class, following the opening practice sessions, they revised that decision and have now put Durning in with the Supersport field for this round. He was 11th quickest today.
Supersport Qualifying takes place at 1145 on Saturday morning while the Superbike Top 12 Shootout is scheduled for 1505.
Superbike Friday Practice Combined Times
- Mike Jones – Yamaha 1m07.181
- Josh Waters – Ducati 1m07.248
- Broc Pearson – Ducati 1m07.351
- Anthony West – Yamaha 1m07.459
- Glenn Allerton – Ducati 1m07.516
- Cru Halliday – Yamaha 1m07.647
- Arthur Sissis – Yamaha 1m07.797
- Max Stauffer – Yamaha 1m08.060
- Cameron Dunker – Yamaha 1m08.158
- Jonathan Nalous – Yamaha 1m08.218
- John Lytras – Yamaha 1m08.322
- Ryan Yanko – Yamaha 1m09.094
- Ty Lynch – Yamaha 1m10.316
- Eddie Leeson – Yamaha 1m10.555
- Josh Soderland – Yamaha 1m11.787
- Paul Linkenbagh – Yamaha 1m12.165
- Michael Edwards – Yamaha 1m12.206
Supersport Friday Practice Combined Times
- Olly Simpson – Kawasaki 1m11.165
- Jack Mahaffy – Yamaha 1m11.486
- Hayden Nelson – Kawasaki 1m11.608
- Jesus Cabrera – Yamaha 1m11.707
- Tom Bramich – Yamaha 1m11.840
- Marcus Hamod – Honda 1m11.941
- Josh Newman – Yamaha 1m12.085
- Will Nassif – Yamaha 1m12.121
- Jake Farnsworth – Yamaha 1m12.229
- Cam Swain – Yamaha 1m12.416
- Luca Durning – Ducati 1m12.701
- Sam Pezzetta – Yamaha 1m12.860
- Levi Russo – Yamaha 1m13.162
- Corey Turner – Yamaha 1m13.850
- Ryder Gilbert – Yamaha 1m14.548
- Casey Middleton – Yamaha 1m15.399
- Brock Quinlan – 1m16.245
Superbike Championship Standings
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Points |
| 1 | J Waters | Duc | 126 |
| 2 | M Jones | Yam | 99 |
| 3 | A West | Yam | 85 |
| 4 | J Nahlous | Yam | 72 |
| 5 | M Stauffer | Yam | 65 |
| 6 | C Dunker | Yam | 62 |
| 7 | J Favelle | Yam | 61 |
| 8 | B Pearson | Duc | 61 |
| 9 | C Halliday | Yam | 60 |
| 10 | J Lytras | Yam | 58 |
| 11 | G Allerton | Duc | 57 |
| 12 | T Edwards | Yam | 48 |
| 13 | T Toparis | Yam | 38 |
| 14 | A Sissis | Yam | 35 |
| 15 | R Yanko | Yam | 35 |
| 16 | M Walters | Apr | 26 |
| 17 | M Aizuddin | BMW | 20 |
| 18 | C Holding | Yam | 18 |
| 19 | J Soderland | Yam | 12 |
| 20 | P Linkenbagh | Yam | 10 |
| 21 | T Lynch | Yam | 7 |
| 22 | A Senior | Yam | 7 |
| 23 | N Mahon | Yam | 7 |
| 24 | S Condon | Yam | 6 |
| 25 | K Higuchi | Suz | 5 |
| 26 | M Kemp | Yam | 1 |
Supersport Championship Standings
2025 Australian Superbike Championship Calendar
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| Round | Location | Date |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway, QLD | May 2-4 |
| 4 | Morgan Park Raceway, QLD | Jun 13-15 |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway, QLD (Superbike Only) | Aug 8-10 |
| 6 | Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC | Sept 6-7 |
| 7 | One Raceway, NSW | Oct 3-5 |
| 8 | The Bend, SA | Nov 7-9 |
