2007 FIM Supersport World Championship Lausitzring, Germany September 7, 2009 Provisional Qualifying Results (dry conditions): 1. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.366 2. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.837 3. Broc PARKES (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.994 4. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.280 5. Matthieu LAGRIVE (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.534 6. Vesa KALLIO (Suz GSX-R600), 1:43.160 7. Tommy HILL (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.215 8. David CHECA (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.272 9. Joan LASCORZ (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.282 10. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.340 11. Simone SANNA (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.461 12. Pere RIBA (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:43.523 13. Josh BROOKES (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.586 14. Barry VENEMAN (Suz GSX-R600), 1:43.639 15. Craig JONES (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.683 16. Gianluca VIZZIELLO (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.774 17. Massimo ROCCOLI (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.775 18. Fabien FORET (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:43.780 19. Robbin HARMS (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.785 20. Vladimir IVANOV (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:43.885 More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: The new term started well today for the Yamaha World Supersport Team despite the weather not exactly according to plan this morning at Lausitz, Germany. Parkes finished the day in third with Tommy Hill taking provisional seventh. With light drizzle during the morning’s free practice most of the field decided to sit out the first session of the weekend, not wanting to make any early mistakes. Parkes was one such rider as he already knows the circuit very well. Team mate Tommy Hill could not afford such luxury as this is his first time at the German track and so he went out for ten minutes in the drier moments of the session, finishing tenth. Yamaha still managed to fill the top two slots in free practice with Yamaha Team GMT-94 riders Gimbert and Checa taking the two fastest times respectively. The afternoon qualifying session was when the gloves came off, or rather went on, for both riders. With the weather drier and warmer than this morning, both riders set out on long runs. Parkes ran near the top from the start, taking second place with half an hour to go. He focused on finding the right set-up and brought his times down lap by lap but finished third when Charpentier took first. Tommy Hill climbed his way up from 14th to sixth, where he remained until the last minute when the change in the leader pushed him down into seventh. Yamaha Team Italia rider Massimo Roccoli had less success today, battling against set-up problems throughout the day. He finished the day in an uncharacteristic 17th place. Broc Parkes (3rd – 1’41.994 – Yamaha World Supersport Team) “My result is good so to have so early on in the weekend. I have some improvements to make during tomorrow because of today’s damp start slowing improvement down. I really wanted to test more tyres than I had time for because rain tomorrow would make it more difficult to check tyre choice. But I think I have it almost sorted with regards to tyres. I’m pleased with a front row result on a Friday; I’m keen to get out there tomorrow and really give it my best to get pole.” Tommy Hill (7th – 1’43.215 – Yamaha World Supersport Team) “I only did five laps this morning but I’ve learnt the track pretty quickly. Though to learn is one thing; to master it is another. I’m pretty happy at the moment, I feel I’m there or thereabouts with pace and set-up. I wanted to spend quite a bit of time on track today and I didn’t get quite as much time as I would’ve liked but I have a good basis to progress from tomorrow. The track is quite tricky; the corners pull you into them which can make you run in too quickly and mess up the following corner. You have to get the first corner right to get the third corner right at this circuit.” Massimo Roccoli (17th – 1’43.775 – Yamaha Team Italia) “I’ve got a lot of work to tomorrow following today’s results. In this morning’s session I had set-up problems. This afternoon I was trying to improve my time with a soft rear tyre when I encountered a slower rider in front of me. I hope there is no rain tomorrow; if it rains improving my grid position will be much harder.” More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: HANNspree Ten Kate Honda dominates at Lausitz Round 11 of the 2007 World Supersport Championship kicked off at the 4.265km Eurospeedway Laustiz in Germany today. Despite unsettled weather, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda ended the qualifying session in a positive mood having secured the top two spots on the first-day timesheet for the third consecutive round. Kenan Sofuolglu and Sébastien Charpentier opted out of this morning’s free practice due to the wet conditions on track. However, this had no effect on their performance in the afternoon qualifying as both riders secured impressive lap times on race tyres. Sofuoglu dominated the majority of the 45-minute session, securing the fastest lap seven times and ending with a final best time of 1’41.837. He was just beaten by team-mate Charpentier, who put in a fast lap of 1’41.366 in the dying seconds – shaving four tenths of a second off his team-mate’s time. Both riders are confident that they can hold on to the top spots for Sunday’s 23-lap race. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “It’s been a perfect start to the weekend on the Supersport side of things with a first and second position. With the unsettled weather conditions this morning we decided not to send the riders out to avoid any risk. The forecast was for dry weather in the afternoon anyway. Both boys were really quick to work and they have already done a number of good laps on the race tyres. I am especially delighted for Sébastien, who doesn’t have the best memory of this track in the past two seasons. He is already fastest on the first day so that is good to see. The Honda CBR600RR is performing well and we are on track to stay at the top tomorrow” Sébastien Charpentier: “This was not bad for the first day. This morning is was not easy for everybody because the weather was not good. This afternoon was much better and we have gathered a lot for information for the technicians. I think we will be able to stay at the front. I hope the weather is nice because that is very important. Overall, it is not completely perfect but the bike is feeling very good and I think we have a chance to be on pole tomorrow.” Kenan Sofuoglu: “Today has been quite good. It’s great to be back on track again and to get a first and second is great for the team. If someone has to be in front of me then I want it to be Sébastien and I am happy to see him back on form. I’m also pleased to be back on the bike and riding fast after such a busy time in Turkey after Brands Hatch. I think I can be faster tomorrow, but I am really happy with today – the bike feels good and I think I am capable of winning the race.”