Qualifying 1 - Misano
BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX) TAKES PROVISIONAL POLE WITH
LAST MINUTE QUICK LAP AT MISANO ADRIATICO
Misano Adriatico (Italy), Friday 23 June: Troy Bayliss pulled
a last minute quick lap out of the bag to clinch provisional
pole position for the Ducati Xerox Team at a hot and humid
Misano Adriatico circuit on Friday. The Australian was languishing
in a lowly top 10 position for much of the session as he completed
a race simulation, but then bolted a fresh tyre on towards
the end to produce two stunning laps that just edged him ahead
of fellow Australian Troy Corser (Suzuki) and the Kawasaki
duo of Règis Laconi and Chris Walker.
"I had just done a long run with the hardest tyre Pirelli
have got" declared Troy. "The first lap was just
like the last lap which was not incredibly fast but at the
end of the race it could come in handy and tomorrow I'll do
another long-run with the next softer one and we'll see which
one is the safest and fastest and go from there. I want to
go faster than two months ago but you can't because the track's
not in good condition as it's really hot. But we did a bit
of a long run and we've got one tyre picked already. The tyre
I did my quick lap on is the one I'll use for the long-run
tomorrow and those are the two options I've got. We've basically
got the same bike from Brno, not the same as the one we used
in the tests here because today it's 15° warmer and that
makes a big difference."
Team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi qualified in provisional thirteenth
place but with the top 15 riders all within one second of
each other, the 24-year-old Italian is within striking distance
of the men in front.
"I was feeling really good this morning when I set fourth
quickest time but this afternoon we concentrated on testing
several different tyres seeing as my race pace is already
pretty good. I was lapping close to Troy so that gives me
confidence for tomorrow and the race day" commented Lorenzo.
"When we fitted a slightly softer tyre to do my time
there were a lot of riders out on the track and I made a big
mistake, which ruined my lap and then there was no more time
left to do another one."
TIMES: 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1'34.903;
2. Corser (Suzuki) 1'35.016; 3. Laconi (Kawasaki) 1'35.166;
4. Walker (Kawasaki) 135.255; 5. Martin (Petronas) 1'35.313;
6. Pitt (Yamaha) 1'35.448; 7. Fabrizio (Honda) 1'35.466; 8.
Toseland (Honda) 1'35.553; 9. Kagayama (Suzuki) 1'35.561;
10. Nieto (Ka wasaki) 1'35.667; ... 13. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox)
1'35.851.
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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