The newly asphalted Imola track let times drop significantly from last year, and in this morning’s QP2 Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes not only topped the timesheet but also broke the previous circuit lap record that was set by Jonathan Rea just minutes earlier in the session.
The Kawasaki rider who took the Superpole last year at Imola, blazed through the Italian circuit stopping the clock with a stunning lap of 1.
47.
799.
Jonathan Rea also was able to break the 1.
48 barrier with his 1.
47.
973 which was just 0.
174s adrift from Sykes.
Michel Fabrizio pipped Carlos Checa for third in his last flying lap, while Noriyuki Haga took fifth.
Leon Haslam grabbed sixth, while the Yamaha factory team is struggling slighty as they usually do at Imola.
Marco Melandri was seventh, while team mate Eugene Laverty qualified for the Superpole in 12th.
Coming in eighth was Jakub Smrz followed by lone Aprilia Alitalia rider Leon Camier, as Max Biaggi had to skip the rounde due to his injured foot.
Camier was sandwiched between the other Effenbert Libery rider, Sylvain Guintoli.
CIV wildcard Althea rider Federico Sandi made the cut to this afternoon’s Superpole with his 11th place and 0.
916s from the top of the chart.
Also moving into the Superpole will be Troy Corser, Maxime Berger, Ayrton Badovini and another CIV wildcard, Alex Polita for Barni Racing team.
WSBK Imola QP2 results01- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 1’47.
79902- Jonathan Rea – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.
17403- Michel Fabrizio – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.
30404- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
36905- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
41106- Leon Haslam – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.
59707- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.
72908- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
75209- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
82510- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
89211- Federico Sandi – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
91612- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.
92813- Troy Corser – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
08014- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
13615- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
13616- Alex Polita – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
22817- Mark Aitchison – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
36018- Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
38619- Matteo Baiocco – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
57920- Ruben Xaus – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
79621- Roberto Rolfo – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
86922- Javier Fores – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 3.
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