Motorsport news - Scott Redding takes pole in Donington qualifying

Updated 05/10/2019 at 16:21 GMT

Scott Redding took pole in British Superbikes qualifying at Donnington Park on Saturday, pipping team-mate Josh Brookes to the post.

Scott Redding wins race 2 for the double

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Echoing FP3 earlier in the day, it was tight between the Be Wiser Ducati riders. Indeed in the first qualifying session, Brookes once again came out on top.

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But in Q3, Redding put a distance of 0.429 between himself and Brookes, to take pole for Sunday's race.

The pair go into Sunday with the narrowest of margins between them in the overall standings, with Redding ahead by just 14 points on 595.

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