WSBK Round 1 - Phillip Island, Australia

[tha_jackal]

Checa fastest again as 0.7secs cover top 17, Carlos Checa retains provisional pole position at Phillip Island as Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland move into closer contention.

Superpole will take place in around an hour.

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 1min 32.155s
2. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 32.162s
3. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.373s
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 32.446s
5. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.448s
6. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 32.455s
7. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.460s
8. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 32.500s
9. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.548s
10. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 1min 32.571s
11. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Ducati 1198 1min 32.620s
12. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 1min 32.635s
13. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 32.684s
14. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 32.703s
15. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 32.806s
16. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.850s
17. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.884s
18. Roland Resch AUT Reitwagen BMW S1000RR 1min 33.390s
19. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 33.396s
20. Andrew Pitt AUS Reitwagen BMW S1000RR 1min 33.396s

Positions 21-24 do not progress to Superpole

21. Joshua Brookes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 1min 34.411
22. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 34.417s
23. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 35.892s
24. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 36.113s

think im going to likey wsbk this year! sooo close.

[TheFamousEccles]

Interesting to see Vermeulen in the top ten at this stage. Hope he can at least maintain it in superpole.

Thought the Prillers would be a bit higher up given pre-season testing, will wait for superpole before making grand predictions...

[TheFamousEccles]

But, the first 17 within .8 sec!!!!!!!!!!!! Great superbike action - again. Why I can't see it without wasting money on FOCKStel has me buggered, really annoying.

[Rod Richardson]

SUPERPOLE RESULTS
1 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.373 1'32.436 41 1'31.229 1'31.229 175,405
2 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'32.162 1'33.099 39 1'31.245 0.016 1'31.245 175,374
3 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.038 1'32.446 45 1'31.642 0.413 1'31.642 174,614
4 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'32.155 1'32.227 45 1'31.671 0.442 1'31.671 174,559
5 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.902 1'32.448 47 1'31.696 0.467 1'31.696 174,511
6 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R 1'32.905 1'32.571 38 1'31.757 0.528 1'31.757 174,395
7 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.884 1'32.460 52 1'31.912 0.683 1'31.912 174,101
8 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.422 1'32.455 25 1'32.019 0.790 1'32.019 173,899
-------------------------------------------------- Superpole 2 --------------------------------------------------
9 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'33.454 1'32.620 34 1'32.205 1'32.205 173,548
10 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'32.703 1'32.751 48 1'32.229 0.024 1'32.229 173,503
11 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.850 1'33.637 46 1'32.293 0.088 1'32.293 173,383
12 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.492 1'32.806 36 1'32.398 0.193 1'32.398 173,186
13 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'33.512 1'32.684 39 1'32.430 0.225 1'32.430 173,126
14 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.389 1'32.500 45 1'32.561 0.356 1'32.561 172,881
15 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'33.984 1'33.396 23 1'32.842 0.637 1'32.842 172,357
16 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'33.296 1'32.548 44 1'32.895 0.690 1'32.895 172,259
-------------------------------------------------- Superpole 1 --------------------------------------------------
17 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.960 1'32.884 40 1'32.782 1'32.782 172,469
18 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'32.635 1'33.695 47 1'32.823 0.041 1'32.823 172,393
19 88 A. PITT AUS Team Reitwagen BMW BMW S1000 RR 1'33.940 1'33.396 44 1'33.207 0.425 1'33.207 171,682
20 123 R. RESCH AUT Team Reitwagen BMW BMW S1000 RR 1'34.065 1'33.390 24 1'33.390 171,346
-------------------------------------------------- Others in Grid --------------------------------------------------
21 25 J. BROOKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.663 1'33.901 44 1'33.901 170,414
22 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA S.C.I. Honda Garvie Image Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.417 1'34.248 37 1'34.248 169,786
23 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.892 1'35.297 48 1'35.297 167,917
24 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.113 1'35.614 46 1'35.614 167,360



Terrific result for Haslam...........he was recording his best times on only his second laps in the sessions (that must have been when the Superglue wore off)

SUPERSPORT QUALIFYING
1 26 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.629 1'33.847 1'33.847 170,512 34
2 54 K. SOFUOGLU TUR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 1'34.683 1'34.116 1'34.116 0.269 0.269 170,024 31
3 51 M. PIRRO ITA HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 1'34.918 1'34.156 1'34.156 0.309 0.040 169,952 34
4 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 1'34.634 1'34.300 1'34.300 0.453 0.144 169,692 40
5 37 K. FUJIWARA JPN Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.783 1'34.494 1'34.494 0.647 0.194 169,344 30
6 25 D. SALOM ESP ParkinGO BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 1'34.873 1'34.873 1.026 0.379 168,668 18
7 7 C. DAVIES GBR ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Daytona 675 1'34.939 1'35.247 1'34.939 1.092 0.066 168,550 40
8 127 R. HARMS DEN Harms Benjan Racing Honda CBR600RR 1'36.295 1'34.999 1'34.999 1.152 0.060 168,444 38
9 55 M. ROCCOLI ITA Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR 1'36.345 1'35.051 1'35.051 1.204 0.052 168,352 33
10 99 F. FORET FRA Team Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.233 1'35.072 1'35.072 1.225 0.021 168,315 35
11 117 M. PRAIA POR Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 1'35.762 1'35.398 1'35.398 1.551 0.326 167,739 40
12 40 J. DISALVO USA ParkinGO BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 1'36.208 1'35.623 1'35.623 1.776 0.225 167,345 37
13 16 S. CHARPENTIER FRA ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Daytona 675 1'36.039 1'35.860 1'35.860 2.013 0.237 166,931 35
14 4 G. REA GBR Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR 1'37.015 1'35.904 1'35.904 2.057 0.044 166,854 40
15 5 A. LUNDH SWE Cresto Guide Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1'37.608 1'36.936 1'36.936 3.089 1.032 165,078 41
16 9 D. DELL'OMO ITA Kuja Racing Honda CBR600RR 1'38.402 1'37.055 1'37.055 3.208 0.119 164,876 37
17 33 P. CAZZOLA ITA Kuja Racing Honda CBR600RR 1'39.272 1'38.213 1'38.213 4.366 1.158 162,932 22

[The Phantom]

But, the first 17 within .8 sec!!!!!!!!!!!! Great superbike action - again. Why I can't see it without wasting money on FOCKStel has me buggered, really annoying.

Well now that MotoGP has departed FOCKStel for OneHD (for the next five years!), WSB is about the only reason for me to keep my paytv... the kids and missus like it of course but we can certainly do without it. If the WSB season doesn't turn out to be the cracker it's shaping up to be I might go back to peasant tv before the years out :s mokin:

Can't wait for tomorrow, can't wait for tomorrow, can't wait for tomorrow...

[TheFamousEccles]

I have to get a mate to record it for me today - guess who has his first wedding anniversary today???? :rolleyes: Who at the FIM is responsible for this gross oversight in scheduling, hmmm? I want names, dammit!

Last year, some mates who were at PI flew home saturday afternoon from Melbourne, came to the wedding and flew back on the redeye for the race the next day! Champion guys! Still, I did cop a fair shellacking for the timing - which I deflected to my dearly beloved (she's not here at the moment so I can speak freely...)

Really looking forward to the race, it seems the off-season has gone on forever.

[Rod Richardson]

Great racing all round. Ace performances in particular by both Suzukis and Checa and Fabrizio on the Ducs.


Surprising that Vermeulen had the Kwack up into 4th in race 2 at one stage before he demolished his second bike for the day.


Corser and the Beemer were on the pace as well.


Poor Haga was beaten up again and rode injured but did well considering.

[Allyc85]

2 Brilliant races, really wasnt sure which way either would go!

Got back from the pub just in time for race one and was sure that Fabrizio had nicked it on the line, but was very glad he hadnt!

[Wim_Impreza]

Excellent races. I am happy that finally it looks Suzuki has a competitive bike. Great to see two winners which are not the top favourites before the weekend. Congratulations for the first WSBK victory for Haslam and I hope there will more victories to come.

Sofuoğlu was lucky to have a restart and that he isn't injured in that crash. Laverty is for me the top favourite for the title. Lascorz seems to make small mistakes which we have seen last year too.

Phillip Island was fantastic as usual. Well done Haslam and Checa. Jeez Ruben! - not the way I wanted Nori to start the season.

[Roby44]

And the weather was great!!

We had a storm Friday night / Saturday morning the thunder was amazing.. I hit the roof at about 4.30am Saturday morning...!!

Weather at the track was wonderful though..

Great weekend all round...

[gids73]

Was a great weekend - support racing (local aussie racing) was good too... World Supersport could be a bit of a yawn this year...