Warm-up practice at Imola this morning saw Noriyuki Haga set the fastest lap with his Pata Aprilia with a best time of 1.
48.
242 followed by Tom Sykes who was just 0.
137s adrift.
Lap times were quite tight with 10 riders in less than a second from Haga, however track temperatures were slight lower this morning.
Jonathan Rea posted the third best time with BMW’s Leon Haslam close behind.
Pole sitter Carlos Checa crashed trying to avoid a suddenly slow riding Matteo Baiocco, who suffered a technical glitch on his Ducati.
Luckily the Spaniard did not suffer any apparent physical consequences, but his Althea Ducati did.
Effenbert Liberty riders Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli were 6th and 7th respectively, while Michel Fabrizio, Maxime Berger and Mark Aitchinson closed out the top ten.
WSBK Imola Warm-up practice results01- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 1’48.
24202- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.
13703- Jonathan Rea – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.
18904- Leon Haslam – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.
22905- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
26506- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
32207- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
44208- Michel Fabrizio – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.
57009- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
79510- Mark Aitchison – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.
84211- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.
02612- Federico Sandi – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
06013- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.
06214- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.
16615- Troy Corser – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
19516- Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
25717- Ruben Xaus – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
32918- Ayrton Badovini – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
71119- Javier Fores – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 2.
13020- Roberto Rolfo – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 2.
62721- Matteo Baiocco – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 2.
71422- Alex Polita – Barni Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 3.
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