Barrier 4th of the warm up

On Saturday morning, Sylvain was one full second quicker than on Friday, going from 1’41.5 to 1’40.5. During the qualifying practice session, he was in 10^th position, so he will start from the 3^rd row of the starting grid. The warm up went very well with a time of 1’40.1.

This is the first time for the Garnier Racing Team with a BMW in Misano and tuning the R1000SS takes logically a long time. The progression is clear and consistent, with Sylvain doing the 4^th time of the warm up session.

Michel Garnier (team owner): “We did a good warm up this morning. 1’40.1 is 4 tenths of a second quicker than Sylvain’s previous fastest time. We need a good start, and Sylvain to be careful and smart. The Italians are at home. There will be a lot of action. Fingers crossed!”

Sylvain Barrier: “I am progressing. Yesterday, I was pushing too hard when I was braking. We still have a few things to make better for the race. “

Qualifying results:

1     86 Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1′39.190

2    14 Baroni L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′39.466

3    21 Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.596

4      8 Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.839

5  119 Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.844

6    47 La Marra E. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′40.051

7    34 Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 1′40.231

8    98 Colucci D. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′40.308

9    65 Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′40.393

10  20 Barrier S. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 1′40.560

11  93 Lussiana M. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 1′40.563

12    9 Petrucci D. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′40.805

13    5 Bussolotti M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′40.805

14    7 Mähr R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′40.908

15    6 Della Ceca R. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′41.041…