Hickman led an 8TEN Racing one-two as he beat team-mate Todd in Superbike qualifying at the North West 200.
BMW powered Hickman, who has never won a Superbike race at the international road race, set a blistering final lap of 4:19.168 to take pole for the three Superbike races.
Todd was 1.106 seconds behind Hickman, will Harrison had to settle for third after leading most of the session.
Alastair Seeley was fourth and Dunlop, who was back on track after his crash in the Superstock session, rounded out the top five.
Todd, Harrison and Seeley were split by one tenth of a second over an 8.9 mile lap.
Jamie Coward was an impressive sixth, while Ian Hutchinson, Erno Kostamo, John McGuinness and Paul Jordan completed the top 10.
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