Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) partira de la pole position pour la 21e fois de sa carrière dimanche à Misano après s’être montré plus rapide que Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) et Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) samedi après-midi lors de la séance de Tissot-Superpole pour la septième manche de la saison.
Toni Elías (Red Devils Roma Aprilia) et Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing Ducati) avaient dominé la Superpole 1 et ont donc pu participer à la seconde partie des qualifications avec les dix pilotes qui avaient été les plus rapides lors des essais libres. Elías a impressionné avec un chrono d’1’35.961, tour le plus rapide du week-end, qui a néanmoins été battu par huit pilotes, dont l'Espagnol, en Superpole 2.
Sykes s’est emparé de la pole, sa deuxième cette année, en fin de séance, en battant Giugliano et Guintoli de respectivement 0.196s et 0.223s. Avec cette 21e pole position en World Superbike, le Britannique, qui a reçu son trophée des mains de Cristian Savani, le capitaine de la sélection italienne de volleyball, égale Carl Fogarty à la troisième place du classement des pilotes qui ont eu le plus de pole positions en WSBK.
Son coéquipier Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) mènera la deuxième ligne sur laquelle le Français retrouvera Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) et Toni Elías tandis que Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team), Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) et Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) partiront de la troisième ligne.
Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing Team Ducati) était de nouveau le premier pilote EVO et a décroché la dixième position, devant Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) et Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team), tombé en fin de séance.
Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia) sera quant à lui 17e sur la grille pour le lancement de sa saison 2014. Les autres Français, Fabien Foret (Mahi Racing Team India) et Jérémy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki), s’élanceront des 20e et 22e places.
After another tense but exciting Tissot-Superpole session, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) will start tomorrow’s two 21 lap races at the Misano World Circuit after getting the better of Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) and Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) who will join him on the front row.
With 11 riders separated by less than one second during the three Free Practice sessions, it was always going to be a close session and the on track action certainly didn’t disappoint the crowd as several riders took their turn to head the field.
Toni Elias (Red Devils Roma Aprilia) and Niccolo Canepa (Althea Racing Ducati) made it through to the final 15 minute Pole Position shoot-out courtesy of being the fastest two riders in Superpole 1, progressing to join the already seeded top 10 from the combined Free Practice classification. Toni’s time of 1.35.961 was actually the fastest lap of the weekend until the final Pole Position lap eclipsed it.
With five minutes remaining all of the riders ventured back out for their final qualifying push, with Tom Sykes smashing the outright circuit best lap on his way to his 21st career Superpole victory.
Behind the top three, row two tomorrow will see Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team), Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) and Toni Elias with Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team), Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) and Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) lining up on row 3.
The EVO battle was won by Niccolo Canepa who will start both races tomorrow from the fourth row in 10th position overall.
Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) crashed at the end of the session and will therefore start 12th.
With 11 riders separated by less than one second during the three Free Practice sessions, it was always going to be a close session and the on track action certainly didn’t disappoint the crowd as several riders took their turn to head the field.
Toni Elias (Red Devils Roma Aprilia) and Niccolo Canepa (Althea Racing Ducati) made it through to the final 15 minute Pole Position shoot-out courtesy of being the fastest two riders in Superpole 1, progressing to join the already seeded top 10 from the combined Free Practice classification. Toni’s time of 1.35.961 was actually the fastest lap of the weekend until the final Pole Position lap eclipsed it.
With five minutes remaining all of the riders ventured back out for their final qualifying push, with Tom Sykes smashing the outright circuit best lap on his way to his 21st career Superpole victory.
Behind the top three, row two tomorrow will see Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team), Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) and Toni Elias with Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team), Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) and Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) lining up on row 3.
The EVO battle was won by Niccolo Canepa who will start both races tomorrow from the fourth row in 10th position overall.
Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) crashed at the end of the session and will therefore start 12th.
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