SUZUKI ACE Leon Haslam topped the timesheets on the first day of official WSB testing at Portimao, Portugal, heading a strong charge from the British WSB contingency.
Haslam ended Day One with a best time of 1min 42.778secs - 0.3 secs off the Portuguese track record.
Jonny Rea, Cal Crutchlow, James Toseland, Leon Camier, Shane Byrne and Haslam all featured in the top 10 on Day One - Roman Emperor Max Biaggi riding an Aprilia Racing RSV-4 was the quickest non-Brit, posting a best time of 1min 43.364s in the morning session.
Friday Morning times
1 Leon Haslam Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:43.023
2 Jonathan Rea Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:43.158
3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1:43.364
4 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Superbike Yamaha YZF R1 1:43.530
5 Noriyuki Haga Xerox Ducati 1098R 1:43.628
6 Michel Fabrizio Xerox Ducati 1098R 1:43.885
7 James Toseland Yamaha YZF R1 1:44.028
8 Leon Camier Aprilia Racing RSV4 1:44.339
9 Shane Byrne Althea Ducati 1098R 1:44.610
10 S. Guintoli Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:44.630
11 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:44.756
12 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1:44.972
13 Ruben Xaus BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:45.034
14 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Kawasaki 1:45.142
15 Max Neukirchner Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1:45.144
16 Broc Parkes ECH Honda CBR1000RR 1:45.866
17 Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki 1:45.957
18 J. Fores Kawasaki Kawasaki 1:48.616
19 V. Iannuzzo Celani Corse Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:48.848
20 Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:49.009
Friday Afternoon times
1. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 42.778s
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 42.960s
3. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 43.033s
4. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 43.364s
5. James Toseland GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 43.378s
6. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 43.569s
7. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 43.574s
8. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 43.711s
9. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 43.870s
10. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 43.903s
11. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 44.283s
12. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 44.365s
13. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 44.376s
14. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.453s
15. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 44.570s
16. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 44.576s
17. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.751s
18. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 46.444s
19. Javier Fores ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 47.293s
20. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 48.317s
