Submitted by Kropotkin on
The first session of free practice has just been run for the World Superbike machines, and Ben Spies set the fastest time at his first attempt. He took all session to get to the top, but an impressive session nonetheless. Noriyuki Haga and Max Neukirchner had swapped the top spot prior to Spies taking charge.
The session was red-flagged briefly after about 20 minutes, after John Hopkins went down at Mandeveen. No word yet on the American riders' condition, but he did not take any further part in the proceedings. Assen holds unhappy memories for the American, as it was here that he smashed his leg last year during the MotoGP qualifying session in a huge crash at the blindingly fast Ramshoek corner.
Full results of FP1:
Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
1 | 19 | B. Spies | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'39.687 | |
2 | 76 | M. Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'40.050 | 0.363 |
3 | 7 | C. Checa | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'40.143 | 0.456 |
4 | 91 | L. Haslam | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'40.147 | 0.460 |
5 | 55 | R. Laconi | Ducati 1098R | 1'40.369 | 0.682 |
6 | 41 | N. Haga | Ducati 1098R | 1'40.417 | 0.730 |
7 | 9 | R. Kiyonari | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'40.571 | 0.884 |
8 | 31 | K. Muggeridge | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'40.693 | 1.006 |
9 | 66 | T. Sykes | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'40.696 | 1.009 |
10 | 84 | M. Fabrizio | Ducati 1098R | 1'40.835 | 1.148 |
11 | 65 | J. Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'40.872 | 1.185 |
12 | 67 | S. Byrne | Ducati 1098R | 1'40.914 | 1.227 |
13 | 71 | Y. Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'41.017 | 1.330 |
14 | 56 | S. Nakano | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'41.108 | 1.421 |
15 | 11 | T. Corser | BMW S1000 RR | 1'41.111 | 1.424 |
16 | 96 | J. Smrz | Ducati 1098R | 1'41.170 | 1.483 |
17 | 3 | M. Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1'41.202 | 1.515 |
18 | 33 | T. Hill | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'41.289 | 1.602 |
19 | 111 | R. Xaus | BMW S1000 RR | 1'41.621 | 1.934 |
20 | 24 | B. Roberts | Ducati 1098R | 1'41.859 | 2.172 |
21 | 25 | D. Salom | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'42.134 | 2.447 |
22 | 99 | L. Scassa | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'42.223 | 2.536 |
23 | 94 | D. Checa | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'42.388 | 2.701 |
24 | 100 | M. Tamada | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'42.442 | 2.755 |
25 | 77 | V. Iannuzzo | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'42.980 | 3.293 |
26 | 32 | S. Easton | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'43.008 | 3.321 |
27 | 15 | M. Baiocco | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'43.330 | 3.643 |
28 | 121 | J. Hopkins | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'44.396 | 4.709 |
29 | 88 | R. Resch | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'45.276 | 5.589 |
Comments
Spies
Wow. Almost 4/10 of a second faster than Neukirchner. And he is new to the track.
NICE!
Was there any doubt?