It was a beautiful sunny morning at Aragon for World Superbikes second qualifying session.
Topping the timesheets for the first time this weekend was Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes who stopped the clock in 1.
57.
758 and was the only rider to break the 1.
58 barrier in the 45 minute session.
Eugene Laverty continues to show off the powerful Aprilia RSV4 by taking the second spot followed by a resurgent Jonathan Rea with his Pata Honda especially following last week’s private tests at Aragon and Alcarras trying to dial in the electronics.
Chaz Davies continues to grow with his BMW S1000RR and took the fourth spot ahead of the suprise of the session, who was Althea’s Davide Giugliano who finished ahead of Aprilia factory rider Sylvain Guintoli with his satellite Aprilia.
The Frenchman was the last rider to be within a second of Sykes, as BMW’s Marco Melandri was more that 1.
1 seconds adrift and concentrating more on race pace rather than on hot laps.
Kawasaki’s Loris Baz was eighth.
Fixi Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Camier was indicated in 9th and based on his yesterday’s brief QP1 times, but unfortunately the British rider will probably be forced to miss the Spanish round after dislocating and cutting his knee in a highside during QP1.
Jules Cluzel will try to hold up the team’s colors as he took the tenth position.
Michel Fabrizio and Leon Haslam both crashed in the session, luckily the two did not sustain injuries, and both made it into this afternoon’s Superpole, even if Haslam couldn’t complete the practice.
The three Ducati Panigale riders, Carlos Checa, Ayrton Badovini (for Alstare Ducati and Max Neukirchner (MR Racing) all qualified for Superpole, but they were between 1.
8 and 2.
5 seconds adrift with the 1199 Panigale, suffering a top speed deficit the long Aragon straight.
Out of this afternoon’s Superpole will be: Alexander Lundh, Federico Sandi, Ivan Clementi, Mark Aitchison and Vittorio Iannuzzo.
WSBK Aragon QP2 Results: 01- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 1’57.
785 02- Eugene Laverty – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
244 03- Jonathan Rea – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.
305 04- Chaz Davies – BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team – BMW S1000RR – + 0.
332 05- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
545 06- Sylvain Guintoli – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
641 07- Marco Melandri – BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
140 08- Loris Baz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
211 09- Leon Camier – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.
594 10- Jules Cluzel – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.
629 11- Michel Fabrizio – Red Devils Roma – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.
686 12- Leon Haslam – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
814 13- Carlos Checa – Team Ducati Alstare – Ducati 1199 Panigale R – + 1.
862 14- Ayrton Badovini – Team Ducati Alstare – Ducati 1199 Panigale R – + 2.
389 15- Max Neukirchner – MR Racing – Ducati 1199 Panigale R – + 2.
585 16- Alexander Lundh – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 2.
726 17- Federico Sandi – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 3.
194 18- Ivan Clementi – HTM Racing – BMW S1000RR – + 4.
355 19- Mark Aitchison – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1098R – + 4.
769 20- Vittorio Iannuzzo – Grillini Dentalmatic SBK – BMW S1000RR – + 5.
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