Superbike: Melandri returns to the front in the third free practice session

The lower temperatures (air 23°C, asphalt 33°C) for the last timed practice session, valid for access to the Superpole, on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit allowed the riders to improve on the times recorded yesterday .

Marco Melandri takes the lead in the timed classification ahead of Davide Giuliano and Toni Elias, and appears as the big favorite for pole.
Eugene Laverty, fourth and Chaz Davies, fifth, did well, while Tom Sykes and Loris Baz, eighth and ninth, hid a bit, working in view of qualifying and above all the race.
Sylvain Guitoli does not improve, still sixth after the third round.
Alex Lowes seventh and Jonathan Rea tenth complete the top ten which goes directly to the second round of Superpole, which will start at 15pm.

Below is the ranking after FP3:

1. Marco Melandri ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 41.450s
2. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R 1m 41.645s
3. Toni Elias ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 41.849s
4. Eugene Laverty IRL Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 41.888s
5. Chaz Davies GBR Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R 1m 41.983s
6. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 42.001s
7. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 42.011s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 42.016s
9. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 42.049s
10. Jonathan Rea GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 42.527s

Top 10 will progress straight to SP2. Riders 11-20 entered into SP1

11. Leon Haslam GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 42.547s
12. David Salom ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 42.778s (E)
13. Sylvain Barrier FRA BMW Italia S1000RR 1m 43.063s (E)
14. Alessandro Andreozzi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 43.356s (E)
15. Niccolo Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199 Panigale R 1m 43.663s (E)
16. Claudio Corti ITA MV Agusta RC F4RR 1m 43.805s
17. Sheridan Morais RSA IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 43.918s (E)
18. Bryan Staring AUS IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 44.082s (E)
19. Jeremy Guarnoni FRA MRS Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 44.220s (E)
20. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 45.291s

Will not progress to Superpole

21. Geoff May USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 45.693s
22. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 45.740s (E)
24. Aaron Yates USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 45.929s
23. Luca Scassa ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 47.525s (E)

Jerez official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 40.620s (2013)
Race lap record: Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR 1m 41.958s (2013)