Parkes in control in World Supersport testing

Australian Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) ended up at the top of the results sheet after two days of World Supersport testing with a time of 1 minute 34.585 seconds. On aggregate over four sessions on Monday and Tuesday Parkes was able to finish ahead of the Kawasakis of Kenan Sofuoglu (Deltafin Lorenzini) and Fabien Foret (Intermoto Step). Britain's Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) also put in a good overall run, after going quickest in the morning session.

The final session saw the red flags come out for Russian rider Vladimir Leonov who suffered a few cuts and bruises to his right elbow and left ankle in a crash but the Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha man will make the race on Sunday.

The championship warm-up threw up a number of surprises. The first was 23-year-old Frenchman Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda), who has moved over from the mid-class GP category this year, and who was fifth quickest. The second was Vittorio Iannuzzo, back up amongst the front-runners once again with sixth quickest time on a three-cylinder Power Team by Suriano Triumph.

Times (Monday-Tuesday)

1 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.585
2 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.604
3 99 Foret F. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.866
4 11 Lowes S. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.957
5 16 Cluzel J. (FRA) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.131
6 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 1'35.362
7 32 Morais S. (RSA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.701
8 34 Quarmby R. (RSA) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.824
9 38 Nemeth B. (HUN) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.873
10 19 Szkopek P. (POL) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.009
11 25 Baldolini A. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 1'36.085
12 20 Scholtz M. (RSA) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.217
13 65 Leonov V. (RUS) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.256
14 10 Toth I. (HUN) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.410
15 52 Pesek L. (CZE) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.439
16 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.513
17 22 Tamburini R. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.559
18 3 Metcher J. (AUS) Yamaha YZF R6 1'36.798
19 69 Jezek O. (CZE) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.832
20 64 Day J. (USA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'36.985
21 40 Jessopp M. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.140
22 87 Marconi L. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.146
23 98 Lanusse R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'37.679
24 61 Menghi F. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.703
25 13 Lombardi D. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.057
26 8 Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'39.507
27 27 Caiani T. (SUI) Honda CBR600RR 1'39.856
28 33 Polzer Y. (AUT) Yamaha YZF R6 1'39.938

Supersport records at Phillip Island
Fastest Lap: Fabien Foret (Honda) 1'34.941 (168.485 km/h) - 2011
Best Lap: Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki) 1'33.847 (170.512 km/h) - 2010