WSBK Free Practice 1 Results 1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.218s 2. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.728s 3. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 31.803s 4. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.964s 5. Chaz Davies GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 32.046s 6. Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 32.057s 7. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 32.113s 8. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 32.158s 9. Carlos Checa ESP Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.171s 10. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4 1m 32.315s 11. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 32.339s 12. Jamie Stauffer AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 32.512s 13. Max Neukirchner GER MR Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.740s 14. Ivan Clementi ITA HTM Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 32.752s 15. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 32.866s 16. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 32.882s 17. Glenn Allerton AUS Next Gen BMW S1000RR 1m 32.935s 18. Ayrton Badovini ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 33.006s 19. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 33.172s 20. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Grillini Dentalmatic BMW S1000RR 1m 33.473s 21. Federico Sandi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 34.313s Philip Island official WSBK lap records Best lap: Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 30.882s (2011) Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012) -jim
Phillip Island - FIM Supersport World Championship - Free Practice 1. Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport) Yamaha YZF R6 1'33.294 2. Kenan Sofuoglu (MAHI Racing Team India) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'33.585 3. Fabien Foret (MAHI Racing Team India) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.540 4. Michael Vd Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.577 5. David Salom (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.732 6. Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.895 7. Luca Scassa (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.973 8. Massimo Roccoli (Team Pata by Martini) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.975 9. Roberto Rolfo (ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse) MV Agusta F3 675 1'35.091 10. Kevin Curtain (Yamaha Racing Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'35.250 11. Fabio Menghi (VFT Racing) Yamaha YZF R6 1'35.256 12. Kev Coghlan (Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.269 13. Andrea Antonelli (Team Goeleven) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.513 14. Alex Baldolini (Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.532 15. Jack Kennedy (Rivamoto) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.605 16. Roberto Tamburini (Suriano Racing Team) Suzuki GSX-R600 1'35.703 17. Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.805 18. Christian Iddon (ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse) MV Agusta F3 675 1'35.816 19. Vladimir Ivanov (Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.886 20. Raffaele De Rosa (Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.915 21. Balazs Nemeth (Complus SMS Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.916 22. Luca Marconi (PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.099 23. David Linortner (Team Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.108 24. Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.300 25. Alex Schacht (Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.370 26. Luca Salvadori (Team Pata by Martini) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.511 27. Mitchell Carr (AARK Racing) Triumph 675 R 1'36.714 28. Josh Hook (Team Honda Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.803 29. Mathew Scholtz (Suriano Racing Team) Suzuki GSX-R600 1'36.806 30. Dino Lombardi (Pata by Martini Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.940 31. Nacho Calero Perez (Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.322 32. Sheridan Morais (PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.599 33. Matt Davies (Team Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.733 34. Gabor Talmacsi (Prorace) Honda CBR600RR 1'38.645 35. Eduard Blokhin (Rivamoto) Honda CBR600RR 1'38.937 The quickest PTR Honda rider in 22nd place. :wow: -jim
The MV is serious business out of the gate! I'm surprised frankly. Glad to see Sam Lowes brought his speed with him.
Wow. Kevin Curtain still pretty fast for an "older" racer. Lowe's mid-32 would have been mid pack in the 1000's practice earlier, very impressive.
Top 14 guys basically within a second. Damn. Phillip Island - FIM Superbike World Championship - Qualifying 1 1. Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.317 2. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.392 3. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'31.539 4. Leon Camier (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'31.608 5. Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'31.638 6. Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.687 7. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'31.754 8. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.793 9. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.863 10. Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.884 11. Jamie Stauffer (Team Honda Racing) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.984 12. Carlos Checa (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati Panigale 1199 1'32.063 13. Max Neukirchner (MR-Racing) Ducati Panigale 1199 1'32.243 14. Glen Allerton (Next Gen Motorsports) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.352 15. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.497 16. Ayrton Badovini (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati Panigale 1199 1'32.540 17. Ivan Clementi (HTM Racing) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.757 18. Jules Cluzel (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.801 19. Federico Sandi (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.898 20. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Grillini Dentalmatic SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.082 21. Alexander Lundh (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'33.305
im glad to see Max Neukirchner back. i always thought he had promise a few years back, then seemed to lose his stride after injury or whatever. hopefully he can do something.
Isn't Rolfo like DuHamels age? Phillip Island - FIM Supersport World Championship - Qualifying 1 1. Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport) Yamaha YZF R6 1'32.545 2. Kenan Sofuoglu (MAHI Racing Team India) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'33.664 3. Roberto Rolfo (ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse) MV Agusta F3 675 1'34.081 4. Michael Vd Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.106 5. Jack Kennedy (Rivamoto) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.143 6. Andrea Antonelli (Team Goeleven) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.359 7. Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.465 8. Massimo Roccoli (Team Pata by Martini) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.466 9. Kev Coghlan (Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.484 10. Christian Iddon (ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse) MV Agusta F3 675 1'34.551 11. Vladimir Ivanov (Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.580 12. Fabien Foret (MAHI Racing Team India) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.676 13. Balazs Nemeth (Complus SMS Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.677 14. Raffaele De Rosa (Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.778 15. Kevin Curtain (Yamaha Racing Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.789 16. Fabio Menghi (VFT Racing) Yamaha YZF R6 1'34.852 17. Alex Baldolini (Team Lorini) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.874 18. Josh Hook (Team Honda Racing) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.944 19. David Linortner (Team Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.091 20. Mathew Scholtz (Suriano Racing Team) Suzuki GSX-R600 1'35.102 21. Roberto Tamburini (Suriano Racing Team) Suzuki GSX-R600 1'35.138 22. Luca Marconi (PTR Honda) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.330 23. Dino Lombardi (Pata by Martini Team) Yamaha YZF R6 1'35.333 24. Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.337 25. Matt Davies (Team Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.380 26. Luca Salvadori (Team Pata by Martini) Yamaha YZF R6 1'35.566 27. Mitchell Carr (AARK Racing) Triumph 675 R 1'36.285 28. Nacho Calero Perez (Honda PTR) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.293 29. Alex Schacht (Racing Team Toth) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.762 30. Luca Scassa (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'37.030 31. Eduard Blokhin (Rivamoto) Honda CBR600RR 1'38.674 -jim