FIM Superbike World Championship Phillip Island, Australia February 22, 2011 Best Test Times Day Two (all on Pirelli tires): 1. Carlos CHECA, Spain (Ducati 1098R), 1:30.578 2. Sylvain GUINTOLI, France (Ducati 1098R), 1:31.196 3. Jonathan REA, Great Britain (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:31.206 4. Jakub SMRZ, Czech Republic (Ducati 1098R), 1:31.654 5. Joan LASCORZ, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:31.866 6. Max BIAGGI, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:31.870 7. Michel FABRIZIO, Italy (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:32.113 8. Marco MELANDRI, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:32.122 9. Eugene LAVERTY, Ireland (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:32.137 10. Tom SYKES, Great Britain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:32.272 11. Noriyuki HAGA, Japan (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:32.299 12. Josh WATERS, Australia (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:32.394 13. Ruben XAUS, Spain (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:32.405 14. Leon HASLAM, Great Britain (BMW S1000RR), 1:32.413 15. James TOSELAND, Great Britain (BMW S1000RR), 1:32.880 16. Troy CORSER, Australia (BMW S1000RR), 1:32.994 17. Ayrton BADOVINI, Italy (BMW S1000RR), 1:33.233 18. Bryan STARING, Australia (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:33.398 19. Akira YANAGAWA, Japan (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:33.432 20. Maxime BERGER, France (Ducati 1098R), 1:33.485 21. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:33.514 22. Mark AITCHISON, Australia (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:33.721 Best Overall Test Times (all on Pirelli tires): 1. CHECA, 1:30.578 2. GUINTOLI, 1:31.196 3. REA, 1:31.206 4. SMRZ, 1:31.654 5. LASCORZ, 1:31.866 6. BIAGGI, 1:31.870 7. FABRIZIO, 1:32.113 8. MELANDRI, 1:32.122 9. LAVERTY, 1:32.137 10. SYKES, 1:32.272 11. HAGA, 1:32.299 12. WATERS, 1:32.394 13. XAUS, 1:32.405 14. HASLAM, 1:32.413 15. TOSELAND, 1:32.880 16. CORSER, 1:32.994 17. BADOVINI, 1:33.233 18. STARING, 1:33.398 19. YANAGAWA, 1:33.432 20. BERGER, 1:33.485 21. ROLFO, 1:33.514 22. CAMIER, 1:33.560 23. AITCHISON, 1:33.721 More, from a press release issued BMW Motorrad Motorsport: Pre-event Infront Test at Phillip Island. 21/22 February 2011. Weather conditions: Gusty winds with some clouds and rain on Monday, overcast on Tuesday. Temperature: Air: 15 – 19 °C, Track: 17 – 37 °C Number of riders participating: 23 from 15 teams Fastest lap overall: Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1:30.578 min Programme: Both Leon Haslam (GBR) and Troy Corser (AUS) completed a lot of laps and made good progress with the set-up of the BMW S 1000 RR. Their respective crews compared the different tyre compounds and worked on chassis and suspension set-up. Leon Haslam: Test kilometres: 561 (126 laps) Fastest lap Monday: 1:32.578 min (P9)/ Fastest lap Tuesday: 1:32.413 min (P14) “We had a few issues to resolve over the course of the two day test. This morning I lost the front of the bike twice and crashed. We have made some progress with the electronics which has helped a lot. The lap times in the afternoon were slower for everybody but even so we seem to have made some improvement. While I was way off the pace this morning, I was only six tenths of a second in the afternoon. Tomorrow we have a day off and we will all try to recover for Friday.” Troy Corser: Test kilometres: 471 (106 laps) Fastest lap Monday: 1:33.255 min (P14)/ Fastest lap Tuesday: 1:32.994 min (P16) “We already tested here a couple of weeks ago, and we tried a lot of different things here yesterday and today. So far, it is difficult to judge whether we went in the right direction. We will know more on Friday. The conditions today have been close to perfect. It was not too warm for the tyres and it is not too windy today. I am not surprised that Carlos Checa was able to beat the Superbike lap record. Tomorrow will be a day off, before we head into the first race weekend of the season.” What comes next: The team will stay on Phillip Island on Wednesday before heading into the 2011 season’s first race weekend. Leon and Troy will go for a round of golf tomorrow at the Phillip Island Golf Club. Troy will be in the official pre-event press conference at the circuit on Thursday at 11:50am. More, from a press release issued by Team Alstare Suzuki: FRUSTRATION FOR MICHEL Team Suzuki Alstare rider Michel Fabrizio ended the two day tests in Phillip Island with the seventh quickest overall time, but felt he could’ve gone much faster. Throughout the two days, which took place in a variety of weather conditions, Michel suffered from front end chatter and was unable to push as hard as he would’ve liked. More time on a softer front tyre would’ve helped but, as that was not a possibility, he just had to soldier on and do the best he could. Spaniard Carlos Checa (Ducati) topped the overall standings, with a lap of 1:30.578, well over second quicker than the official lap record of 1:31.826 set by local hero Troy Corser in 2007. Second quickest over the two days was Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati), with Jonathan Rea (Honda) third. Michel – 7th, 1:32.113 Although the two days were generally OK, I am disappointed that I didn’t go any faster. I had a lot of front end chatter and that was mainly due to the fact that the front tyre was too hard. I know if I had been able to use a softer front today I would’ve gone at least four tenths of a second quicker. It was a bit frustrating because the rest was more or less OK. I had a little crash this afternoon and that was because the front end was too hard and I couldn’t feel exactly what it was doing and I couldn’t get enough feedback. Fortunately I only hurt two fingers of my right hand and even the bike wasn’t really damaged – just a broken footpeg and a few scrapes on the fairing. Every time I get on my GSXR 1000 and put in laps, I get used to the bike more and more. The team are working very hard and I am trying to get the utmost from the bike and be as competitive as possible. Now that we have seen how all the other bikes are performing, it gives a clearer picture of what we have to do. For sure that the race this coming weekend is going to very hard but, if I can qualify well, there is no reason why I cannot get a good result, and that’s what I’ll be chasing. More, from a press release issued by Castrol Honda: Rea crash disrupts Castrol Honda preparations Jonathan Rea crashed during a World Superbike championship testing session at Phillip Island in Australia this afternoon, potentially jeopardising his participation in this weekend’s opening round of the 2011 championship. Rea had set the third quickest time in this morning’s session on day two of an official WSBK test and was on his first lap this afternoon when he crashed at Phillip Island’s fast turn three, getting off his Castrol Honda CBR1000RR at around 210kph (130mph). Rea dislocated the ring finger on his left hand but was later transferred to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne to undergo x-rays and scans on his left wrist. Despite the crash, the 24-year-old set the third fastest overall time of the test, with Carlos Checa and Sylvain Guintoli taking the top two slots. His Castrol Honda team-mate, Ruben Xaus, meanwhile set the 13th fastest time over the two days. The Spanish rider continues to familiarise himself with the CBR1000RR after severely curtailed winter testing time, and has been able to improve his times in each of the testing sessions at Phillip Island. Jonathan Rea best lap 1m31.206s I’m so frustrated because we were just about there on race pace and everything was feeling really good. Early in this afternoon’s session, I was in turn three and winding it on when I suddenly felt the rear squirming and then I realised the bike was on fire. Basically I had to get off it quickly and unfortunately it was at 130mph, which is quick enough. My finger and wrist are sore in fact I’m pretty sore all over but I’m still waiting for the final diagnosis. At the moment it’s too early to know how I’ll be feeling at the weekend, but I certainly didn’t want to start this season the way I finished the last one. I know it’s one of those things that you don’t expect and can’t prepare for, but it’s nobody’s fault and we’ll just have to hope I can be back on it soon. Ruben Xaus best lap 1m32.405s We’ve had four days here now and done many laps on the bike, which I really needed. It’s like when you go to school and you need to put in the study hours to improve. We had a few problems in the first test last week when we struggled for grip opening the throttle. Johnny has given me some help and his set-up, which is completely different to what we had last week, seems to be a way around that and during these last two days we have shifted more weight to the front of the bike and it’s definitely improved things. We’ve worked step-by-step, especially working to stop the bike jumping around a bit at the rear. We’ve got a couple of days to relax and analyse things now, but that’s the only thing that’s slowing me down a little. I’d like to be closer to the front, of course, but we haven’t had the best weather during our winter tests, so we just haven’t done as many laps as some others. The times are still quite close though, so I’m looking forward to getting back on the bike this weekend and getting the season started, which I hope will be the same for Johnny. Ronald ten Kate team manager The testing was going well until the start of this afternoon’s session when Jonathan had a very big crash. He was not to blame at all for the crash, which came at high speed when the machine started to leak oil on his rear tyre and caught fire. Jonathan was forced to jump off at one of the fastest corners of the track. We hope he’ll be back on the bike with us soon. On Ruben’s side we are step-by-step improving the set-up, but we’re sure we’ll master it and have the puzzle sorted by the weekend. He’s been going faster in every session and we aim to keep things going in that direction. More, from a press release issued by Althea Racing: CARLOS CHECA (ALTHEA RACING) SMASHES THE LAP RECORD ON DAY TWO AT PHILLIP ISLAND Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) smashes the lap record on day two at Phillip Island Phillip Island, 22nd February 2011: the Althea Racing team, and rider Carlos Checa, concluded testing at the Phillip Island track today, with fantastic results. The Spanish rider, having been fastest on track yesterday, improved even further today, lowering his best time of yesterday by another eight tenths of a second to record a 1m30.578. With this extremely impressive time, Carlos and his Ducati 1198 also smash Laconi’s 2009 Superpole lap record by half a second. During the morning, on a very fast track, Carlos and his Althea Racing technicians were able to proceed with the planned work without interruptions, today concentrating mainly on tyre wear. Althea’s flagbearer completed 26 laps during the morning, recording the flying lap just prior to the end of the session to close ahead of the pack once again, and six tenths ahead of second placed Guintoli, also on board the Ducati. To better illustrate just how impressive Checa’s performance was here today, Casey Stoner, winner of the 2010 MotoGP round at Phillip Island, also made the fastest lap of that race, a 1m30.4, just a tenth of a second quicker than Carlos and his Ducati 1198 today. In the last session of the afternoon, track conditions didn’t allow riders to make any further improvements and so the Althea Racing team instead made the most of the track time to check that both bikes were working well. Over these two days of testing, Carlos clocked up a total of 116 laps, with a best time of 1m30.578, set this morning. Now the rider and his team can enjoy two days of relaxation before returning to the track on Friday, ready for the challenge that the inaugural round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship will bring. Carlos Checa “I’d say that the test went extremely well, we worked well with the tyres and I felt comfortable on the bike right from the start. I was a little worried as we have not ested much over the winter but we did a great job here. I thank the entire team and also Pirelli for all their hard work which allowed me to record some fast times. We’ve found a strong rhythm and are very satisfied. The Ducati always goes well at Phillip Island so we’ll try to make the most of this opportunity and focus on achieving great results on Sunday.” Genesio Bevilacqua General Manager di Althea Racing “I’m very happy with the outcome of the tests and the consistant speed demonstrated by our bike and by Carlos, who rode it to perfection. Other important teams tested at this track over the winter, gaining an advantage with regard to bike set-up but our team has worked extraordinarily well over these two days. Carlos dominated every session and his mental state is exactly what we need to be able to score some strong results on Sunday.” More, from a press release issued by Team Pedercini: The Pedercini Kawasaki Team wrapped up a successful final day of testing at Phillip Island. All three Superbike riders, Rolfo, Aitchison and Staring, spent the second day of testing working on the electronic and chassis settings of their Kawasaki ZX-10R bikes so as to be ready for the first round of the Superbike World Championship that will take place over the weekend of February 25/26/27 on this same track. Day two saw an improvement in the performance of all three riders as lap times began to drop. Aitchison worked to bring the settings in line with his riding style as, having come to SBK from Supersport, he must now get to grip with a totally new machine. Mark was the victim of a small crash just before the end of the last session, but was fortunately unhurt. Roberto Rolfo and Bryan Staring performed well and were consistently fast during this second day, riding significantly faster than they did during yesterday’s test sessions. For the Italian team these two test days were the first real opportunity to work on the set up of their new bikes, in preparation for race day. Pedercini team riders and technicians alike can now enjoy two days of relaxation before returning to the track on Friday for the inaugural round of the 2011 racing season. Phillip Island test Result Monday/Tuesday 1) Checa (Ducati) 2) Guintoli (Ducati) 3) Rea (Honda) 4) Smrz (Ducati) 5) Lascorz (Kawasaki) 6) Biaggi (Suzuki) “¦.”¦ 18) Staring (Kawasaki) 1’33″398 “¦”¦”¦ 21) Rolfo (Kawasaki) 11’33″485 “¦.. 23) Aitchison (Kawasaki) 1’33″721 Roberto Rolfo : “I’m thoroughly satisfied with the results of these last two days of testing. Today I was also able to complete a long run and I established a good pace. In any case, the most important aspect of the two-day test session is that I realized that we have the base and potential to obtain good results. The team has been great with me and we’re working really well together. They listen to all of my suggestions and we have improved the set up of the bike. Of course we still have a lot to do, especially through the chicanes where I’m still having some difficulties. I need to rest up over the next two days to be ready for the first race of the season”. Mark Aitchison :”The second day of testing for me was very positive. I have experimented a lot with some different settings for the balance of the bike. I found some areas that we must focus to improve on. I really enjoyed riding the bike today as this was my first real experience of a superbike. Every time I entered into the circuit I improved my riding style to better suit the bike. This is very important for the season ahead. Of course we have now a lot of areas to improve with the overall bike set up and with my riding style, but I think the two days here at Phillip Island have taught us a lot. I enjoy working with my team at this point and I look forward to racing this weekend”. Bryan Staring : “Another good day of testing and I feel we made solid progress. My feeling with the bike is getting better and better though there’s still work to be done, also because everything is new for me this season, bike as well as team. Today we found some good solutions and I was able to improve my lap times. Now I’m eager to start the official sessions on Friday and will try my best to obtain a good result for my team and for my sponsors”. More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki: New Season Looms Large After Official Tests Reach A Conclusion The Kawasaki Racing Team approaches a whole new WSBK season next weekend with a new motorcycle for regular riders Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz to take on the world with – the Ninja ZX-10R. Over the past two days at the official IMS pre-season tests Joan and Tom lapped the 4.445km Phillip Island circuit along with their fellow WSBK competitors, with the only rider missing being their team-mate Chris Vermeulen. He has been forced to miss the first race to allow his injured knee to heal up fully from restorative surgery. In the tests themselves, Joan (overall fifth fastest) and Tom (tenth fastest) impressed all who watched the Phillip Island sessions, with the all-new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R clearly well in the mix on the eve of its first ever competitive races. Helping Tom and Joan with their testing duties in Australia was Kawasaki test rider Akira Yanagawa. He was 19th fastest of the 23 riders present at the tests, but will not be racing in place of Chris at round one. The test sessions, held between 21 and 22 February, were conducted in wet then dry conditions on day one, and dry conditions on day two, allowing all the top riders to better their times today. The best laps came in the morning session for most, including Joan and Tom. Despite each KRT rider falling without injury at the first hairpin in the final session, they will approach the first qualifying sessions on Friday confident in their ability to post quick lap times from the start. The Pedercini Kawasaki Team will field three riders at the forthcoming first round. Regulars Roby Rolfo and Mark Aitchison will be joined by Superstock rider Bryan Staring. All three participated in the recent tests and Staring was 18th quickest, Rolfo 20th and Aitchison 23rd. The first races of the season take place on Sunday 27 February, with qualifying starting on Friday 25. Joan Lascorz: “I am really happy with the bike and the team. The transition to riding a Superbike around Phillip Island compared to a Supersport bike has been smooth and steady. Not easy, but we have made progress and set a decent lap time. I had basically the same crash as Tom, at the hairpin. I was pushing only a little bit but we hit the limit and fell. I landed on my right shoulder so I did not hurt the left one, which is still not quite back to full strength. I am fine, no problems. My only question now is having enough power in my upper body to push the bike around the way I want in the races. I do not know what is possible for me on Sunday, because I still have to build up my left shoulder to full strength. We will see how it goes. We just need to work on our strategy for the races now.” Tom Sykes: “I am glad we did this test. We also explored some new parameters near the end, and we tried a few new things with the set-up. Now we know a lot better what works around here. I also just lost the front very late at the apex of the hairpin, turn four, and fell off. If I had to have a crash then that that was a good corner to crash at, because it is slow and there was no damage to me or to the bike. I’m ready for the new season to start now, and we will use the two days of qualifying coming up to get the bike ready to race on Sunday. I think things will be close on race weekend, maybe too close to call, and I feel that we could certainly be good for consistency. For sheer lap time there are a couple of things holding me back a little now but if we can dial them out we will find a good bit of speed too. We have a couple of days after the tests to relax and work towards race weekend. I am looking forward to riding my new Ninja ZX-10R in races now, after a series of good winter tests.” More, from a press release issued by Supersonic Racing Team: Supersonic Racing Team concludes testing at Phillip Island. Today was the end of two days testing at Phillip Island for all teams taking part in the Superbike World Championship and in preparation for the first race of the season that will start on the Australian track next weekend. Compared to yesterday, the weather conditions were much better and the rain has never disturbed the two practice sessions today, although the sky remained cloudy. Maxime Berger and his team continued working and started to adapt the Supersonic Ducati 1998 on the twisty and technical Phillip Island track. In the morning the young French rider did 34 laps, improving almost half a second his time (1’33 “513). In the afternoon, 20 laps, and tested a different tire and improved his lap time to 1’33 “485. Maxime is now in perfect harmony with the technical team and is making continuous and substantial progress. It’s the result from the great work done by the Italian team. On Friday morning, the first free practice session will officially launch the World Superbike Championship 2011! Phillip Island test – Tuesday 22 February 2011 Classifica riepilogativa delle due giornate : : 1) Checa (Ducati) – 2) Guintoli (Ducati) – 3) Rea (Honda) – 4) Smrz (Ducati) – 5) Lascorz (Kawasaki) – 6) Biaggi (Aprilia) …. 18) Berger (Ducati) Danilo Soncini – Team manager: “We have concluded two very important days for our team, and worked on the basis for the coming race weekend. The tests were positive, considering that it was the first time we ran here at Phillip Island and that Maxime is a rookie in World Superbike. We could compare now with other teams and even all our job is not yet done, we consider ourselves ready for the first race of the season, will give you all the best as well as we can.” Maxime Berger: “Another good day for me and for the team. The consistent weather conditions from today has allowed me to perform more than seventy laps and I worked hard with my engineers on the set-up of my Ducati, we did also some testing with different type of tyres. The feeling with my team becomes always better and we are confident in finding the right way to continue our progress. Today I did not tried a fast lap time, but I’ll certainly start on Friday, when we start testing for the first race of the season.” More, from a press release issued by Yamaha: Yamaha World Superbike Team Wrap Up Phillip Island Test 2011 Yamaha World Superbike riders Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri today completed the second of two days testing at the Phillip Island circuit ahead of the season opening round this coming weekend. Both riders spent the sessions working on set up to deliver consistent pace for the Australian circuit. The team achieved their target of testing all updates for the 2011 R1 race bike, and will now take a couple of days rest in preparation for the two races on Sunday 27th February. Italian rider Marco Melandri is still recovering from his previous shoulder operation and so rode less on the final sessions to give himself enough time to rest before the weekend. Marco Melandri, Yamaha World Superbike Team 8th, 1’32.122 “I am very happy because I feel a big improvement from my shoulder. The second day was still quite difficult though, I didn’t ride a lot as my shoulder was having some pain. The bike has made a small improvement over the last test and we have a good plan to make it even better for the race. My physical condition for the race distance is a question mark but we will see what happens on Sunday!” Eugene Laverty, Yamaha World Superbike Team 9th, 1’32.137 “It’s been a tough test but we’re making progress bit by bit. We’re focusing on consistency for the races, that’s been the focus since we started the test. We’ve found that now and all we need is a little bit more pace. I’m excited about the race, it’s a strange track like no other and requires a unique set up. I think it’s going to be the smart guys who are there at the end of the race.” Yamaha World Superbike Team Manager – Andrea Dosoli “All our jobs are done here for the test which gives us the confidence that we’ve achieved our targets. We wanted a more consistent bike and we’ve got it. The Ducati is very quick at this track so we need to improve some more and reduce the time difference. For the two races on Sunday I am feeling quite confident as Eugene is improving everyday and is very consistent. Marco has also put a lot of laps in on his shoulder so we believe that with two days of rest he will be ok for the races. After all the winter tests we are ready. Considering both riders are World Superbike rookies and Marco recently had an operation we are happy with our results here.” More, from a press release issued by Infront Motor Sports: King Carlos lords it up in final IMS tests Phillip Island (Australia), Tuesday 22 February, 2011 – Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea Racing) was quickest overall at the end of the four SBK official test sessions held at the Phillip Island circuit, after an assured performance from rider and team on the eve of the first round of the 2011 championship. On his Ducati 1098R the Spaniard, who won one of the races here in Australia last year, put a gap of over half-a-second between himself and second-placed man Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati Effenbert – Liberty Racing). Checa was under the previous track best in the third session of the two days, posting a new record of 1 minute 30.578s. Carlos Checa: “It was a very positive test and a fantastic lap time. I was a bit worried before because I had not done so much testing and I arrived here and was not sure if we had enough time on the bike. During the winter I did a race, then I went to the desert, then some motocross, and it was all a bit confusing. Portugal testing was not so positive because of the weather, so I arrived here without the required full confidence. But we’ve been able to grow up very quick from the first day, the pace of the bike at this track is good, I feel very close with the team and that’s why I’m in this position.” Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda), who crashed in the early stages of the last session, finished the tests third fastest but he was taken by helicopter to hospital for an X-ray on his left wrist and the ring finger of his left hand. His crash left a residue of cement dust on the racing line and this contributed to the fact that only few riders were able to improve their best times in the final session, though most tried hard to do so. Fourth quickest overall was Jakub Smrz (Ducati Effenbert – Liberty Racing), followed by WSB rookie Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki) who made an impressive debut on a Superbike machine in Australia. Reigning champion Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) was one of the few whose best time of the two days came in the final session, placing him sixth quickest overall. Michel Fabrizio (Suzuki Alstare) was seventh best in the rankings, Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) eighth and his team-mate Eugene Laverty ninth. Laverty completed a whopping 142 laps of the 4.445km circuit over these two days. A strong showing for the new Kawasaki Superbike machine saw Tom Sykes join his fellow KRT rider Lascorz in the top ten. Top S1000RR rider in testing was Leon Haslam, in 14th place on his official BMW Motorrad Motorsport bike. Wildcard rider Joshua Waters, a recent Aussie Superbike champion, finished an impressive 12th on his Yoshimura Suzuki machine. Several crashes marked the final stages of the two-and-a-half hour session. Fabrizio, Melandri, Sykes and Lascorz all went down as they attempted to get final information, or improve their lap times, before the end of this busy two-day test session. The riders now have two days off before track action begins again in qualifying, on Friday 25 February. Combined times: 1. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1’30.578; 2. Guintoli S. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1’31.196; 3. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’31.206; 4. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1’31.654; 5. Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’31.866; 6. Biaggi M. (ITA)Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’31.870; 7. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’32.113; 8. Melandri M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R1 1’32.122; 9. Laverty E. (IRL) Yamaha YZF R1 1’32.137; 10. Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’32.272; 11. Haga N. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’32.299; 12. Waters J. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’32.394; 13. Xaus R. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1’32.405; 14. Haslam L. (GBR) BMW S1000 RR 1’32.413; 15. Toseland J. (GBR) BMW S1000 RR 1’32.880; 16. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1’32.994; etc.