Althea Ducati youth beats experience in final qualifying
Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Ducati) headed the qualifying timesheets after the second session this morning, but did not improve on his Friday time to do so.
His team-mate Carlos Checa made a faster lap today than Friday, but was unable to overhaul his young team-mate. Third into Superpole will be Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) with a great improvement evident from championship leader Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) who went fourth.
Sylvain Guintoli (PATA Racing Team Ducati) pushed himself to fifth, with Welsh wizard Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Aprilia) sixth. Marco Melandri hopes for improvements in Superpole, as he was unable to go faster today than he did yesterday in finishing up seventh.
American John Hopkins was a convincing Superpole qualifier on his FIX Crescent Suzuki machine, eighth fastest.
