The first free practice for the ninth round of the World Superbike Championship at Brno saw Michel Fabrizio on top of the time charts and the end of the session with a best lap of 1.
59.
917 and the only rider to break the 2 minute mark.
The Ducati Xerox factory rider was followed by privateer Carlos Checa who was four tenths off the top spot.
BMW riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus were also on top of the charts, with a suprisingly fast Xaus who finished in third while Corser took fourth and 0.
163s from his Spanish team mate.
Ducati Xerox rider Noriyuki Haga lead the top of the timesheets for a good part of the session before slipping to fifth, ahead of privateer Luca Scassa who’s riding Haga’s last year’s 1198.
Shane Byrne, who is riding with a healing left hand after his crash at the Imola tests took eighth and he was sandwiched between Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland.
Lorenzo Lanzi on the DFX Corse Ducati grabbed the tenth spot despite a small crash.
Points leader Max Biaggi and his rival Leon Haslam could only manage 12th and 13th, while Jakub Smrz who is debuting on the Aprila RSV4 after the team’s switch from Ducati took 14th.
WSBK Brno – FP1 ResultsM.
FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1′59.
9172 C.
CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 2′00.
329 +0.
4123 R.
XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2′00.
417 +0.
5004 T.
CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2′00.
580 +0.
6635 N.
HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 2′00.
623 +0.
7066 L.
SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 2′00.
717 +0.
8007 C.
CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 2′00.
772 +0.
8558 S.
BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 2′00.
829 0.
9129 J.
TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 2′00.
999 +1.
08010 L.
LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 2′01.
146 +1.
22911 J.
REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2′01.
199 +1.
28212 M.
BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2′01.
249 +1.
33213 L.
HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2′01.
465 +1.
54814 J.
SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
2′01.
517 +1.
60015 S.
GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2′01.
541 +1.
62416 L.
CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2′01.
778 +1.
86117 T.
SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′01.
930 +2.
01318 C.
VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′02.
290 +2.
37319 M.
NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2′02.
319 +2.
40220 B.
PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2′02.
430 +2.
51321 R.
HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′03.
825 +3.
90822 M.
BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′03.
890+ 3.
973