Superbike Imola: it's Friday morning, free practice time

Ayrton Badovini ahead of everyone but the gaps are minimal

In the first free practice at Imola, Badovini took the lead ahead of Guintoli and Checa.
Superbike Imola: it's Friday morning, free practice timeSuperbike Imola: it's Friday morning, free practice time

A Imola the engines started and the second round of the Superbike world championship has officially begun.

In the free practices that ended just now, Ayrton Badovini with his Team Motorrad Italia BMW he recorded the best time, stopping the time at 1.49.081, followed by Guintoli, Checa, Sykes, Biaggi, Smrz, Zanetti, Melandri and Rea.

In this first session the teams worked to fine-tune the bikes; it is therefore to be expected that in the first qualifying sessions, which will start at 15.30 pm, things may change, even significantly.

Imola – Superbike – Free Practice

1. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1'49.081
2. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 1'49.224
3. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1'49.230
4. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'49.365
5. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'49.478
6. Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 1'49.531
7. Lorenzo Zanetti (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 1'49.654
8. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1'49.657
9. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 1'49.809
10. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'49.826
11. Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1'49.952
12. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'50.023
13. Leon Camier (Crescent Fixi Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.101
14. Maxime Berger (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 1'50.217
15. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1'50.337
16. Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'51.081
17. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1'51.144
18. David Salom (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'51.240
19. John Hopkins (Crescent Fixi Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'51.279
20. Mark Aitchison (Grillini Progea Superbike Team) BMW S1000 RR 1'51.923
21. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 1'52.214
22. Niccolò Canepa (Red Devils Roma) Ducati 1098R 1'52.226
23. Leandro Mercado (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'52.310
24. Brett McCormick (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 1'54.606
25. Lorenzo Alfonsi (Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 1'55.817

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