WSB - Rd 5 - Donington Park

[NinjaMaster]

The World Superbike circus has moved on to Donington Park this weekend and second qualifying (with Superpole to come) has finished like this:

No. Rider Nat Team Bike Sess. 1 Sess. 2 Time Gap Rel. Avg Laps
1 96 J. SMRZ CZE Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1'29.336 1'28.740 1'28.740 163,205 38
2 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'29.719 1'28.877 1'28.877 0.137 0.137 162,953 36
3 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'29.507 1'28.935 1'28.935 0.195 0.058 162,847 35
4 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'29.604 1'29.011 1'29.011 0.271 0.076 162,708 39
5 33 M. MELANDRI ITA BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'30.245 1'29.028 1'29.028 0.288 0.017 162,677 40
6 2 L. CAMIER GBR FIXI Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'29.614 1'29.101 1'29.101 0.361 0.073 162,544 34
7 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1'29.918 1'29.280 1'29.280 0.540 0.179 162,218 35
8 65 J. REA GBR Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'29.394 1'29.305 1'29.305 0.565 0.025 162,172 38
9 19 C. DAVIES GBR ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'30.392 1'29.310 1'29.310 0.570 0.005 162,163 32
10 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.973 1'29.313 1'29.313 0.573 0.003 162,158 42
11 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'29.977 1'29.354 1'29.354 0.614 0.041 162,083 38
12 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.225 1'29.411 1'29.411 0.671 0.057 161,980 45
13 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1'29.986 1'29.557 1'29.557 0.817 0.146 161,716 31
14 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'30.577 1'29.696 1'29.696 0.956 0.139 161,465 37
15 59 N. CANEPA ITA Red Devils Roma Ducati 1098R 1'31.199 1'29.746 1'29.746 1.006 0.050 161,375 36
16 121 M. BERGER FRA Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.539 1'29.950 1'29.950 1.210 0.204 161,009 34
17 4 H. AOYAMA JPN Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.522 1'30.008 1'30.008 1.268 0.058 160,906 43
18 76 L. BAZ FRA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'31.625 1'30.237 1'30.237 1.497 0.229 160,497 37
19 60 P. HICKMAN GBR FIXI Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'30.904 1'30.296 1'30.296 1.556 0.059 160,392 38
20 87 L. ZANETTI ITA PATA Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'31.035 1'30.402 1'30.402 1.662 0.106 160,204 25
21 18 M. AITCHISON AUS Grillini Progea Superbike Team BMW S1000 RR 1'32.003 1'31.102 1'31.102 2.362 0.700 158,973 38
22 36 L. MERCADO ARG Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.806 1'31.540 1'31.540 2.800 0.438 158,213 40
23 101 G. MASON GBR Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'34.084 1'33.103 1'33.103 4.363 1.563 155,557 32

The field is bloody close so picking a winner (other than safe bet Checa) is a coin toss, especially with so many Brits vying for national pride. John Hopkins isn't riding as he's injured (again!) and has been replaced by local, Peter Hickman and Kawaski have found a more than reasonable replacement for the injured Joan Lascorz (get well soon) in talented young 19 year old Frenchman, Loris Baz. I really like that Baz runs the number 65 of his namesake, Loris Capirossi. Both he and Hickman have done a terrific job and to be within 1.6 seconds of the pace and miss out on Superpole is harsh.
Should be a cracking race.


World Supersport second free practice results:

1. Jules Cluzel&#8195 PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'31.497
2. Kenan Sofuoglu&#8195 Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'31.649
3. Sam Lowes&#8195 Bogdanka PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'31.820
4. Broc Parkes&#8195 Ten Kate Racing Products) Honda CBR600RR 1'32.049
5. Billy McConnell&#8195 Smiths Gloucester) Triumph Daytona 675 1'32.309
6. Glen Richards&#8195 Smiths Gloucester) Triumph Daytona 675 1'32.363
7. Ronan Quarmby&#8195 PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'32.407
8. Sheridan Morais&#8195 Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'32.458
9. Luke Mossey&#8195 Smiths Gloucester) Triumph Daytona 675 1'32.572
10. Roberto Tamburini&#8195 Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'32.755
11. Imre Toth&#8195 Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'32.932
12. Mathew Scholtz&#8195 Bogdanka PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'32.986
13. Fabien Foret&#8195 Kawasaki Intermoto Step) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'33.129
14. Alex Baldolini&#8195 Power Team by Suriano) Triumph Daytona 675 1'33.135
15. Jed Metcher&#8195 Rivamoto Junior Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'33.146
16. Valentine Debise&#8195 SMS Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.184
17. Ilario Dionisi&#8195 PRORACE) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.214
18. Raffaele De Rosa&#8195 Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.400
19. Andrea Antonelli&#8195 Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.410
20. Vittorio Iannuzzo&#8195 Power Team by Suriano) Triumph Daytona 675 1'33.433
21. Martin Jessopp&#8195 Riders PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.440
22. Massimo Roccoli&#8195 Bike Service - WTR TEN 10) Yamaha YZF R6 1'33.591
23. Kieran Clarke&#8195 Bogdanka Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'33.629
24. Joshua Day&#8195 Team GOELEVEN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'33.819
25. Luca Marconi&#8195 VFT Racing) Yamaha YZF R6 1'33.925
26. Romain Lanusse&#8195 Kawasaki Intermoto Step) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.002
27. David Linortner&#8195 Gerin-Skm Racing Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.121
28. Dino Lombardi&#8195 Team PATA by Martini) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.157
29. Balazs Nemeth&#8195 Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.655
30. Roberto Anastasia&#8195 KUJA Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.323
31. Yves Polzer&#8195 Team MRC Austria) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.736
32. Thomas Caiani&#8195 KUJA Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.611
33. Eduard Blokhin&#8195 Rivamoto) Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.855
34. Oleg Pozdneev&#8195 Rivamoto) Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.360

Most interesting, apart from the disappointing distance between the riders compared to the superbikes, is the strong run of the wildcard Triumphs of Glen Richards (probably putting his 125cc skills to good use) and Billy McConnell. Hopefully they can add some spice up front. Also, Fabien Foret has been well off the pace and will want to find something for final qualifying and the race or it could be another poor point scorer for him.

As an odd spot, Superstock 1000 rider, Bryan Staring, crashed in qualifying at Monza and missed the race due to breaking his pinky finger. Not just one though, he broke both and had to get them splinted! Yikes!

[NinjaMaster]

Tommy Sykes you ripper, another pole position! Just gotta start turning them into race wins - that earn full points!

Superpole Results:

Results:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 66 SYKES T Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'27.716
2 91 HASLAM L BMW S1000 RR 1'27.864 0.148
3 33 MELANDRI M BMW S1000 RR 1'28.177 0.461
4 3 BIAGGI M Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'28.340 0.624
5 50 GUINTOLI S Ducati 1098R 1'28.420 0.704
6 65 REA J Honda CBR1000RR 1'28.546 0.830
7 2 CAMIER L Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'28.551 0.835
8 96 SMRZ J Ducati 1098R 1'28.785 1.069

9 7 CHECA C Ducati 1098R 1'28.497 0.465
10 86 BADOVINI A BMW S1000 RR 1'28.614 0.582
11 84 FABRIZIO M BMW S1000 RR 1'28.683 0.651
12 58 LAVERTY E Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.032 1.000

13 34 GIUGLIANO D Ducati 1098R 1'29.236 0.913
14 59 CANEPA N Ducati 1098R 1'29.319 0.996
15 121 BERGER M Ducati 1098R 1'29.371 1.048
16 19 DAVIES C Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.493 1.170