Diablo Kawasaki were 12th; had Cudlin Jnr. not crashed during yesterday's session they might have made the top ten.

Yamaha Phase One were 24th after third rider Scarnato only started qualifying during today's wet sessions; the average of Cudlin Snr. and Gowland's times would have put them on a par with Folch's seventh place.

Vincent Philippe, SERT Suzuki: "I had a big crash at Suzuka so it's good for me just to be able to ride here. I can take part in the race, and I can do a full relay if necessary, but if the other teams are very fast then maybe I won't ride in the race."

Julien Da Costa, SERT Suzuki: "The track here is very tight and very short; we do a lot of laps so it's difficult to concentrate and keep focus. It's easier to make a mistake here because there are no long straights."

Julian Mazuecos, Kawasaki France: "The start of the race is not so important; we could have improved if it had not rained today. I crashed in second free practice, hurting my right foot, but I don't feel a lot of pain when I'm on the bike."

Steve Martin, Yamaha Austria: "All of our riders are fast in every track condition, we've worked on race times this weekend, not qualifying times."

Steve Plater, Yamaha Austria: "Was it raining?"