WSB Superpole - Saturday
ROW 2 STARTS FOR BAYLISS AND LANZI (DUCATI XEROX
TEAM) AS SCORCHING SUPERPOLE SPRINGS A FEW SURPRISES
Misano Adriatico (Italy), Saturday 24 June: Troy Bayliss
and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) will line up on the second
row of the grid for tomorrow's sixth round of the World Superbike
Championship at Misano Adriatico following today's Superpole
scorcher.
Points leader Bayliss, quickest in both qualifying sessions,
was unable to find the required rhythm in the one-lap dash
and could only qualify in seventh place as James Toseland
(Honda) took the pole.
"That was a messy lap" declared Troy, "I nearly
lost the front and then in the second last chicane almost
hit the ripple-strip. I had no rhythm at all with the qualifying
tyre. I am a little bit disappointed but it makes it all a
little bit more interesting tomorrow. However we did a long-run
in the free practice and did a pretty good job. I don't think
anyone else can run at my pace so I'm feeling very confident
for the race. For sure the second row makes a little bit of
difference but I'll get a good start and go on from there."
After qualifying thirteenth yesterday, Lorenzo Lanzi made
considerable progress today. In this morning's second and
final qualifying session the Italian moved up to seventh place
and then finished eighth in Superpole to earn a row 2 start
for the races behind team-mate Bayliss.
"In Superpole I was the quickest in the first sector,
but half-way through the lap the tyre started to go off"
commented Lorenzo. "That was a real pity because it was
the same tyre that I had tried before in the free practice
and it promised really well for Superpole. Eighth place is
not entirely satisfactory, but I'm on the second row so we'll
see how it goes from there".
STARTING-GRID: 1. Toseland (Honda) 1m33.833s;
2. Corser (Suzuki) 1m33.866s; 3. Pitt (Yamaha) 1m34.031s;
4. Martin (Petronas) 1m34.178s; 5. Walker (Kawasaki) 1m34.472s;
6. Haga (Yamaha) 1m34.487s; 7. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1m34.523s;
8. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 1m34.556s; 9. Laconi (Kawasaki) 1m34.648s;
10. Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m34.685s; etc.
TV COVERAGE
Eurosport (Europe): Sunday 25 June, 1200-1300 Race 1 (live),
1530-1630 Race 2 (live); British Eurosport (UK): 1000-1545
Race 1 & 2 (live); La7 (Italy): Sunday 25 June, 1150-1245
Race 1 (live), 1850-1935 Race 2 (delayed).
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