WSBK - QATAR.

[greenmeanie]

Full World Superbike final qualifying times from round one of the 2005 world championship at the Losail International circuit, Qatar.

Final grid
1. Regis Laconi FRA Ducati Xerox 999F05 2min 1.593 secs
2.. Troy Corser AUS Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K5 2min 1.641 secs
3. Sebastien Gimbert FRA Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2min 1.889 secs
4. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K5 2min 2.643 secs
5. Andrew Pitt AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 2min 2.670 secs
6. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA DFXtreme Yamaha YZF R1 2min 2.745 secs
7. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 2min 2.766 secs
8. Chris Vermeulen AUS Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 2.960 secs
9. Ivan Silva SPA La Glisse Yamaha YZF R1 2min 3.049 secs
10. Pierfrancesco Chili ITA Klaffi Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 3.100 secs
11. Chris Walker GBR PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10 2min 3.138 secs
12. Giovanni Bussei ITA Kawasaki Bertocchi ZX10 2min 3.169 secs
13. James Toseland GBR Ducati Xerox 999F05 2min 3.357 secs
14. Max Neukirchner GER Klaffi Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 2.671 secs
15. Norick Abe JPN Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2min 4.354 secs
16. Marco Borciani ITA DFXtreme Sterilgarda Yamaha YZF R1 2min 5.041 secs

17. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati SC Caracchi 999RS 2min 3.314 secs
18. Karl Muggeridge AUS Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 3.532 secs
19. Fonsi Nieto SPA Ducati SC Caracchi 999RS 2min 3.956 secs
20. Steve Martin AUS Foggy Petronas Racing FP1 2min 4.045 secs
21. Gianluca Vizziello ITA Italia Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha YZF R1 2min 4.587 secs
22. Miguel Praia POR DFXtreme Sterilgarda Yamaha YZF R1 2min 4.627 secs
23. Ivan Clementi ITA Kawasaki Bertocchi ZX10 2min 4.63 secs
24. Mauro Sanchini ITA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10 2min 4.689 secs
25. Garry McCoy AUS Foggy Petronas Racing FP1 2min 4.991 secs
26. Lucio Pedercini ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999RS 2min 5.182 secs
27. Alessio Velini ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999RS 2min 5.777 secs
28. Ben Bostrom USA Renegade Koji Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 8.199 secs
29. Talal Al Nauami QAR La Glisse Yamaha YZF R1 2min 11.59 secs


I was reading in AMCN the other day that Troy Corser believes he has got a real good chance of winning the title this year and and feels great to be able to pass other bikes on the straights again. Hopefully he can carry the form into the races tonight. Good Luck to all the Aussies!!

[aardvark]

It's good to see so many Aussies in the mix and I personally think it's great that Pitty and Corser are so well placed in the field.

One question tho... What the F&*% is McCoy doing all the way down in 25th???

[KLR]

One question tho... What the F&*% is McCoy doing all the way down in 25th???

2.5 hours and counting baby, as for McCoy think the poor bugger needs an extra cylinder!!!

I am actually surpised a Ducati is still on top!! but they have about 2-3years development over the factory squads.

[matchan]

I am actually surpised a Ducati is still on top!! but they have about 2-3years development over the factory squads.

I think Corser has the quickest time overall, but just couldn't repeat it in superpole.

[Phil]

35 mins to go and counting............

[smek]

Anyone taping it ?

[greenmeanie]

This year looks like it will be some of the best racing in WSBK in years.

The suzukis looked awesome with Kagayama winning the round ahead of Corser and Laconi. Hopefully Walker can improve on the kawasaki.

Also huge effort from Fujiwara on the Ten Kate Honde in WSS to come from near last after stalling on the grid at the start to winning the race.

[Phil]

pitt lead them for a short while and corser won a race woo hoo

glad the see the 4's being competitive again

BTW there is a fantastic WSB and GP preview in the current cycle torque....have a read