On the damp track of Silverstone after last night’s and this morning rain showers, Cal Crutchlow with his combined lap times continued to lead, even if Jonathan Rea who was the fastest rider in this morning’s Q2 session with a best lap of 2.
06″585.
Behind Rea were BMW’s Troy Corser with a 0.
221s gap from the Ten Kate Honda rider, Lorenzo Lanzi and Ruben Xaus who despite a good session ended up 16th overall.
From fifth to the eighth spot was a Ducati domain with Shane Byrne in fifth, Noriyuki Haga took sixth, Carlos Checa in seventh and Michel Fabrizio was eighth.
The ninth spot went to Czech rider Jakub Smrz on his second official outing with the Aprilia RSV4 and Joshua Brookes closed out the top ten and with this morning’s best run was able to qualify 19th for the Superpole session.
Out of this afternoon’s Superpole are Ryuichi Kiyonari, Roger Lee Hayden, Matteo Baiocco, Tommy Bridewell and Akira Yanagawa.
Combined Qualifying Practice Results:01- Cal Crutchlow – Yamaha Sterilgarda Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – 2′05.
66402- Jonathan Rea – HANNspree Ten Kate Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.
34203- Troy Corser – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.
38804- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
40005- Michel Fabrizio – Ducati Xerox Team – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
42406- James Toseland – Yamaha Sterilgarda Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.
57407- Max Biaggi – Aprilia Alitalia Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
65108- Leon Haslam – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.
80009- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
81110- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX 10R – + 0.
93211- Lorenzo Lanzi – DFX Corse – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
03512- Noriyuki Haga – Ducati Xerox Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
13913- Shane Byrne – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
28814- Jakub Smrz – Team Pata B&G Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.
32415- Luca Scassa – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
37816- Ruben Xaus – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
40517- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.
44318- Max Neukirchner – HANNspree Ten Kate Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
66119- Joshua Brookes – HM Plant Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
75020- Broc Parkes – ECHO CRS Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
88421- Roger Hayden – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX 10R – + 2.
01322- Ryuichi Kiyonari – HM Plant Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 3.
02523- Matteo Baiocco – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX 10R – + 4.
76724- Tommy Bridewell – TYCO Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 5.
39325- Akira Yanagawa – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX 10R – + 5.
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