18th April 2008

Final Qualifying: SERT No.1 Hold First Place

Maco Moto Close In On Phase One - Ducati Beat BMW...

Today's qualifying sessions were dry but cold, with few teams improving significantly on yesterday's times.

Vincent Philippe, SERT Suzuki No.1

SERT Suzuki No.1's Da Costa and Lagrive were the fastest two riders today, confirming their team's place at the head of the provisional grid, with an average time of 1:38.482. Second was Yamaha GMT94 (1:38.802), with Team Kawasaki France (1:39.208) third, SRT Suzuki No.2 (1:39.211) fourth and Yamaha Austria (1:40.289) fifth.

David Checa, Yamaha GMT94

Bolliger Kawasaki (1:40.698) were sixth, Motors-TV MV Agusta (1:41.042) eighth, Folch Yamaha (1:41.726) 11th and Yamaha Phase One (1:42.206) 15th. Phase One's Haydon and Cudlin were both significantly faster than the now departed Duterne, so the team's race performance could improve with a different rider on board.

Damian Cudlin, Yamaha Phase One

Maco Moto Yamaha - with riders head-hunted from Phase One - are just two places behind Phase One on the provisional grid, in 17th place with a time of 1:42.617.

Thompson, Alf's Kawasaki

Diablo Kawasaki (1:42.971) are in 21st place, with Alf's Kawasaki (1:43.562) in 25th.

BMW: Mertens leads Parriott out of the Dunlop Chicane

The battle of the twins in the Open class is heating up; the DERT Ducati 1098 is 46th on the grid, with BMW No.17 in 47th place and BMW No.71 in 48th place. The Suzuki powered funny-front-end BIHR Metiss is in 24th place.

Motobox Kremer's Heiler heads for an early bath...

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