Half wet track at Monza
The leader of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Ayrton Badovini (BMW) was the fastest in the first qualifying practice session on the mythical track of Monza. Winner of the Italian championship race here last Sunday, he was leading in front of Mähr, Antonelli and Lussiana.
It was on a drying surface that Badovini did his best time. Barrier and Baz were ninth and tenth, choosing not to take too many chances. Berger, who crashed without hurting himself, will do better tomorrow than 20th. He is just in front of Michaël Savary.
Michel Garnier (team manager): “It was not bad this morning on a dry track, with Sylvain 3rd and Michaël 15th. In the afternoon the track was drying and the rain tyre got destroyed pretty quickly. We even had a mud guard ripped apart! After 5 laps, Sylvain was 4th and it was still a little bit wet. We started again with the same tyre. But the track was drying and the tyre was destroyed after 4 laps. Sylvain was then 9th. Michaël had the same type of practice and he finished 21st.”
Sylvain Barrier: “The day was not so bad. We worked on the set up, as it is the first time I am riding this bike on the wet. In the timed session, the tyre was quickly destroyed because of the long straight lines. I started again with this rain tyre but the weather conditions quickly changed. At the end of the session, I didn’t want to put a new tyre not to possibly crash. I can go faster tomorrow if it’s dry. But dry or wet, we are in the truth. We have solutions to solve the problems.”
Michaël Savary: “I had some problems this morning with the gas overflowing. But I have good sensations, the chassis is better. The balance of the bike is better for me. I had some small brake problems. I am ready and confident for tomorrow with a good bike.”
Results of the 1st qualifying practice session:
1 86 Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 2′01.246
2 7 Mähr R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2′01.817
3 8 Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′02.400
4 93 Lussiana M. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 2′02.805
5 5 Bussolotti M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′03.485
6 29 Beretta D. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 2′03.500
7 69 Jezek O. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 1000 2′03.544
8 134 Lacalendola R. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′03.818
9 20 Barrier S. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 2′04.277
10 65 Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 2′04.651
11 14 Baroni L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′05.066
12 9 Petrucci D. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′05.111
13 119 Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′05.930
14 53 Lammert D. (GER) BMW S1000 RR 2′08.094
15 36 Thiriet P. (BRA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′08.598
16 12 Vivarelli N. (ITA) KTM 1190 RC8 R 2′08.807
17 34 Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2′08.839
18 191 Fusco R. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R1 2′09.670
19 45 Sletten K. (NOR) Yamaha YZF R1 2′09.737
20 21 Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′09.828
21 30 Savary M. (SUI) BMW S1000 RR 2′09.876…..
