Aragon WSB: Biaggi makes ominous start to top first session

World Superbike championship leader Max Biaggi made an ominous start to the Aragon race weekend by setting the fastest time in the opening Free Practice session at Aragon.

Biaggi, traditionally a slow starter spent the majority of the session leading and finished the 45 minute session with a best lap of 1.58.837.

Kawasaki man Tom Sykes made a strong start to end the session second fastest after edging out Eugene Laverty in the final minutes.

Chaz Davies showed impressive pace ending the session in fourth making it three Aprilia RSV4’s in the top four.

British riders Leon Camier and Leon Haslam finished seventh and eighth respectively.

The top ten all tested at the Aragon circuit last week for two days.

Honda man Jonathan Rea completed his first ever laps at race speed this morning having missed last years race due to injury. He finished 15th fastest.

Aragon – FIM Superbike World Championship – Free Practice

1. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’58.837
2. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’59.024
3. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’59.157
4. Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’59.565
5. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.576
6. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.656
7. Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’59.697
8. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.718
9. Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.857
10. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’00.043
11. David Salom (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’00.351
12. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’00.645
13. John Hopkins (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2’00.654
14. Maxime Berger (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’00.845
15. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 2’01.092
16. Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 2’01.152
17. Niccolò Canepa (Red Devils Roma) Ducati 1098R 2’01.226
18. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’01.262
19. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 2’01.469
20. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’02.352
21. Leandro Mercado (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’02.731
22. Lorenzo Zanetti (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 2’03.232
23. Norino Brignola (Grillini Progea Superbike Team) BMW S1000 RR 2’07.557