USA Superbike: Melandri beats Canepa in qualifying 2

Despite a lower temperature compared to the first session, qualifying 2, which selects the fifteen who will compete for the Superpole, saw times drop significantly.

To battle mainly on the edge of 1'23" Niccolò Canepa, definitely at ease with the 1199 and in the lead for a long time, and Marco Melandri, on BMW, who beat him to the best time a few moments before the checkered flag.

Third place for Ninja di Tom Sykes, followed by the official Aprilia Sylvain Guintoli, from the S1000 RR of Chaz Davies and the Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki wild-card Danny Eslick.

Seventh David Giugliano, who crashed halfway through the session, but still managed to precede the RSV4 of Eugene Laverty, Honda's Leon Haslam and the Panigale of Ayrton Badovini, also the victim of a crash at turn 6.

Some technical problems slowed it down Toni Elias, twelfth and l'enfant du pays Roger Hayden, fourteenth. The CBR 1000 closes the group of qualifiers Michelle Fabrizio.

QUALIFICATIONS RANKING 2

1. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'23.775

2. Niccolò Canepa (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati 1199 Panigale 1'23.938

3. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'24.153

4. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'24.303

5. Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'24.334

6. Danny Eslick (Michael Jordan Motorsports) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'24.345

7. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'24.373

8. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'24.394

9. Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1'24.592

10. Ayrton Badovini (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati 1199 Panigale 1'24.616

11. Jules Cluzel (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'24.617

12. Toni Elias (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'24.699

13. Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'24.839

14. Roger Lee Hayden (Michael Jordan Motorsports) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'24.845

15. Michel Fabrizio (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1'25.010

16. David Salom (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'25.449

17. Blake Young (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'25.661

18. Federico Sandi (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'25.668

19. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Grillini Dentalmatic SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1'25.975

20. Glen Allerton (Next Gen Motorsports) BMW S1000 RR 1'26.735