He finished the session in 22nd but Steve Martin retained a top 16 slot despite being unable to better yesterday’s qualifying time.

Both riders complained that their fast laps on qualifying tyres were disrupted by local Dutch wild card riders.

Saturday morning qualifying times (best qualifying time bracketed), Superbike World Championship round 9, Assen, Netherlands:

1 Toseland (Ducati Xerox) 2:05.044 (2:04.742); 2 Corser (Alstare Suzuki Corona) 2:05.092 (2:04.835); 3 Muggeridge (Winston Ten Kate Honda) 2:04.860; 4 Lanzi (Ducati Caracchi) 2:05.065; 5 Walker (PSG-1 Kawasaki) 2:05.243; 6 Pitt (Yamaha Italia) 2:05.395; 7 Neukirchner (Klaffi Honda) 2:05.396; 8 Clementi (Team Pedercini) 2:03.399; 9 Vermeulen (Winston Ten Kate Honda) 2:05.721 (2:05.445); 10 Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona) 2:05.649; 11 Martin (Foggy PETRONAS Racing) 2:06.533 (2:05.793; 22 McCoy (Foggy PETRONAS Racing) 2:06.880