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With what looked like it was going to be Honda and Ducatis at the top of the sheet, the last few minutes saw a clutch of BMWs joining Tom Sykes's Kawasaki at the top. With Rea and Checa being the danger men this weekend, the variety of riders and bikes shown at the top of the sheet is a breath of fresh air for fans of close racing, but not for Max Biaggi who spent the majority of the time languishing well outside the Superpole positions.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 33 | MELANDRI M | BMW S1000 RR | 1'37.582 | |
| 2 | 7 | CHECA C | Ducati 1098R | 1'37.711 | 0.129 |
| 3 | 66 | SYKES T | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'37.781 | 0.199 |
| 4 | 84 | FABRIZIO M | BMW S1000 RR | 1'37.891 | 0.309 |
| 5 | 65 | REA J | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'38.168 | 0.586 |
| 6 | 91 | HASLAM L | BMW S1000 RR | 1'38.188 | 0.606 |
| 7 | 86 | BADOVINI A | BMW S1000 RR | 1'38.192 | 0.610 |
| 8 | 58 | LAVERTY E | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'38.298 | 0.716 |
| 9 | 59 | CANEPA N | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.302 | 0.720 |
| 10 | 121 | BERGER M | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.482 | 0.900 |
| 11 | 34 | GIUGLIANO D | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.503 | 0.921 |
| 12 | 2 | CAMIER L | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'38.543 | 0.961 |
| 13 | 21 | HOPKINS J | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1'38.633 | 1.051 |
| 14 | 96 | SMRZ J | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.647 | 1.065 |
| 15 | 50 | GUINTOLI S | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.686 | 1.104 |
| 16 | 87 | ZANETTI L | Ducati 1098R | 1'38.781 | 1.199 |
| 17 | 3 | BIAGGI M | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'38.928 | 1.346 |
| 18 | 4 | AOYAMA H | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'39.299 | 1.717 |
| 19 | 44 | SALOM D | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'39.388 | 1.806 |
| 20 | 18 | AITCHISON M | BMW S1000 RR | 1'39.966 | 2.384 |
| 21 | 19 | DAVIES C | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'40.053 | 2.471 |
| 22 | 36 | MERCADO L | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1'40.291 | 2.709 |
| 23 | 68 | MCCORMICK B | Ducati 1098R | 1'40.643 | 3.061 |
Round Number:
3
2012
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Nice
Good to see Marco up the top of the time sheets, even at this early stage. I wish him all the best this season, he has not had a chance to shine in recent years, certainly in MotoGP he was up against it for years - he deserves better.
Still...you can't feel too bad for the guy that snuggles up to Manuela Raffaetà on a cold night, eh ?
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My mind there. Lucky little sod.... ;) But yeah, great to see Marco and even better to see 3 Brits up the sharp end.
And yes it bloody well IS schadenfreude. But good to see Biaggis "blossoming" is going so well ;)
You have to love him
Max really does give the impression to the outsider, of being a man of great humility..