Submitted by David Emmett on
Eugene Laverty topped the timesheets in the first session of free practice for the World Supersport class at Kyalami, the Parkalgar Honda rider getting the better of title rival Kenan Sofuoglu at the end of the session. The 3rd place in the session went to a Motocard.com Kawasaki rider, but unlike previous rounds, it was Katsuaki Fujiwara rather than Joan Lascorz who challenged the two Honda riders. 4th fastest in the session was a big surprise, local boy Ronan Quarmby putting in an outstanding performance on the BikeFin SafeSky Honda. So strong was Quarmby that the South African, currently leading the local Supersport championship, headed up the timesheets throughout large parts of the session, forcing the regulars to dig deep to best him.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 50 | E. Laverty | Honda CBR600RR | 1'42.246 | |
| 2 | 54 | K. Sofuoglu | Honda CBR600RR | 1'42.352 | 0.106 |
| 3 | 37 | K. Fujiwara | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'42.584 | 0.338 |
| 4 | 34 | R. Quarmby | Honda CBR600RR | 1'42.807 | 0.561 |
| 5 | 14 | M. Lagrive | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'42.992 | 0.746 |
| 6 | 26 | J. Lascorz | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'43.132 | 0.886 |
| 7 | 51 | M. Pirro | Honda CBR600RR | 1'43.339 | 1.093 |
| 8 | 55 | M. Roccoli | Honda CBR600RR | 1'43.988 | 1.742 |
| 9 | 38 | L. Isaacs | Honda CBR600RR | 1'44.037 | 1.791 |
| 10 | 40 | J. DiSalvo | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'44.231 | 1.985 |
| 11 | 99 | F. Foret | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'44.247 | 2.001 |
| 12 | 127 | R. Harms | Honda CBR600RR | 1'44.318 | 2.072 |
| 13 | 7 | C. Davies | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'44.681 | 2.435 |
| 14 | 25 | D. Salom | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'44.965 | 2.719 |
| 15 | 4 | G. Rea | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.348 | 3.102 |
| 16 | 19 | A. Boscoscuro | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.625 | 3.379 |
| 17 | 117 | M. Praia | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.825 | 3.579 |
| 18 | 5 | A. Lundh | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.098 | 3.852 |
| 19 | 9 | D. Dell'Omo | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.283 | 4.037 |
| 20 | 8 | B. Chesaux | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.360 | 4.114 |
