Christian Smith and Barry Burrell will line up in pole position for Saturday’s two ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup Heats at Brands Hatch.
Smith banked the quickest lap of the session to take the Heat One pole, and will lead James Ellison and Robert Varey on the front row, with points leader Thomas Strudwick fourth and James O’Mara fifth.
Burrell will head the Heat Two grid, with Nikki Coates second, Mason Johnson third, Jeremy McWilliams fourth and James Bull fifth.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup, Qualifying:
1. Christian Smith (SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing) 1min 34.842s
2. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +0.016s
3. James Ellison (ROKiT Racing) +0.131s
4. Nikki Coates (Art of Racing/Ernie Coates Trackdays) +0.207s
5. Robert Varey (Stanford Fastline) +0.231s