Front row for cross Corser.

Troy Corser took an unsatisfying front row grid position during a wet Superpole at Valencia on Saturday, in which he lacked feel from his Yamaha Italia R1.

"I'm happy to be on the front row, but unhappy because I felt that my tyres weren't giving me any real grip - especially when I was leant over," explained the former double world champion. "If I had pushed any harder, I would've crashed for sure. It's not a good feeling to go into a corner and not have any feeling for what's happening, but that's more or less how it was this afternoon. At the moment, I feel a bit frustrated because I know how I can perform in the wet, but this afternoon I couldn't ride as I knew I can. We'll have to see how the weather is tomorrow, but I'm hoping for dry conditions."

Team-mate Noriyuki Haga, winner last time out at Donington Park, set the seventh fastest time.

"Today I tried some rain settings but I have not yet found the best set-up for this possibility - we still need to work on the best rear tyre option as I can find good grip but no tyre life, or good tyre life but no grip," said the Japanese. "I am happy with a second row qualifying position and that I didn't crash today in the wet! Today's conditions were unbelievable with no grip anywhere. Tomorrow I will push hard for a podium finish at the very least, whatever the weather."