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Rea on Song Down Under

by isleofman.com 24th February 2012

Isle of Man resident Jonathan Rea is on provisional pole position after the first qualifying session at the opening round of the World Superbike Championship.

The Honda rider was the only competitor to dip under the 1 minute 32 second barrier at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia when he clocked 1 minute 31.959 seconds.

There's a further qualifying session tomorrow followed by Superpole with the race itself taking place on Sunday.

Top Ten details:-

1 65 J. REA GBR Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.959
2 96 J. SMRZ CZE Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1'32.116
3 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'32.198
4 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'32.228
5 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'32.318
6 59 N. CANEPA ITA Red Devils Roma Ducati 1098R 1'32.343
7 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.402
8 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.443
9 33 M. MELANDRI ITA BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'32.553 0.594
10 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1'32.609

Posted by isleofman.com
Friday 24th, February 2012 12:27pm.

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