2011 WSBK Aragon QP2 Result: Checa Takes The Lead As Times Drop

Carlos Checa has taken back control of the World Superbike class at the Motorland Aragon circuit, topping the second session of qualifying practice. The Althea Ducati rider just edged out the Effenbert Liberty Ducati of Jakub Smrz, who was in turn a smidgeon faster than the Alitalia Aprilia of Max Biaggi, the Italian making a big step forward overnight. Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes continues to impress, setting the 4th fastest time behind Biaggi, and ahead of Biaggi’s teammate Leon Camier. Meanwhile, Maxime Berger put in a very fast lap towards the end of the session to make the leap up to 6th on the Supersonic Ducati.

The top 16 progress to this afternoon’s Superpole session, which will settle the front four rows of the grid. Ruben Xaus, Chris Vermeulen, Roberto Rolfo and Lorenzo Lanzi were all eliminated.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff
1	7	C. CHECA	Ducati 1098R	1’59.183	�
2	96	J. SMRZ	Ducati 1098R	1’59.262	0.079
3	1	M. BIAGGI	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	1’59.278	0.095
4	66	T. SYKES	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1’59.358	0.175
5	2	L. CAMIER	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	1’59.419	0.236
6	121	M. BERGER	Ducati 1098R	1’59.423	0.240
7	33	M. MELANDRI	Yamaha YZF R1	1’59.437	0.254
8	86	A. BADOVINI	BMW S1000 RR	1’59.579	0.396
9	84	M. FABRIZIO	Suzuki GSX-R1000	1’59.613	0.430
10	17	J. LASCORZ	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1’59.830	0.647
11	58	E. LAVERTY	Yamaha YZF R1	1’59.831	0.648
12	41	N. HAGA	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	1’59.881	0.698
13	91	L. HASLAM	BMW S1000 RR	2’00.007	0.824
14	8	M. AITCHISON	Kawasaki ZX-10R	2’00.024	0.841
15	50	S. GUINTOLI	Ducati 1098R	2’00.133	0.950
16	11	T. CORSER	BMW S1000 RR	2’00.182	0.999
Out of Superpole					�
17	111	R. XAUS	Honda CBR1000RR	2’00.432	1.249
18	77	C. VERMEULEN	Kawasaki ZX-10R	2’00.507	1.324
19	44	R. ROLFO	Kawasaki ZX-10R	2’00.678	1.495
20	57	L. LANZI	BMW S1000 RR	2’00.776	1.593

2011

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