Submitted by Jared Earle on
Tom Sykes opened the weekend with the quickest time, ahead of Chaz Davies and Jonathan Rea while local man Michael van der Mark was fourth quickest. With rain feared for this afternoon, getting into the top ten in this first hour was important for Superpole tomorrow and Marco Melandri nearly missed out, with Alex Lowes crashing out of a lap that would have kept Melandri outside the top ten.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Speed |
| 1 | 66 | T. SYKES | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.676 | 288,0 | |
| 2 | 1 | J. REA | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.891 | 0.215 | 289,6 |
| 3 | 7 | C. DAVIES | Ducati Panigale R | 1'35.977 | 0.301 | 285,0 |
| 4 | 60 | M. VAN DER MARK | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'36.183 | 0.507 | 282,7 |
| 5 | 12 | X. FORÉS | Ducati Panigale R | 1'36.437 | 0.761 | 282,4 |
| 6 | 69 | N. HAYDEN | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'36.512 | 0.836 | 280,2 |
| 7 | 15 | A. DE ANGELIS | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'36.804 | 1.128 | 282,7 |
| 8 | 50 | E. LAVERTY | Aprilia RSV4 RF | 1'36.830 | 1.154 | 287,3 |
| 9 | 81 | J. TORRES | BMW S 1000 RR | 1'36.865 | 1.189 | 285,8 |
| 10 | 33 | M. MELANDRI | Ducati Panigale R | 1'36.914 | 1.238 | 290,0 |
| 11 | 22 | A. LOWES | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'36.954 | 1.278 | 288,4 |
| 12 | 2 | L. CAMIER | MV Agusta 1000 F4 | 1'36.985 | 1.309 | 279,1 |
| 13 | 32 | L. SAVADORI | Aprilia RSV4 RF | 1'36.997 | 1.321 | 280,9 |
| 14 | 6 | S. BRADL | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'37.274 | 1.598 | 283,9 |
| 15 | 36 | L. MERCADO | Aprilia RSV4 RF | 1'37.287 | 1.611 | 286,9 |
| 16 | 88 | R. KRUMMENACHER | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'37.382 | 1.706 | 280,2 |
| 17 | 40 | R. RAMOS | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'37.467 | 1.791 | 277,6 |
| 18 | 35 | R. DE ROSA | BMW S 1000 RR | 1'37.601 | 1.925 | 280,2 |
| 19 | 84 | R. RUSSO | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'37.881 | 2.205 | 274,1 |
| 20 | 37 | O. JEZEK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'39.041 | 3.365 | 274,5 |
| 21 | 86 | A. BADOVINI | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'47.297 | 11.621 | 264,7 |
Round Number:
4
2017
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Well...
I was almost ticked off that I forgot to wait until watching the session before looking at this site...but then I remembered that it was pretty much the most predictable headline ever.