2010 Silverstone WSBK QP1 Result - Crutchlow Takes Provisional Pole
Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2010-07-30 18:07.
The first qualifying session for the World Superbike class at Silverstone saw the British riders maintain their hold on the front row, with Sterilgarda Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow taking provisional pole by a comfortable margin. This morning's fastest man, HANNSpree Ten Kate's Johnny Rea, took second spot, while an interloper in the shape of Australian Troy Corser set the 3rd fastest time on the BMW S1000RR, ending the session just ahead of Alitalia Aprilia's Leon Camier.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 35 | C. Crutchlow | Yamaha YZF R1 | 2'05.664 | |
| 2 | 65 | J. Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'06.006 | 0.342 |
| 3 | 11 | T. Corser | BMW S1000 RR | 2'06.052 | 0.388 |
| 4 | 2 | L. Camier | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 2'06.064 | 0.400 |
| 5 | 84 | M. Fabrizio | Ducati 1098R | 2'06.088 | 0.424 |
| 6 | 52 | J. Toseland | Yamaha YZF R1 | 2'06.238 | 0.574 |
| 7 | 3 | M. Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 2'06.315 | 0.651 |
| 8 | 91 | L. Haslam | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 2'06.464 | 0.800 |
| 9 | 7 | C. Checa | Ducati 1098R | 2'06.475 | 0.811 |
| 10 | 66 | T. Sykes | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 2'06.596 | 0.932 |
| 11 | 57 | L. Lanzi | Ducati 1098R | 2'06.699 | 1.035 |
| 12 | 41 | N. Haga | Ducati 1098R | 2'06.803 | 1.139 |
| 13 | 67 | S. Byrne | Ducati 1098R | 2'06.952 | 1.288 |
| 14 | 96 | J. Smrz | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 2'06.988 | 1.324 |
| 15 | 99 | L. Scassa | Ducati 1098R | 2'07.042 | 1.378 |
| 16 | 111 | R. Xaus | BMW S1000 RR | 2'07.101 | 1.437 |
| 17 | 50 | S. Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 2'07.107 | 1.443 |
| 18 | 76 | M. Neukirchner | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'07.325 | 1.661 |
| 19 | 23 | B. Parkes | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'07.548 | 1.884 |
| 20 | 95 | R. Hayden | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 2'07.677 | 2.013 |
| 21 | 25 | J. Brookes | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'07.798 | 2.134 |
| 22 | 8 | R. Kiyonari | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'09.165 | 3.501 |
| 23 | 15 | M. Baiocco | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 2'10.431 | 4.767 |
| 24 | 46 | T. Bridewell | Honda CBR1000RR | 2'11.057 | 5.393 |
| 25 | 87 | A. Yanagawa | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 2'11.230 | 5.566 |
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2.03?
Be interesting to see if they can get into the 2.03's in superpole. Moto GP's qualifying and fastest lap were mid 2.03
I noticed that Cals fastest
I noticed that Cals fastest first practice lap was 0.3 secs faster than Jorge s fastest first practice . Also the top speed from Cal was 281 and Jorge was 307 kph . So a third of a sec faster and 26 kph slower , I thought the moto gp rider
s knew how to corner !!!
Temperature differences
Biggest difference between MotoGP and WSBK is the temperature difference. It's several degrees warmer (it was positively chilly for MotoGP), and that's made a big difference. Also, the new Pirellis seem to give much better performance, and are closer to the Bridgestones used in MotoGP.
WSBK QP1
Actually, I don't think those numbers are correct. In GP FP1, Lorenzo's fastest lap was a 205.991, whlie the first (free) practice for the superbikes had a fastest time of 206.927, by Rea, Crutchlow did a 207.645. Crutchlow did a 205.664 in the first QP, but the second practice for the GP bikes had Lorenzo at 205.348, with Pedrosa fastest at 204.994. My info, if I copied it correctly, is from the MotoGP and World Superbike sites. Still, damned fast by Cal.
drdan
yes you are correct , I
yes you are correct , I didn t see the opening practice times for the Superbikes . So the weather must have helped and the pirellis seem decent rubber. My original post was meant in a light hearted way lol.
Can't do it...
Unless the air temperature, track temperature, air pressure, dew point and track conditions (moisture, rubber, sand, dirt) are the same it is pretty much fruitless to try and compare lap times on different days - even for the same rider.
Anyone absolutely sure that
Anyone absolutely sure that MotoGP and WSBK use the same track layout of Silverstone? From what I can find the MotoGP layout seems to be just slightly longer.
The same
According to the information on both the WSBK and MotoGP sites, the track is 5,902 meters long, and so they are using the identical layout. It's the same one that F1 uses as well.
I'm not sure about the
I'm not sure about the conversion to meters but from what I found on the WSBK site it lists it at 3.613 miles long while I never could find a length on the MotoGP site the wiki page for Silverstone has the GP track listed as 3.667 miles long. Not a big difference but a difference none the less which made me question if it was the exact same length.
Timing sheets
The details given on the results sheets as distributed by both WSBK and MotoGP give the correct and official lengths. These are the lengths as homolgated by the FIM for racing, and is the actual length of circuit used to race on. These results sheets are provided by race direction and the FIM, and must therefore be correct. Here's the links to the sheets (both PDF files):
WSBK
MotoGP
I suspect that the details on the WSBK circuits page are incorrect, either old or incorrectly entered. The details on the results sheet have to be correct, as they are an official publication.
Huh I guess so. I figured
Huh I guess so. I figured maybe the small difference was just down to the positioning of the finish line. At any rate I think at least one of the two doesn't like riding the same exact circuit. In this case probably MotoGP but in the case of Miller Motorsports Park it's the AMA which rides a different layout from WSBK. I figured most common circuits would have different layouts for the two series.