Jerez (Spain), Friday 18 October 2013 – Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) was the quickest rider in today’s Qualifying 1 for eni FIM Superbike World Championship. The 23 year old from Rome moved up on top of the charts with six minutes left by lapping in 1’42.374s, heading the field right to the end of the session. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) tried to fight off his fellow Italian in the late stages, eventually settling for second ahead of Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team). The Irishman had a small crash early on but he was able to get back to the track to climb the timesheets up to third… (read more)
Times: 1. Giugliano (Aprilia) 1’42.374 average 155.430 kph; 2. Melandri (BMW) 1’42.641; 3. Laverty (Aprilia) 1’42.756; 4. Elias (Aprilia) 1’42.782; 5. Guintoli (Aprilia) 1’42.906; 6. Camier (Suzuki) 1’42.936; 7. Sykes (Kawasaki) 1’43.114; 8. Lanzi (Ducati) 1’43.162; 9. Davies (BMW) 1’43.170; 10. Cluzel(Suzuki) 1’43.240; 11. Fores (Ducati) 1’43.262; 12. Badovini (Ducati) 1’43.383; 13. Aitchison (Kawasaki) 1’43.721; 14. Parkes (Yamaha) 1’43.786; 15. Haslam (Honda) 1’43.821; 16. Barrier (BMW) 1’43.879; 17. Fabrizio (Honda) 1’43.958; 18. Sandi (Kawasaki) 1’44.102; 19. Neukirchner (Ducati) 1’44.248; 20. Iannuzzo (BMW) 1’45.328.
World Supersport
Title-winning team Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha started the final round of the season at Jerez the best possible way by placing its riders in the first two positions at the end of Qualifying 1. 2013 World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes edged team mate Vladimir Leonov in the final stages of the session, to secure first position courtesy of a 1’44.043 lap-time. Former title holder Kenan Sofuoglu… (read more)
Times: 1. Lowes (Yamaha) 1’44.043 average 152.937 kph; 2. Leonov (Yamaha) 1’44.269; 3. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 1’44.549; 4. Zanetti (Honda) 1’44.701;5. Rolfo (MV Agusta) 1’44.780; 6. Roccoli (Yamaha) 1’44.907; 7. Vd Mark (Honda) 1’44.930; 8. Tamburini (Honda) 1’44.965; 9. Webb (Honda) 1’44.973;10. Coghlan (Kawasaki) 1’45.093; 11. Iddon (MV Agusta) 1’45.211; 12. Salom (Kawasaki) 1’45.255; 13. Morais (Kawasaki) 1’45.291; 14. Scholtz (Suzuki) 1’45.315; 15. Kennedy (Honda) 1’45.425; etc.
Superstock 1000
Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki), race winner in the previous round at Magny-Cours, has set the fastest time of FIM Superstock 1000 Cup first qualifying at Jerez, by clocking in 1’45.456s in what was a tight session for the series. The former STK600 champion got the better of German Markus Reiterberger, who showed good speed in the first day of his one-off ride with the BMW Motorrad GoldBet Team… (read more)
Times: 1. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 1’45.456 average 150.888 kph; 2. Reiterberger (BMW) 1’45.605; 3. Canepa (Ducati) 1’45.719; 4. Savadori (Kawasaki) 1’45.872; 5. Lanusse (Kawasaki) 1’45.937; 6. Mercado (Kawasaki) 1’46.342; 7. Ponsson (Kawasaki) 1’46.492; 8. Bussolotti (BMW) 1’46.559; 9. Jezek(Ducati) 1’46.565; 10. Calia (Ducati) 1’46.575; 11. Gildenhuys (BMW) 1’46.878; 12. Andreozzi (Kawasaki) 1’46.974; 13. Grotzkyj G. (Kawasaki) 1’47.521;14. Massei (Honda) 1’47.746; 15. Moser (Ducati) 1’47.776; etc.
Superstock 600
Qualifying action at Jerez kick-started today with an entertaining first session for the Superstock 600 European Championship, that was headed by title contender Christian Gamarino, who clocked in 1’47.432 onboard his Team Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-6R. The young Italian managed to snatch first place from Tony Covena (Nito Racing Kawasaki Racing Team), Alessandro Nocco… (read more)
Times: 1. Gamarino (Kawasaki) 1’47.432 average 148.112 kph; 2. Coveña (Kawasaki) 1’47.537; 3. Nocco (Kawasaki) 1’47.563; 4. Smith (Honda) 1’47.572; 5. Morbidelli (Kawasaki) 1’47.742; 6. Buhn (Yamaha) 1’48.124; 7. Nekvasil (Yamaha) 1’48.174; 8. Mulhauser (Yamaha) 1’48.191; 9. Chesaux (Honda) 1’48.327; 10. Duwelz (Yamaha) 1’48.500; 11. Tucci (Honda) 1’48.508; 12. Casalotti (Yamaha) 1’48.563; 13. Mamola (Yamaha) 1’48.692; 14. D’Annunzio (Yamaha) 1’48.891; 15. Tuuli (Yamaha) 1’49.110; etc.
