Michel Fabrizio was the fastest rider out of the box at Kyalami, the Xerox Ducati rider leading for most of the first session of free practice for World Superbikes in South Africa. Fabrizio led a veritable onslaught of Ducatis, with Pata S&G's Jakub Smrz 2nd and the Althea Ducatis of Carlos Checa and Shane Byrne 4th and 5th. The only real fly in the ointment was Max Biaggi, the Alitalia Aprilia rider carrying the momentum from his double victory at Monza down to South Africa. Championship leader Leon Haslam is in 8th, while Noriyuki Haga is down in 10th.
Results:
Pos |
No. |
Rider |
Bike |
Time |
Diff |
1 |
84 |
M. Fabrizio |
Ducati 1098R |
1'39.081 |
|
2 |
96 |
J. Smrz |
Ducati 1098R |
1'39.333 |
0.252 |
3 |
3 |
M. Biaggi |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory |
1'39.457 |
0.376 |
4 |
7 |
C. Checa |
Ducati 1098R |
1'39.727 |
0.646 |
5 |
67 |
S. Byrne |
Ducati 1098R |
1'39.771 |
0.690 |
6 |
65 |
J. Rea |
Honda CBR1000RR |
1'40.151 |
1.070 |
7 |
35 |
C. Crutchlow |
Yamaha YZF R1 |
1'40.221 |
1.140 |
8 |
91 |
L. Haslam |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
1'40.227 |
1.146 |
9 |
76 |
M. Neukirchner |
Honda CBR1000RR |
1'40.370 |
1.289 |
10 |
41 |
N. Haga |
Ducati 1098R |
1'40.466 |
1.385 |
11 |
99 |
L. Scassa |
Ducati 1098R |
1'40.625 |
1.544 |
12 |
11 |
T. Corser |
BMW S1000 RR |
1'40.637 |
1.556 |
13 |
52 |
J. Toseland |
Yamaha YZF R1 |
1'40.645 |
1.564 |
14 |
66 |
T. Sykes |
Kawasaki ZX 10R |
1'40.702 |
1.621 |
15 |
50 |
S. Guintoli |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
1'40.792 |
1.711 |
16 |
2 |
L. Camier |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory |
1'41.027 |
1.946 |
17 |
111 |
R. Xaus |
BMW S1000 RR |
1'41.081 |
2.000 |
18 |
32 |
S. Morais |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory |
1'41.141 |
2.060 |
19 |
23 |
B. Parkes |
Honda CBR1000RR |
1'41.434 |
2.353 |
20 |
77 |
C. Vermeulen |
Kawasaki ZX 10R |
1'41.438 |
2.357 |
21 |
95 |
R. Hayden |
Kawasaki ZX 10R |
1'42.862 |
3.781 |
22 |
15 |
M. Baiocco |
Kawasaki ZX 10R |
1'43.797 |
4.716 |