World Superbike News

Troy Bayliss

Troy Bayliss on the Xerox Ducati, is on pole position for tomorrows round of the World Superbike Championship on the outskirts of Rome.

In second and third position were the Yamaha Motor Italia riders, Troy Corser and Noriyuki Haga followed by Max Biaggi on the Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati in fourth.

Bayliss, who is retiring at the end of season, could win his third World Superbike title if he wins tomorrow, he is currently leading Troy Corser by 101 points going into the race.

The Hanspree Ten Kate Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari was in fifth place followed by Max Neukirchner on the Alstare Suzuki.

Michel Fabrizio on the second Xerox Ducati came in seventh fastest ahead of Yukio Kagayama for Suzuki and Lorenzo Lanzi for Ducati.

Ruben Xaus crashed out during qualifying and will now start from the third row and the same for Carlos Checa.

Here are the results;

1 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 1′36.606
2 11 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′36.730
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′36.915
4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1′37.134
5 23 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′37.342
6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′37.427
7 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 1′37.550
8 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′37.607
9 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1′37.692
10 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′37.820
11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 0.000
12 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 0.000
13 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′37.910
14 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′37.925
15 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′38.043
16 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1′38.267
17 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′38.492
18 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′38.530
19 38 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′38.574
20 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′38.660
21 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1′38.749
22 194 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′38.970
23 13 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′39.362
24 88 Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.531
25 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′39.532
26 9 Walker C. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′39.623
27 73 Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 1′40.162
28 122 Smrz M. (CZE) Honda CBR1000RR 1′40.633
29 50 Lynn M. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′43.680