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WSBK: Rea On Provisional Pole, Spies 3rd, Haga 9th
Written by: SPEED Staff
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10/23/2009
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PROGRAMMING NOTE: The World Superbike finale doubleheader from Portimao will air back-to-back on SPEED on Sunday, October 25 starting at 3:00pm ET.

Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) set the quickest time in today's opening qualifying session at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. The Northern Ireland youngster grabbed the provisional pole from Jakub Smrz in the final stages of the session, with a time of 1 minute 43.786 seconds, eight-hundredths faster than the Guandalini Ducati man.

Third quickest time went to Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) who was four tenths quicker than his title rival Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox), only ninth fastest. The provisional front row was completed by Rea's teammate Carlos Checa, while the first two slots on the next row went to Shane Byrne (Sterilgarda Ducati) and Fonsi Nieto (Ducati DFX) in an overall result that saw the private Ducatis lap quicker than the factory machines.

Seventh place in fact went to Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox), just four-hundredths ahead of fellow Italian Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing).
Things looked positive in Suzuki Alstare, with Yukio Kagayama up amongst the front-runners for much of the session and Sylvain Guintoli less than one second away from his team-mate on his WSB debut. The two BMWs of Ruben Xaus and Troy Corser were twelfth and thirteenth respectively, with the two Kawasakis of Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada making up the top 15.

Times: 1. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.786; 2. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'43.866; 3. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.870; 4. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.945; 5. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.947; 6. Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'44.005; 7. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.154; 8. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.210; 9. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'44.254; 10. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.324; 11. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.674; 12. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.822; 13. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.830; 14. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.963; 15. Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.977; 16. Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.077


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