Vallelunga WSB: Haga continues form in qualifying to finish fastest

Noriyuki Haga continued his good form to take provisional pole in the World Superbike qualifying session earlier today at Vallelunga.

Spanish rider Ruben Xaus placed second on his Ducati 1098, closely followed in third by Troy Bayliss on another 1098.

Troy Corser, who placed secnnd quickest in the practice session earlier today, only managed to finish fourth.

That left Japanese rider Kiyonari to place 5th and Gregorio Lavilla to take 6th, both riding Honda CBR1000RR’s.  

1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’50.595
2 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1’50.879
3 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 1’51.146
4 11 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’51.228
5 23 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1’51.419
6 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1’52.012
7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1’52.143
8 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’52.407
9 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’52.463
10 9 Walker C. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’52.466
11 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’52.507
12 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’52.640
13 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1’52.649
14 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’52.719
15 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1’52.738
16 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 1’52.865
17 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1’53.013
18 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’53.231
19 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’53.336
20 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’53.374
21 194 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’53.464
22 50 Lynn M. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’55.688
23 73 Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’56.583
24 38 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’57.138
25 13 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’57.364
26 88 Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1’58.142
122 Smrz M. (CZE) Honda CBR1000RR 1’59.096