Barrier on second row

Good qualifying session for Sylvain Barrier, who will start from the second row tomorrow with the 6th position. It was a little bit more difficult for Gregg Black, but there is still a lot of hope for the race tomorrow.

Xavier Simeon (Ducati) was the fastest in front of Maxime Berger (Honda). Claudio Corti (Suzuki) was 7th, just behind Sylvain.

Sylvain Barrier: “I was careful in the beginning of the session, with a correct lap time in case it would rain. Then we checked our settings. My front wheel was bouncing a little but we fixed the problem. 10 minutes from the end, I put a new rear tyre on. I had a clear lap and I went 0.8 faster. I didn’t have a good feeling with my rear wheel when I was braking. In the last 2 laps, I missed my braking 2 times, otherwise I think I could have been a little bit faster. I am happy.”

Michel Garnier (team manager): “It is not too bad. There was a problem with the front of Sylvain’s bike, and we solved it. We played it safe. For our team, a position on the second row is good. I am happy with this result. It was not easy for Gregg but he stayed on his wheels. He is progressing. He usually starts well, so we shouldn’t worry. He is learning.”

Qualifying results:
1   19 Simeon X. (BEL) Ducati 1098R 1′39.329
2   21 Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.498
3   89 Colucci D. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′39.814
4   51 Barragan S. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.958
5 119 Magnoni M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′40.111
6   20 Barrier S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′40.184
7   71 Corti C. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′40.195
8   65 Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′40.272
9   34 Giugliano D. (ITA) MV Agusta F4 312 R 1′40.454
10   86 Napoleone L. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′40.467
11 112 Fores J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′40.471 …
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27  25 Black G. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′42.527 …