Submitted by David Emmett on
Eugene Laverty has put his Parkalgar Honda on provisional pole for Sunday's second round of the World Supersport championship at his "home" circuit. The Portimao track sponsors the Parkalgar Honda team of Laverty and Miguel Praia, and having a rider on pole is an excellent start for the circuit.
Laverty took control in the second half of the session, after the Ten Kate Hondas of Michele Pirro and Kenan Sofuoglu had dominated the early running. Behind the Italian and the Turk, Kawasaki's Joan Lascorz fought with Triumphs of Chaz Davies and Jason DiSalvo, with Davies eventually coming out on top to take the 4th spot, while Lascorz was forced to settle for 5th. The Parkalgar's fortunes were given an extra boost by Miguel Praia's 6th fastest time, who finished at the head of a very tightly bunched group which included Fabien Foret and David Salom. British rider Gino Rea rounds out the top 10.
Results of the first session of qualifying for the World Supersport class at Portimao:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 50 | E. Laverty | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.797 | |
| 2 | 51 | M. Pirro | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.027 | 0.230 |
| 3 | 54 | K. Sofuoglu | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.116 | 0.319 |
| 4 | 7 | C. Davies | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'46.281 | 0.484 |
| 5 | 26 | J. Lascorz | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'46.484 | 0.687 |
| 6 | 117 | M. Praia | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.725 | 0.928 |
| 7 | 99 | F. Foret | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'46.759 | 0.962 |
| 8 | 25 | D. Salom | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'46.760 | 0.963 |
| 9 | 40 | J. DiSalvo | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'46.779 | 0.982 |
| 10 | 4 | G. Rea | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.924 | 1.127 |
| 11 | 37 | K. Fujiwara | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'47.015 | 1.218 |
| 12 | 127 | R. Harms | Honda CBR600RR | 1'47.253 | 1.456 |
| 13 | 14 | M. Lagrive | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'47.663 | 1.866 |
| 14 | 55 | M. Roccoli | Honda CBR600RR | 1'47.767 | 1.970 |
| 15 | 5 | A. Lundh | Honda CBR600RR | 1'48.942 | 3.145 |
| 16 | 8 | B. Chesaux | Honda CBR600RR | 1'49.180 | 3.383 |
| 17 | 9 | D. Dell'Omo | Honda CBR600RR | 1'49.977 | 4.180 |
| 18 | 33 | P. Cazzola | Honda CBR600RR | 1'52.083 | 6.286 |
| 19 | 36 | M. Hunt | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'52.131 | 6.334 |
| 20 | 24 | E. Blokhin | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'52.592 | 6.795 |
Comments
Nice to see both
Chaz Davies and Jason Disalvo running well on the Triumphs, both have got the talent to win in WSS. 4 riders within .1 of each other in 6th thru 9th. Should be some great racing to come.
numbers
good to see more than 17 bikes on the grid list so far.
shame the Yamahas arent there. in a factory effort.
Yamaha
Yeah, they win the title last year and now don't even show up?
What's up with that, Yamaha?