Fabrizio fastest on home turf, Rea on front row.

Xerox Ducati man Michel Fabrizio continued his impressive run of form that has seen him secure six consecutive podiums in the last three rounds to take provisional pole position at a scorching Misano.

Fabrizio powered the V-twin Ducati to the top of the time sheets with a lap time of 1m37.016s to deny American Ben Spies the number one spot. Spies managed to secure second position onboard his factory Yamaha despite it being his first day of riding on the Misano circuit.

Third place went to a resurgent Yukio Kagayama who is still recovering from broken bones in his foot, but after extensive treatment by Dr Ting in America showed no side effects of his injuries.

Ten Kate Honda man Jonathan Rea rounded of the provisional front row in fourth. After this mornings Free Practice session both of Rea’s and team-mate Carlos Checa’s bikes were fitted with the new Ohlins suspension with Rea happy with the progress he is making.

Kawasaki man Broc Parkes benefitted from a new Kenny Roberts made swing arm and impressed by setting the fifth fastest time ahead of Honda men Ryuichi Kiyonari, who’s still using WP suspension and Checa.

Rounding out the second row was Noriyuki Haga who looked fast and smooth but was prevented from improving his position after being held up by traffic on his final two laps.

Brits Leon Haslam, ended the day satisfied with his new spec engine in ninth, but revealed there is still more work to do on the mapping to gain the ultimate set-up. Shane Byrne claimed 17th with Tom Sykes in 19th spot.

 
1 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1’37.016
2 19 B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1’37.102
3 71 Y. KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’37.209
4 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.238
5 23 B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’37.281
6 9 R. KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.396
7 7 C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.441
8 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1’37.451
9 91 L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.490
10 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’37.503
11 56 S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’37.630
12 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1’37.702
13 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1’37.710
14 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’37.773
15 36 G. LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1’37.786
16 3 M.BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’37.813
17 67 S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1’37.898
18 10 F. NIETO ESP Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’37.979
19 66 T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1’37.992
20 2 J. HACKING USA Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.441
21 25 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.522
22 14 M. LAGRIVE FRA Honda Althea Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1’38.671
23 99 L. SCASSA ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.755
24 15 M.BAIOCCO ITA PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.827
25 94 D. CHECA ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Yamaha YZF R1 1’38.828
26 121 J. HOPKINS USA Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1’38.856
27 77 V. IANNUZZO ITA Squadra Corse Italia Honda CBR1000RR 1’39.067
28 53 A. POLITA ITA Celani Race Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’39.308
29 88 R. RESCH AUT TKR Suzuki Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’40.489