Barrier excellent 3rd

Superb qualifying practice session for Sylvain Barrier who finishes in third position. This will put him on the front row of the starting grid of the race tomorrow.

Since the beginning of the practice sessions of this weekend, Sylvain has always been in the top group. He qualified 2.46 tenths of a second behind the championship leader Ayrton Badovini, who is racing like Barrier on a BMW S 1000 RR.

This good result of Sylvain Barrier is promising. With a good race on Sunday, he can reasonably expect to improve his actual fifth position in the championship standings.

Michel Garnier (team owner): “We put the new tyre with 8 minutes to go. Sylvain could do a quick lap, then another one, and then he had to stop because the track was slippery. The track temperature was 56°! We are happy. We worked well. We are targeting a podium tomorrow, let’s try. We are looking for good points. We have been well since the beginning of the weekend.”

Sylvain Barrier: “Things went pretty well. There is still some work to do, especially to improve the grip of the rear wheel when I enter the curves. I rode smoothly today. We are progressing with the suspension. We know our equipment better and my mechanics know me better.”

Qualifying results:

1  86 Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 2′03.591

2  21 Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′03.604

3  20 Barrier S. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 2′03.837

87 Zanetti L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′04.088

5 119 Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′04.182

6   8 Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′04.279

7  47 La Marra E. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′04.360

8  14 Baroni L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′04.853

9  53 Lammert D. (GER) BMW S1000 RR 2′04.985

10   5 Bussolotti M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′04.990

11   7 Mähr R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2′05.084

12  93 Lussiana M. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 2′05.134

13   9 Petrucci D. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′05.292

14  16 Sembera M. (CZE) BMW S1000 RR 2′05.361

15  34 Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2′05.424

16  65 Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 2′05.711…