Haga tops Monza times

Friday afternoon’s rain-affected qualifying practice for Sunday’s Monza WSB round has finished with Noriyuki Haga fastest.

The top four didn’t change in the last half hour of the session. Many riders already established in the top 16 sat out large chunks of the session when spots of rain started to fall.

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The top 16 times

(Qualifying practice 1)

1. Haga 1:47.007

2. Bayliss 1.47.043

3. Corser 1:47.591

4. Toseland 1.47.751

5. Laconi 1:47.763

6. Barros 1:47.769

7. Pitt 1:47.793

8. Xaus 1.47.852

9. Fabrizio 1.48.070

10. Rolfo 1.48.334

11. Walker 1.48.530

12. Lanzi 1:48.575

13. Neukirchner 1:48.712

14. Kagayama 1:48.828

15. Gimbert 1:48.871

16. Clementi 1:49.226

Bayliss was fastest in this morning’s drier free practice.

Norick Abe has suffered a suspected broken wrist during today’s practice.

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We’ll bring you further updates throughout the race weekend. Qualifying practice 2 and Superpole are on Saturday with the races on Sunday.

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See page 2 for Supersport and Superstock updates.

Friday PM qualifying

Updates as they happened.

2.15pm: Chequered flag. Top 16 Superpole qualifiers to follow.

2.13pm: 2mins left. Corser and Haga go back out.

2.10pm: 5mins remain. Some riders have gone back out – including Toseland

2.05pm: 10mins remain. All riders are in the pit. It’s been spotting with rain.

1.52pm 23mins remain. Haga leads same top 4.

1.46pm: 30 mins remain. Walker in 11th

1.38pm: Haga goes fastest (1:47.007)2. Bayliss, 3. Corser 4. Toseland

1.37pm: Bayliss goes fastest

1.33pm: Toseland goes fastest: 1:47.751 2.Laconi 3. Barros, 4. Xaus

1.28pm: 1.Laconi 2. Barros 3. Toseland 4. Xaus

1.26pm: Laconi fastest: 1:47.763 2. Xaus 3. Corser, 4. Toseland

1.24pm: Corser faster: 1.48.061. 2.Xaus 3. Barros 4.Toseland

1.20pm: Corser fastest. 1:48.510 Top four: Corser, Toseland, Laconi, Fabrizio

1.15pm: Session begins

Free practice top 10 times (Friday am)

1. Bayliss 1:47.214

2. Toseland 1:47.401

3. Pitt 1:47.435

4. Xaus 1:47.891

5. Corser 1:47.987

6. Laconi 1:47.998

7. Walker 1:48.096

8 Barros 1:48.096

9. Nieto 1:48.319

10 Haga 1:48.444

World Superbikes – as they happened updates from Friday morning’s free practice session:

(conditions: 63 degrees. cloudy – chance of showers)

10.35: Chequered flag. Top 5: Bayliss, Toseland, Pitt, Xaus, Corser

10.34: Bayliss goes quicker with a 1:47.214. 1 min remains

10.28. Bayliss goes fastest: 1.47.336. New top 5: Bayliss, Toseland, Corser, Laconi, Pitt

10.24: New top 5: Toseland, Corser, Laconi, Pitt, Bayliss

10.21: New top 5: Toseland, Corser, Pitt, Laconi, Bayliss

10.18: 17 mins remain. Toseland still fastest. Now in 1:47.401

10:11. Bayliss returns to pits. Current top 5: Toseland, Pitt, Laconi, Bayliss, Xaus

10:09 Bayliss back out. 27 mins remain

10.02: Bayliss goes fourth fastest – returns to pits

10am: New top 3: Toseland, Pitt, Laconi. 35 mins remain

9.55: Corser goes fourth fastest.

9.50: Bayliss sets fourth fastest. Toseland fastest in 1:47.627

9.48: Current top 3: Toseland, Laconi, Pitt

9.47: Current top 3: Toseland, Laconi, Corser

9.46: Walker clocks fourth fastest

9.44: Toseland reclaims top spot – 1:48.227

9.43: Corser fastest. 1:48.775

9.42: Laconi Fastest in 1:50.526

9.41: Toseland fastest in 1:50.641

Friday afternoon qualifying practice

Supersport qualifying finished at 1pm on Friday. Charpentier was fastest in 1:51.061.

Friday morning free practice

Supersport free practice finished at 9.20am with Charpentier (CBR600RR) fastest in 1:51.424.

Superstock free practice finished at 8.30am UK time with Polita (GSX-R1000) fastest in a time of 1.51.343. Top British rider is Richard Cooper in 21st on a Honda CBR1000RR

1. Polita 1:51.343.

2. Martinez 1:51.959.

3. Corti 1:52.212.

4. Scassa 1:52.492.

5. Chiarello 1:52.596.

6. Baiocco 1:52.849.

7. Dellomo 1:52.904.

8. Dionisi 1:52.981.

9. Rocamora 1:53.170.

10. Badovini 1:53.264.

21. Cooper (GBR) 1:55.560.

26. Pollock (IRL) 1:56.394.

See page 3 for as-they-happened updates from WSB practice