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Tissot-Superpole win and new best lap for Sykes

Saturday, 11 May 2013 15:20 GMT
Tissot-Superpole win and new best lap for Sykes

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scored his 14th career Tissot-Superpole today at Monza's Autodromo Nazionale, the 3rd in a row so far in 2013. The works Kawasaki rider snatched the first grid slot thanks to a blistering fast 1'41.223 time - new best lap for the Northern Italy track.


The 27 year old from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, already lapped below Max Biaggi's previous record from 2011 in Superpole 2. Up to today Monza's Autodromo Nazionale was one of the 4 tracks where - already in the calendar from last year - where Sykes hadn't won the Tissot-Superpole.


Championship leader Sylvain Guintoli, works rider for the manufacturer from Noale, managed to edge out from 3rd place - after his last attempt before the flag - Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike). A difficult Superpole start for Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet), who was forced at the garage due to a technical problem occurred to his BMW machine in SP1, was able to defeat the odds to secure a 5th place start for tomorrow's two races.


Davide Giugliano completes the second row ahead of FIXI Crescent Suzuki duo of Jules Cluzel and Leon Camier, with Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) in 9th place.