World Superbikes

Racing fans look set to be in for a treat as tomorrow’s Monza World Superbikes races look set to be close with the first three qualifiers being within 6/10 of a second.

There was an upset in Superpole one as Brit Leon Haslem languished in 17th putting him on the 5th row of the grid for the race. He reportedly has had some problems already this weekend with his Stiggy Honda breaking down during practice.

BMW riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus managed to pull something out of the bag to ensure that they both got to qualify for Superpole two, most likely they used one of their two qualifying tyres in the first session after losing out in previous rounds.

Carlos Checa was the unfortunate loser in Superpole two, after looking secure in 8th, when Haga put in a last minute stonking qualifying lap that moved him up into 2nd place in the top eight relegating Checa to 9th and thus out of Superpole three.

Japanese riders Yukio Kagayama and Ruichi Kiyonari both looked promising for a front row start after their performances in Superpoles one and two, but in the end Kagayama had no more qualifiers but Kiyo did not disappoint and was momentarily in pole position after putting in what looked to be an unbeatable lap and new lap record. However, mere seconds later both Michel Fabrizio and then Ben Spies also scored new lap records with Spies getting his fifth pole position in as many rounds.

Tomorrows race promises to be a real bun fight – with Fabrizio wanting to win on his home track, Spies wanting to score more points after his off in the second race at Assen and Nori (starting from a surprising 5th) wanting to increase his points haul – c’mon!

Qualifying Positions:
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1’44.073
2 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’44.270
3 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1’44.642
4 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’44.900
5 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1’45.096
6 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’45.170
7 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’45.605
8 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’45.861
9 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1’45.166
10 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1’45.383
11 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1’45.543
12 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1’45.663
13 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’46.368
14 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1’46.571
15 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1’46.593
16 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’46.928
17 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’46.250
18 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’46.372
19 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’46.407
20 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1’46.522
21 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’47.032
22 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1’47.130
23 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’47.220
24 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’47.220
25 98 Zemke J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’47.751
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1’47.868
27 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’47.963
28 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’48.063
29 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’48.810

World Supersport
No doubt World Supersport won’t fail to disappoint in the equally close racing stakes with Britain’s Cal Crutchlow on his fourth pole position of the season and expecting to have a better start than in Assen. Also in the mix and equally up for the win are front row qualifiers Joan Lascorz, Fabien Foret and Eugene Laverty.

Qualifying positions:
1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 1’49.706
2 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’49.739
3 99 Foret F. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’49.803
4 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1’50.006
5 8 Aitchison M. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’50.407
6 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 1’50.636
7 1 Pitt A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’50.733
8 69 Nannelli G. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 1’50.798
9 24 McCoy G. (AUS) Triumph Daytona 675 1’50.828
10 21 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’50.861
11 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR600RR 1’50.907
12 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’51.281
13 12 Battaini F. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’51.429
14 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’51.517
15 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 1’51.682
16 9 Dell’Omo D. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’51.766
17 77 Veneman B. (NED) Suzuki GSX-R600 1’51.905
18 105 Vizziello G. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’51.985
19 53 Polita A. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R600 1’52.105
20 13 West A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’52.249
21 96 Smrz M. (CZE) Triumph Daytona 675 1’52.637
22 30 Günther J. (GER) Honda CBR600RR 1’52.758
23 5 Pradita T. (INA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’53.025
24 32 Lai F. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.104
25 28 Vos A. (NED) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.143
26 83 Holland R. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.189
27 88 Guerra Y. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R6 1’53.351
28 71 Morillas J. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R6 1’56.328