WSB/Moto GP in Qatar

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25/02/2005 at 09:10
This makes interesting reading... they've both had the same amount of time on track... how quick is WSB this year.. - this spanish fella a bit rapid eh? Corsa would have been on Moto GP provisional pole with that

WSB First qualifying.
1. Troy Corser AUS Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K5 2min 1.244 secs
2. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA DFXtreme Yamaha YZF R1 2min 1.388 secs
3. Regis Laconi FRA Ducati Xerox 999F05 2min 1.98 secs
4. Sebastien Gimbert FRA Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2min 2.217 secs
5. Max Neukirchner GER Klaffi Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 2.236 secs
6. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K5 2min 2.284 secs
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 2.469 secs
8. Pierfrancesco Chili ITA Klaffi Honda CBR 1000RR 2min 2.507 secs
9. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 2min 2.687 secs
10. James Toseland GBR Ducati Xerox 999F05 2min 2.754 secs
11. Ivan Silva SPA La Glisse Yamaha YZF R1 2min 2.759 secs
12. Andrew Pitt AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 2min 2.769 secs
13. Norick Abe JPN Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2min 2.868 secs
14. Chris Walker GBR PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10 2min 2.921 secs
15. Marco Borciani ITA DFXtreme Sterilgarda Yamaha YZF R1 2min 3.178 secs
16. Giovanni Bussei ITA Kawasaki Bertocchi ZX10 2min 3.268 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

Moto GP first qualifying :-
1. Ruben Xaus SPA d'Antin Ducati 2min 1.309 secs
2. Colin Edwards USA Telefonica Movistar Honda 2min 1.617 secs
3. Sete Gibernau SPA Telefonica Movistar Honda 2min 1.882 secs
4. Carlos Checa SPA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 2min 2.744 secs
5. Max Biaggi ITA Camel Honda 2min 3.054 secs
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 2min 3.274 secs
7. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda 2min 3.274 secs
8. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki 2min 3.301 secs
9. Shinya Nakano JPN Fuchs Kawasaki 2min 3.356 secs
10. Neil Hodgson GBR d'Antin Ducati 2min 3.38 secs
11. Alex Barros BRA Repsol Honda 2min 3.422 secs
12. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 2min 3.615 secs
13. Alex Hofmann GER Fuchs Kawasaki 2min 3.621 secs
14. Makoto Tamada JPN Camel Honda 2min 3.919 secs
15. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro 2min 4.005 secs
16. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 2min 4.265 secs
17. Norick Abe JPN Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 2min 4.991 secs
18. Yukio Kagayama JPN Team Suzuki 2min 5.062 secs
19. Jeremy McWilliams GBR MS Aprilia 2min 5.442 secs
20. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Proton Team KR 2min 5.969 secs
21. James Haydon GBR Proton Team KR 2min 6.651 secs
22. James Ellison GBR Harris WCM 2min 7.859 secs


But final qualifying was :-

1. Carlos Checa SPA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 1min 58.988 secs
2. Alex Barros BRA Repsol Honda 1min 59.119 secs
3. Sete Gibernau SPA Telefonica Movistar Honda 1min 59.126 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda 1min 59.187 secs
5. Shinya Nakano JPN Fuchs Kawasaki 1min 59.232 secs
6. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 1min 59.281 secs
7. Ruben Xaus SPA d'Antin Ducati 1min 59.352 secs
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 1min 59.494 secs
9. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro 1min 59.551 secs
10. Colin Edwards USA Telefonica Movistar Honda 1min 59.582 secs
11. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki 1min 59.944 secs
12. Max Biaggi ITA Camel Honda 2min 0.63 secs
13. Makoto Tamada JPN Camel Honda 2min 0.638 secs
14. Jeremy McWilliams GBR MS Aprilia 2min 0.66 secs
15. Neil Hodgson GBR d'Antin Ducati 2min 0.826 secs
16. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 2min 0.924 secs
17. Norick Abe JPN Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 2min 1.303 secs
18. Alex Hofmann GER Fuchs Kawasaki 2min 1.531 secs
19. Yukio Kagayama JPN Team Suzuki 2min 2.151 secs
20. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Proton Team KR 2min 3.281 secs
21. James Haydon GBR Proton Team KR 2min 3.845 secs
22. James Ellison GBR Harris WCM 2min 4.627 secs

DNQ:
Youichi Ui JPN Harris WCM 2min 7.466 secs

But i don't reckon many of those WSB have thrown on qualifyers yet...

Gixxer Jim

-right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.
25/02/2005 at 11:01
There last years moto GP times arn't they? I can see your point, but this years GP times will almost definatley jump leaps ahead of WSB.
Don't get me wrong Im not putting down SBK as I prefer it over GP, but 'production' bikes are always going to be a few steps behing GP machines.
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