2011 WSBK Donington QP2 Result: Cold Conditions Leave Grid Largely Unchanged

Submitted by David Emmett on

Results of the second session of qualifying for the World Superbike class at Donington:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 1 M. BIAGGI Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'28.794  
2 33 M. MELANDRI Yamaha YZF R1 1'28.841 0.047
3 7 C. CHECA Ducati 1098R 1'29.194 0.400
4 58 E. LAVERTY Yamaha YZF R1 1'29.379 0.585
5 96 J. SMRZ Ducati 1098R 1'29.397 0.603
6 4 J. REA Honda CBR1000RR 1'29.438 0.644
7 91 L. HASLAM BMW S1000 RR 1'29.472 0.678
8 11 T. CORSER BMW S1000 RR 1'29.476 0.682
9 66 T. SYKES Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'29.580 0.786
10 121 M. BERGER Ducati 1098R 1'29.588 0.794
11 2 L. CAMIER Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.612 0.818
12 111 R. XAUS Honda CBR1000RR 1'29.613 0.819
13 17 J. LASCORZ Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'29.637 0.843
14 41 N. HAGA Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.782 0.988
15 84 M. FABRIZIO Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'29.843 1.049
16 50 S. GUINTOLI Ducati 1098R 1'30.008 1.214
17 86 A. BADOVINI BMW S1000 RR 1'30.169 1.375
18 44 R. ROLFO Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'30.680 1.886
19 8 M. AITCHISON Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'31.117 2.323
20 77 C. VERMEULEN Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'31.485 2.691

Cold track and air temperatures meant that only Johnny Rea, Maxime Berger, Tom Sykes, Nori Haga and Michel Fabrizio improved their times, with Rea showing the most improvement, leaping to 6th.

2011
World Superbikes
Donington, Great Britain
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Comments

ceveritt replied on

I thought, for 2011, only the top 16 from qualifying went to Superpole. Please correct me if I am in error.

David Emmett replied on

You're completely correct. I was having flashbacks to 2010 I think! I've removed the offending sentence. Thanks!