Crutchlow sets Silverstone pace

The 5.902km Silverstone circuit is new to almost all of the 25
Superbike riders on show, making Crutchlow’s advantage of 0.342 secs.
over the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda of Jonathan Rea an impressive first
day result.

BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Troy Corser was third quickest, with British rider Leon Camier fourth on his Aprilia Alitalia
v-four. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) made it five different bikes in
the top five places with one qualifying session to go, and James
Toseland (Crutchlow’s Yamaha Sterilgarda team-mate) secured sixth place.

Championship leader Max Biaggi, Camier’s team-mate, was a steady seventh, one place
ahead of his main championship threat, Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare).
Privateer Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) was 0.811 secs. away from
Crutchlow, in ninth, with the top 10 rounded out by Tom Sykes on his
official Kawasaki Racing Team four-cylinder machine.

Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse Ducati) was a happy 11th, as he was one place up on
the official machine of Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox). Shane Byrne
(Althea Ducati) was 13th, the Team Pata B&G Aprilia of Jakub Smrz
14th, and 15th was a rider returning from injury, Luca Scassa
(Supersonic Ducati).

Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) eased to the top of the first World Supersport qualifying session at
Silverstone, 0.090 secs. ahead of UK-based series regular Gino Rea
(Intermoto Czech Honda) and 0.161 secs. up on Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki
Motocard). Championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate
Honda) was fourth, Miguel Praia (Parkalgar Honda) fifth.

Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Junior Honda) earned the best time in the first
Superstock 1000 qualifying session in the last minute, heading off
championship leader Ayrton Badovini (BMW Italia STK).

Wildcard rider Luke Mossey (Sondelsport Yamaha) was the provisional Superstock
600 pole man at Silverstone after the first day, holding off the push
of championship challengers Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda)
and Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha).