Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) protagonista assoluto di queste Qualifiche in Francia. Rifila 4decimi a Carlos Checa (Althea Racing), seguito da Melandri(BMW Motorrad Motorsport). Soltanto 7° Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team), capo classifica del mondiale, distaccato di 9decimi dalla Kawasaki di Sykes che per l’occasione sfoggia un nuova grafica in omaggio al suo compagno Lascorz, vittima di un bruttissimo incidente dei test di Imola ad aprile.
FIM Superbike World Championship
Magny-Cours – Qualifiche 1
1. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’38.200
2. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1’38.648
3. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’38.742
4. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 1’38.962
5. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 1’39.014
6. Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1’39.139
7. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’39.144
8. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 1’39.149
9. Sylvain Guintoli (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 1’39.186
10. Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’39.285
11. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’39.382
12. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 1’39.530
13. Lorenzo Zanetti (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 1’39.709
14. Maxime Berger (Red Devils Roma) Ducati 1098R 1’39.842
15. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’39.945
16. Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’40.084
17. John Hopkins (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’40.538
18. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 1’40.631
19. Claudio Corti (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’40.860
20. Alexander Lundh (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’41.535
21. Norino Brignola (Grillini Progea Superbike Team) BMW S1000 RR 1’42.990
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