Josh Waters rises to the top in wet Qualifying at The Bend

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Round Three – The Bend

Conditions turned at The Bend on Saturday after Friday’s fine opening day, with wind and rain posing a very different challenge for ASBK competitors during qualifying.

Josh Waters had topped all three dry Superbike practice sessions on Friday, then continued that run by leading a wet Q1 on Saturday. His best lap was some 24 seconds slower than his Friday pace, underlining just how treacherous conditions had become.

Cam Dunker was only a fraction behind Waters in Q1, but the big news was Jacob Roulstone missing the cut after crashing out of the session. Anthony West also went down at turn five, but the DesmoSport Ducati rider had already done enough on his only flying lap to finish 12th and progress to Q2. West was nursing a damaged hand after the fall, however, and elected to sit out the delayed second qualifying session.

Q2 also brought its share of drama. Glenn Allerton went down at turn two with four minutes remaining while sitting fifth. Cru Halliday had earlier crashed at the same corner, while Jack Favelle had gone down at turn one.

At the front, the improving track conditions set up a frantic final few minutes as riders tried to take advantage of the increasing grip levels.

When it mattered most, Waters again had the answer. The defending champion secured pole position on the McMartin Racing Ducati, edging young team-mate Harrison Voight by just under two-tenths to complete a 1-2 for the Wagga-based team.

Cameron Dunker rounded out the front row after showing impressive wet-weather pace on the Blue Marlin Pools Yamaha.

Mike Jones will head the second row, with Jonathan Nahlous alongside him after the youngster pushed Allerton back to sixth in the final order. Nahlous had crashed at turn 17 very early in the session but recovered well to secure a second-row start.

Cru Halliday will start from the head of row three on Sunday despite only recording one flying lap in Q2. Ty Lynch and John Lytras are set to line up alongside him.

Anthony West’s Sunday prospects appear clouded after the DesmoSport Ducati rider injured his hand in his Q1 fall, with Team Owner Ben Henry now planning to call up Olly Simpson to ride the V4 R Superbike. Pending the results of overnight x-rays on West’s hand, Simpson is set to pull double duty across the Supersport and Superbike classes on Sunday.

The opening 11-lap Superbike bout is scheduled for 1115 on Sunday morning, with the second and final 11-lap contest due at 1445. The forecast is for mainly fine conditions on Sunday, although showers remain a chance later in the afternoon.

Superbike Qualifying Times


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	J Waters	Duc	2m11.025
2	H Voight	Duc	2m11.217
3	C Dunker	Yam	2m11.605
4	M Jones	Yam	2m13.376
5	J Nahlous	Yam	2m14.256
6	G Allerton	Duc	2m15.185
7	C Halliday	Duc	2m18.181
8	T Lynch	Yam	2m18.660
9	J Lytras	Yam	2m19.378
10	J Favelle	Yam	2m20.079
11	C Holding	Yam	2m20.968
12	A West	Duc	2m22.172
13	M Hamod	Hon	2m22.432
14	J Roulstone	Hon	2m23.359
15	L Jones	Yam	2m23.521
16	L Durning	Duc	2m25.077
17	M Kemp	Yam	2m26.414
Not Qualified
18	M Rindel	Yam	2m31.031
19	R Jamieson	Yam	2m31.940

Supersport / Next Gen Qualifying Times


Pos	Rider	Class	Bike	Time
1	O Simpson	NG	Duc	1m54.902
2	T Toparis	NG	Duc	1m55.445
3	T Edwards	NG	Kaw	1m55.559
4	H Nelson	NG	Kaw	1m56.054
5	J Farnsworth	SS	Yam	1m56.393
6	V Knezovic	SS	Yam	1m57.011
7	J Simpson	SS	Yam	1m58.251
8	S Pezzetta	SS	Yam	1m59.183
9	G Plowman	SS	Yam	1m59.312
10	J Soderland	SS	Yam	1m59.578
11	E Johnson	SS	Yam	2m02.609
12	F Jacobs	SS	Yam	2m02.680
13	L Warren	SS	Kaw	2m07.602

Supersport 300 Qualifying Times


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	R Nauta	Kaw	2m09.950
2	O Peovitis	Kaw	2m10.561
3	T Morrison	Kaw	2m11.021
4	J Simpson	Yam	2m11.024
5	T King	Kaw	2m11.408
6	M Ritter	Kaw	2m11.456
7	D Coward	Kaw	2m12.014
8	E Dellow	Yam	2m12.037
9	P O’Brien	Yam	2m12.108
10	N Frost	Yam	2m12.186
11	T Nicolson	Kaw	2m12.873
12	S Dellow	Yam	2m13.075
13	R McAdam	Yam	2m13.183
14	J Senior	Yam	2m13.806
15	Z Russo	Yam	2m14.400
16	N Lazos	Yam	2m14.403
17	J Strugnell	Yam	2m14.572
18	A Wu	Yam	2m14.776
19	K Knight	Yam	2m14.783
20	A Codey	Yam	2m15.643
21	M Cartwright	Yam	2m15.890
22	A Jordan	Yam	2m23.607

Supersport 300 Race One Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	M Ritter	Kaw	17m55.940
2	T Morrison	Kaw	+0.174
3	S Dellow	Yam	+20.835
4	Z Russo	Yam	+32.896
5	R McAdam	Yam	+40.031
6	D Coward	Kaw	+40.415
7	T King	Kaw	+40.494
8	N Frost	Yam	+1m04.536
9	K Knight	Yam	+1m16.592
10	R Nauta	Kaw	+1m28.755
DNF	M Cartwright	Yam	1 Lap
DNF	O Peovitis	Kaw	1 Lap
DNF	T Nicolson	Kaw	1 Lap
DNF	J Strugnell	Yam	3 Laps
DNF	J Simpson	Yam	3 Laps
DNF	J Senior	Yam	5 Laps
DNF	A Wu	Yam	5 Laps

bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Qualifying Times


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	A Attard	Yam	2m36.361
2	R McKenna	Yam	2m36.859
3	C Campbell	Yam	2m37.301
4	T Cameron	Yam	2m37.481
5	L Fookes	Yam	2m38.960
6	L Hyslop	Yam	2m39.107
7	C Nichols	Yam	2m39.107
8	R Plumb	Yam	2m39.749
9	J Lazar	Yam	2m40.064
10	L Darling	Yam	2m40.297
11	K Brien	Yam	2m40.664
12	C Stephens	Yam	2m40.768
13	P Lucchitti	Yam	2m40.884
14	L Birkle	Yam	2m42.037
15	X Dellow	Yam	2m45.845
16	T Lucchitti	Yam	2m45.973
17	M Harrison	Yam	2m48.345
18	J Fletcher	Yam	2m48.759
19	S Harrison	Yam	2m53.600

bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Race One Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	R McKenna	Yam	13m13.833
2	L Fookes	Yam	+2.507
3	A Attard	Yam	+2.549
4	C Campbell	Yam	+8.972
5	L Hyslop	Yam	+12.071
6	L Birkle	Yam	+12.442
7	R Plumb	Yam	+12.802
8	T Cameron	Yam	+12.856
9	K Brien	Yam	+12.940
10	P Lucchitti	Yam	+13.071
11	J Lazar	Yam	+13.469
12	L Darling	Yam	+15.705
13	C Stephens	Yam	+24.199
14	X Dellow	Yam	+29.106
15	T Lucchitti	Yam	+52.775
16	J Fletcher	Yam	+53.444
17	M Harrison	Yam	+1m28.298
18	S Harrison	Yam	+1m29.027
DNF	C Nichols	Yam	1 Lap

Yamaha bLU cRU R3 Asia Pacific Qualifying Times


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Speed
1	H Corney	Yam	2m24.673	175
2	S Fathul Ilmi	Yam	+3.863	172
3	Z K Dobлада	Yam	+4.680	176
4	F Fadhil	Yam	+5.398	169
5	Z Su	Yam	+6.000	170
6	T Tabtim	Yam	+6.898	169
7	A Codey	Yam	+8.385	171
8	J Louis	Yam	+9.223	174
9	J Zhou	Yam	+9.281	175
10	X Curmi	Yam	+9.469	168
11	A Jordan	Yam	+12.225	171
12	P O’Brien	Yam	+13.015	173
13	G Plowman	Yam	+14.910	169
14	I Asavanund	Yam	+19.575	168
15	P T Nguyen Huu	Yam	–	170
16	M G Reyes	Yam	–	173
17	K Knight	Yam	–	171
18	R McAdam	Yam	–	169
19	H Charlett	Yam	–	164
20	H Ke	Yam	–	171
21	C Lewis	Yam	–	173

Yamaha bLU cRU R3 Asia Pacific Race One Results

TBC

2026 ASBK Calendar


2026 ASBK PROVISIONAL CALENDAR
Round One	February 20-22	Phillip Island, VIC (WorldSBK)
Round Two	March 27-28	Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW
Round Three	May 1-3	The Bend, SA
Round Four	May 29-31	Morgan Park, QLD
Round Five	June 26-28	Queensland Raceway, QLD