Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) set a blistering 2'05.664 second lap at Silverstone to head the first qualifying session at his home track, with no fewer than five of his compatriots inside the top ten places. The 5.902km Silverstone circuit is new to almost all of the 25 Superbike riders on show, making Crutchlow's advantage of 0.342 seconds over the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda of Jonathan Rea an impressive first day result.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Troy Corser was third quickest, with British rider Leon Camier fourth on his Aprilia Alitalia vee-four. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) made it five different bikes in the top five places with one qualifying session to go, and James Toseland (Crutchlow's Yamaha Sterilgarda team-mate) secured sixth place.
Championship leader Max Biaggi, Camier's team-mate, was a steady seventh, one place ahead of his main championship threat, Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare). Privateer Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) was 0.811 seconds away from Crutchlow, in ninth, with the top ten rounded out by Tom Sykes on his official Kawasaki Racing Team four-cylinder machine.Silverstone, 30-31 July - 1 August 2010
No. Rider Nat Team Bike 1st Sess. 2nd Sess. Laps Superpole Gap Time Avg
1 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 2'05.664 2'07.889 27 2'04.091 2'04.091 171,2232 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'06.006 2'06.585 25 2'04.763 0.672 2'04.763 170,3003 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 2'06.088 2'07.304 31 2'05.083 0.992 2'05.083 169,8654 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2'06.988 2'07.405 30 2'05.168 1.077 2'05.168 169,7495 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2'06.464 2'08.107 29 2'05.595 1.504 2'05.595 169,1726 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2'06.315 2'08.851 38 2'05.682 1.591 2'05.682 169,0557 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2'06.052 2'06.806 26 2'05.740 1.649 2'05.740 168,9778 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2'07.101 2'07.069 21 2'06.787 2.696 2'06.787 167,582
Superpole 2
9 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 2'06.952 2'07.163 28 2'05.026 2'05.026 169,94210 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 2'06.475 2'07.280 31 2'05.035 0.009 2'05.035 169,93011 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2'07.107 2'08.709 30 2'05.066 0.040 2'05.066 169,88812 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 2'06.238 2'09.575 23 2'05.397 0.371 2'05.397 169,43913 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 2'06.596 2'08.698 23 2'05.564 0.538 2'05.564 169,21414 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 2'06.699 2'07.056 25 2'05.903 0.877 2'05.903 168,75815 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 2'06.803 2'07.261 25 2'06.425 1.399 2'06.425 168,06216 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2'06.064 2'08.593 27 2'10.663 5.637 2'10.663 162,611
Superpole 1
17 25 J. BROOKES AUS HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'07.798 2'07.414 33 2'06.271 2'06.271 168,26718 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'07.325 2'09.742 31 2'07.041 0.770 2'07.041 167,24719 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'07.548 2'08.500 29 2'07.636 1.365 2'07.636 166,46720 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 2'07.042 2'07.538 22 2'07.042 167,245
Others in Grid
21 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 2'07.677 2'10.198 27 2'07.677 166,41422 8 R. KIYONARI JPN HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'09.165 2'08.689 28 2'08.689 165,10523 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 2'10.431 2'15.725 27 2'10.431 162,90024 46 T. BRIDEWELL GBR TYCO Racing Honda CBR1000RR 2'11.057 2'11.281 22 2'11.057 162,12225 87 A. YANAGAWA JPN Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 2'11.230 2'12.077 28 2'11.230 161,908
Superpole Fastest Lap (Superpole 3) No. 35 CRUTCHLOW Cal Time 2'04.091 Avg. 171,223 Km/h
