McGuinness On Provisional Pole At The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

McGuinness On Provisional Pole At The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

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Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

Guia Street Circuit

Macau, China

November 19, 2015

Qualifying Session One Results:

1. John McGuinness, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:27.246

2. Michael Rutter, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:27.476

3. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:27.711

4. Ian Hutchinson, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:28.776

5. Gary Johnson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:29.023

6. Horst Saiger, Austria (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:29.263

7. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:29.463

8. Lee Johnston, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:29.529

9. Conor Cummins, IOM (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:29.650

10. Jimmy Storrar, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:31.026

13. Mark Miller, USA (EBR 1190RS), 2:32.588

15. Stuart Easton, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 2:33.607

28. Brandon Cretu, USA (Bim BB3), 2:39.639

More, from a press release issued by Macau Grand Prix Committee:

Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – 49th Edition – Qualifying I

Provisional Pole for McGuinness

The sweltering heat of a Macau afternoon provided a steamy setting for a dramatic battle for the top of the leaderboard between two of the Guia Circuit’s most experienced riders. Michael Rutter (Penz BMW) and John McGuinness (Honda) traded times and places as a series of other riders tried to get in on the act as well.

Martin Jessopp (Riders Motorcycles BMW) continually challenged the battling duo with fast times in each of the three sectors but never managed to put together the entire lap he needed.

Ian Hutchinson (Paul Bird Motorsport Kawasaki) closed in on the top of the leaderboard as the session went on but ended the afternoon in fourth place behind Jessopp, and a head of Gary Johnson (Penz13.com BMW Motorrad Motorsport by MGM China)

Horst Saiger (Saiger-Heidger Macau Race Team Kawasaki) was another who launched a sustained attack on the top spot, especially during the second half of a session split in two by a red flag after Russ Mountford (VRS Racing Honda) fell at Faraway.

The strong entry list meant that the rest of the top ten positions were the subject of a continual scrap and the chequered flag dropped on a leaderboard with riders like Lee Johnston (East Coast Construction BMW) and Conor Cummins (Honda Racing) still looking for something further up the ladder, but with another session in the cool of the morning in which to find the lap times they need.

Last year’s winner Stuart Easton (SMT/Booth Yamaha), recovering from injury, is yet to find his full confidence on a bike he has not ridden before.

The second qualifying session for the Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – 49th Edition will be held tomorrow at 07:30 local time.

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