Josh Brookes has taken pole po🍸sition for the sixth round of the MCE 🐭British Superbike Championship after repeating history at Knockhill.

The Australian claimed his first BSB pole position ar💞ound the Scottish circuit in 2009, a feat he has managed once more this year after nudging ahead of HM Plant Honda team-mate R💜yuichi Kiyonari in a tight qualifying session.

Although always expected to ꦚbe a reckoned force during Superpole, Brookes came into the session having not topped a single practice sessio🧸n up to that point.

Despite this, he made it count when it mattered to 💙set a best lap 𒁃of 48.486secs, almost two tenths faster than his team-mate, who also pulled it out of the bag to join him on the front row.

Series leader Tommy Hill will start in third position on the Worx Crescent Suzuki, with Michael Rutter maintaining his stellar run of for💧m by snaring a spot on the outside of the front row in fourth.

Just behi🐠nd, James Ellison produced a mighty effort to qualify🗹 fifth, the most convincing performance by the Swan Honda rider following his return to competition from a broken leg.

Dan Linfoot was also impressive on the way to sixth as both Motorpoint Yamaha riders made it into the top ten sh꧒ootout, the youngster's team-mate Andrew Pitt going tenth. Between them, FP3 pace setter Stuart Easton starts seventh, ahead of Tommy B🐽ridewell and Alastair Seeley.

Further back, there was disappointment for Michael Laverty, the Ulsterman - a tip for pole position this afternoon - crashing towards the end of Q1. Although he was already through 🀅to Q2, the damage to his Relentless Suzuki was such that he couldn't participate in the next session. He will start in 20th.

Also missing out was Chris Walker and John Laverty, who will 🌳start 11th and 14th having been top ten contenders in practice, while Steve Brogan took Evo pole position on the Jentin BMW.