Submitted by Austin Lindberg on
Max Biaggi may have finished Saturday's final free practice session atop the timing screens, but the man on the move is, you guessed it, Carlos Checa. Checa put in 12 laps in the 1'32 range, while Biaggi managed just three. If Saturday's final free practice session is anything to go on, the field will struggle to hold on to the back of Checa for more than a handful of laps.
Marco Melandri jumped to third place in the session aboard his BMW, followed by Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes rounding out the top five. All three had very similar race paces to that of Biaggi, which should make this afternoon's Superpole session all the more important.
Results:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
1 | 3 | M. BIAGGI | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'32.222 | |
2 | 7 | C. CHECA | Ducati 1098R | 1'32.246 | 0.024 |
3 | 33 | M. MELANDRI | BMW S1000 RR | 1'32.585 | 0.363 |
4 | 65 | J. REA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'32.631 | 0.409 |
5 | 66 | T. SYKES | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'32.785 | 0.563 |
6 | 50 | S. GUINTOLI | Ducati 1098R | 1'32.850 | 0.628 |
7 | 91 | L. HASLAM | BMW S1000 RR | 1'32.971 | 0.749 |
8 | 59 | N. CANEPA | Ducati 1098R | 1'33.037 | 0.815 |
9 | 84 | M. FABRIZIO | BMW S1000 RR | 1'33.210 | 0.988 |
10 | 96 | J. SMRZ | Ducati 1098R | 1'33.223 | 1.001 |
11 | 2 | L. CAMIER | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'33.290 | 1.068 |
12 | 34 | D. GIUGLIANO | Ducati 1098R | 1'33.487 | 1.265 |
13 | 4 | H. AOYAMA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'33.568 | 1.346 |
14 | 121 | M. BERGER | Ducati 1098R | 1'33.579 | 1.357 |
15 | 17 | J. LASCORZ | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'33.622 | 1.400 |
16 | 58 | E. LAVERTY | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'33.706 | 1.484 |
17 | 67 | B. STARING | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'33.709 | 1.487 |
18 | 25 | J. BROOKES | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'33.885 | 1.663 |
19 | 86 | A. BADOVINI | BMW S1000 RR | 1'33.889 | 1.667 |
20 | 87 | L. ZANETTI | Ducati 1098R | 1'33.952 | 1.730 |
21 | 18 | M. AITCHISON | BMW S1000 RR | 1'34.419 | 2.197 |
22 | 20 | D. JOHNSON | BMW S1000 RR | 1'35.269 | 3.047 |
23 | 35 | R. DE ROSA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'35.318 | 3.096 |
2012
Comments
Top 5
All different manufacturers in the top 5. All similar race pace. It's shaping up to be a great race :D