Troy Corser was in de Superpole de snelste man en mag de eerste race van het seizoen dus vanaf pole aanvangen. Toseland zakte naar een derde startplaats.
Qatar – Superbike – Superpole
Officiële tijden:
| # | naam | team | QP1 | QP2 | Superpole | |
| 1 |  Corser T. |
 Yamaha YZF-R1 |
1'59.440 | 1'58.922 | 1'58.402 | |
| 2 |  Biaggi M. |
 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 |
1'59.369 | 1'59.403 | 1'58.724 | |
| 3 |  Toseland J. |
 Honda CBR1000RR |
1'59.056 | 1'58.681 | 1'59.005 | |
| 4 |  Haga N. |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
1'59.019 | 1'58.955 | 1'59.294 | |
| 5 | Lanzi L. |
 Ducati 999 F07 |
1'59.459 | 1'59.286 | 1'59.537 | |
| 6 | Bayliss T. |
Ducati 999 F07 |
1'59.507 | 1'59.522 | 1'59.668 | |
| 7 | Kagayama Y. |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 |
1'59.805 | 1'59.457 | 1'59.964 | |
| 8 |  Neukirchner M. |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 |
2'00.626 | 1'59.830 | 2'00.098 | |
| 9 |  Nieto F. |
 Kawasaki ZX-10R |
2'00.309 | 1'59.919 | 2'00.240 | |
| 10 | Rolfo R. |
Honda CBR1000RR |
2'00.258 | 2'00.077 | 2'00.414 | |
| 11 | Xaus R. |
Ducati 999 F06 |
2'00.244 | 2'00.611 | 2'00.429 | |
| 12 | Fabrizio M. |
Honda CBR1000RR |
2'00.467 | 2'00.350 | 2'01.085 | |
| 13 |  Laconi R. |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
2'00.733 | 2'00.329 | 2'01.176 | |
| 14 | Muggeridge K. |
Honda CBR1000RR |
2'00.839 | 2'01.411 | ||
| 15 | Brookes J. |
Honda CBR1000RR |
2'00.936 | 2'01.884 | 2'01.581 | |
| 16 | Nakatomi S. |
Yamaha YZF-R1 |
2'01.948 | 2'01.076 | 2'02.301 | |
| Others in Grid | ||||||
| 1 | Martin S. |
Honda CBR1000RR |
2'01.964 | 2'01.359 | ||
| 2 |  Zaiser C. |
 MV Agusta F4 1000R |
2'13.134 | 2'02.436 | ||
| 3 | Polita A. |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 |
2'03.777 | 2'02.717 | ||
| 4 | Ellison D. |
Ducati 999RS |
2'03.704 | 2'03.073 | ||
| 5 |  Smrz J. |
Ducati 999 F05 |
2'03.186 | 2'03.801 | ||
| 6 |  Drazdak J. |
 Yamaha YZF-R1 |
2'07.170 | 2'05.380 | ||
| 7 |  Al Naimi M. |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
2'06.487 | 2'07.548 | ||
