FIM Supersport World Championship
Circuito de Jerez, Spain
September 18, 2015
Free Practice Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Kenan SOFUOGLU, Turkey (Kawasaki ZX-6R), 1:44.212, crash
2. PJ JACOBSEN, USA (Honda CBR600RR), 1:44.425
3. Jules CLUZEL, France (MV Agusta F3 675), 1:44.658, crash
4. Lorenzo ZANETTI, Italy (MV Agusta F3 675), 1:44.678
5. Marco FACCANI, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-6R), 1:44.914
6. Kyle SMITH, UK (Honda CBR600RR), 1:45.017
7. Lucas MAHIAS, France (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:45.053
8. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (Honda CBR600RR), 1:45.613
9. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (MV Agusta F3 675), 1:45.621
10. Gino REA, UK (Honda CBR600RR), 1:45.724
11. Martin CARDENAS, Colombia (Honda CBR600RR), 1:45.974
More, from a press release issued by Dorna WorldSBK Press Office:
Sofuoglu on top as Cluzel crashes out of weekend
Three-time World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu has topped the opening day of World Supersport action at the 4.423km Jerez circuit after two closely fought 45-minute practice sessions.
Sofuoglu, who currently leads the championship standings lapped in 1.43.660s to head the field by 0.189s, his morning time setting the day’s best time. There was drama for the championship leader in the early minutes of FP2 however, as the Turkish rider collided with Kevin Wahr (SMS Honda) after just six minutes, the German closing the door on his rival without realising he was there. An unhappy Sofuoglu returned to the pits before making it back out for the final 30 minutes of the afternoon session.
Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) suffered a fast crash in the final seconds of the FP2, the MV Agusta rider going down at Turn 5. After being examined by the circuit doctors it appears that his title ambitions have taken a big blow as the diagnosis of an open fracture of the left tibia and fibula along with a right shoulder dislocation means he is unfit to continue this weekend.
With none of the top 5 riders able to improve this afternoon the aforementioned Cluzel – now unfortunately ruled out of contention – and Gino Rea (CIA Landlords Insurance Honda) remained in second and third overall, with the returning Lucas Mahias (MG Competition Yamaha), Kyle Smith (Pata Honda World Supersport Team) and PJ Jacobsen (CORE Motorsport Thailand) completing the top 6.
Vladimir Leonov returns to the series with DMC Racing, the Russian who has stood on the podium in the past ended the opening day 7th despite suffering a technical problem in FP2.
Lorenzo Zanetti (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), Alex Baldolini (Race Department ATK #25) and Marco Faccani (San Carlo Puccetti Racing) completed the top ten. Interestingly Jacobsen, Zanetti and Faccani were the only riders in the top ten to improve this afternoon.