Phillip Island World Supersport: Pitt fastest as Rea goes fifth

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Andrew Pitt continued his strong weekend performance to take pole position for Sundays 21 lap World Supersport race at Phillip Island.

The 32 year old Australian has now been fastest in three out of the four sessions and is focussed on nothing less than a win at his home track after scoring no points in Qatar last weekend.

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Fellow Australian Josh Brookes ended up second after another strong performance followed by the two factory Yamaha men Broc Parkes and Fabien Foret.

Jonathan Rea took the accolade of top Brit with a strong performance that looked good enough for a front row start until he was bumped back to fifth by Foret.

Sixth spot went to the second Stiggy Honda rider Robin Harms who benefited from a tow from his team-mate Josh Brookes.

Craig Jones claimed 12th and a third row start after struggling to set a single quick lap. Jones remains confident of a good result in the race due to his consistent race pace and trademark strong final laps when the tyres go off.

Chris walker dug deep to overcome front grip and chatter problems to secure his place on the fourth row, whilst Graeme Gowland continued to progress up his steep learning curve and ended up in 20th out of the 36 strong grid.

Final Times:

1 88 A. PITT AUS Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 1’34.592

2 25 J. BROOKES AUS Hannspree Stiggy Motors. HondHaonda CBR600RR 0 1’34.890

3 23 B. PARKES AUS Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha YZF-R6 1’35.059

4 99 F. FORET FRA Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha YZF-R6 1’35.195

5 65 J. REA GBR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 1’35.216

6 127 R. HARMS DEN Hannspree Stiggy Motors. HondHaonda CBR600RR 1’35.241

7 26 J. LASCORZ ESP Glaner Motocard.com Honda CBR600RR 1’35.500

8 47 I. CLEMENTI ITA Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph 675 1’35.541

9 105 G. VIZZIELLO ITA Berry Racing Honda CBR600RR 1’35.808 1’35.625 1’35.625

10 69 G. NANNELLI ITA Hannspree Honda Althea Honda CBR600RR 1’35.636

11 44 D. SALOM ESP Yamaha Spain Yamaha YZF-R6 1’35.730

12 18 C. JONES GBR Parkalgar Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1’35.985

13 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph 675 1’36.101

14 55 M. ROCCOLI ITA Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha YZF-R6 1’36.135

15 21 K. FUJIWARA JPN Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’36.148

16 9 C. WALKER GBR Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’36.267

17 24 G. MCCOY AUS Triumph – SC Triumph 675 1’36.354

18 83 D. VAN KEYMEULEN BEL Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 1’36.363

19 61 A. ANTONELLI ITA Hannspree Honda Althea Honda CBR600RR 1’36.449

20 81 G. GOWLAND GBR Benjan Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1’36.457

21 77 B. VENEMAN NED Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 1’36.517

22 14 M. LAGRIVE FRA Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR 1’36.529

23 38 G. LEBLANC FRA CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR600RR 1’36.643

24 31 V. KALLIO FIN Benjan Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1’37.071

25 32 M. GIANSANTI ITA Berry Racing Honda CBR600RR 1’37.268

26 199 D. DELL’OMO ITA HP Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1’37.290

27 57 I. DIONISI ITA Triumph – SC Triumph 675 1’37.362

28 4 L. ALFONSI ITA PMS Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’37.422

29 17 M. PRAIA POR Parkalgar Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 1’37.432

30 37 W.DE ANGELIS RSM Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR 1’37.489

31 75 L. NEDOG SLO CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR600RR 1’38.214

32 15 G. TALMACSI HUN Factory Racing Honda CBR600RR 1’38.260

33 51 S. BARRAGAN ESP Glaner Motocard.com Honda CBR600RR 1’38.284

34 121 A. VINCENT FRA Gil Motor Sport – Solution F Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’38.300

35 72 A. MAGDA HUN Factory Racing Honda CBR600RR 1’39.037

36 888 J. PEDRO SUBIRATS ESP Yamaha Spain Yamaha YZF-R6 1’40.622