HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider Andrew Pitt secured a front row start in the second day of qualifying in Brno. Pitt set the fastest time in his first lap of the afternoon's official practice and looked likely to claim his third pole of the season.

He focused for the remainder of the session on finding the right tyres and didn't manage to further improve his fastest time of 2'03.590 - 0.387s behind pole sitter Broc Parkes. Pitt, who is looking for a continuation of his winning streak, will start Sunday's race from fourth place on the grid. Jonathan Rea has adapted himself quickly to the new track and topped the time sheets in the morning's free practice session. In the official practice Rea maintained his pace and secured a second row start in a best time of 2'03.934, the seventh fastest qualifying time.

Both riders are confident with their race pace and set-up and aim to convert their starting positions into a top finish for the team.


Andrew Pitt, 2'03.590;
"I am pretty happy to be on the front row. We probably had pole there for a while and luckily we stayed on the front row. We wanted to come through on the tyre choice and stayed out there and didn't come back in to put new tyres in again. "

"We found the best combination with the tyres and Johnny and I are in a good position to be really strong in the race. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."


Results QP2:
1 B. PARKES 2'03.203
2 B. VENEMAN 2'03.452
3 J. BROOKES 2'03.562
4 A. PITT 2'03.590