Sykes Wins World Superbike Superpole At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Sykes Wins World Superbike Superpole At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

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Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California, USA

July 9, 2016

Qualifying Results (all on Pirelli tires):

From Superpole Two:

1. Tom SYKES, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:22.155

2. Jonathan REA, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:22.210

3. Davide GIUGLIANO, Italy (Ducati Panigale R), 1:22.479

4. Chaz DAVIES, UK (Ducati Panigale R), 1:22.696

5. Xavi FORÉS, Spain (Ducati Panigale R), 1:22.979

6. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (Honda CBR1000RR SP), 1:22.988

7. Jordi TORRES, Spain (BMW S1000RR), 1:23.085

8. Lorenzo SAVADORI, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 RF), 1:23.096

9. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:23.098

10. Alex LOWES, UK (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:23.116

11. Michael VAN DER MARK, Netherlands (Honda CBR1000RR SP), 1:23.455

12. Leon CAMIER, UK (MV Agusta 1000 F4), 1:23.459

From Superpole One:

13. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (Aprilia RSV4 RF), 1:23.661

14. Anthony WEST, Australia (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:24.128

15. Josh BROOKES, Australia (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.598

16. Roman RAMOS, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:24.788

17. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.811

18. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.867

19. Dominic SCHMITTER, Switzerland (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:25.354

20. Saeed AL SULAITI, Qatar (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:25.589

21. Pawel SZKOPEK, Poland (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:25.970

22. Peter SEBESTYEN, Hungary (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:26.859

23. Gianluca VIZZIELLO, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:27.240

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