British riders dominate Imola WSB test

British riders Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea, Leon Camier and Leon Haslam ruled the one day official SBK test at Imola on Monday. The British riders secured the top four spots on the time sheets, holding off world champions Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa.
 
Following on from his brilliant pole position and two second places on Sunday, Sykes was once again the pace setter over a single lap.

Using new specification Pirelli tyres, lap times dropped for the majority of the field, but Sykes was able to exploit the extra grip superbly, posting a stunning 1.46.609 best – 0.139s under his pole position set on a qualifier and 0.943 under his Imola lap record set in race two.
 
Jonathan Rea made positive steps after a difficult race weekend to set the second fastest time onboard his Honda Superbike. It was also a very positive day for Crescent Fixi Suzuki rider Leon Camier.

The 25 year old who had a best result of eighth on Sunday went third quickest with a lap time 0.881s under his weekend best set in second qualifying.
 
Leon Haslam was another man on the pace following his double podium at Imola. He ended the test in fourth place onboard his BMW Motorrad S1000RR ahead of factory Aprilia man Max Biaggi.

Carlos Checa was second quickest in the morning session, but elected not to ride in the afternoon and dropped to sixth.
 
Eugene Laverty used the test to continue evaluating chassis set up and left with the eight fastest time.

Chaz Davies and John Hopkins finished the test in 18th and 19th places respectively after completing minimal laps due to their injuries preventing them completing any meaningful testing.
 
1 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’47.365 1’46.609 1’46.609
2 65 J. REA GBR Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1’47.889 1’47.121 1’47.121
3 2 L. CAMIER GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’47.961 1’47.238 1’47.238
4 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’47.722 1’47.257 1’47.257
5 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’47.879 1’47.351 1’47.351
6 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1’47.430 1’47.430
7 33 M. MELANDRI ITA BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’47.779 1’48.034 1’47.779
8 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’48.371 1’47.848 1’47.848
9 59 N. CANEPA ITA Red Devils Roma Ducati 1098R 1’48.450 1’47.989 1’47.989
10 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1’48.011 1’48.011
11 44 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’48.450 1’48.066 1’48.066
12 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1’48.217 1’48.149 1’48.149
13 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’48.197 1’48.197
14 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1’48.323 1’48.273 1’48.273
15 4 H. AOYAMA JPN Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1’49.079 1’48.484 1’48.484
16 18 M. AITCHISON AUS Grillini Progea Superbike Team BMW S1000 RR 1’49.967 1’48.915 1’48.915
17 36 L. MERCADO ARG Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’50.384 1’49.805 1’49.805
18 19 C. DAVIES GBR ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’50.124 1’50.124
19 21 J. HOPKINS USA Crescent Fixi Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’50.378 1’50.378