Pirelli Notes from Misano

"Pirelli's weekend at Misano opened with success starting from Corser's pole position of 1'35.001 on his BMW, their first in WSBK, on Superpole tyres whose personalized labels feature the flag of San Marino as a celebration of the host of this round," commented Giorgio Barbier, Racing Director, Pirelli Moto.

"Pirelli offered one brand new ‘A' rear and 2 front (‘A' and ‘C') tyre solutions for Superbike, as well as one front and one rear performance option for Supersport, along with reference tyres for both classes. Fantastic performances from the Diablo Superbike and Diablo Supercorsa tyres were absolute, having seen 12 different riders set fast times in Race 1 and Race 2 below last year's lap record of Noriyuki Haga (Ducati); the final time and Pirelli BEST LAP of 1'36.546 was recorded by Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) on the new ‘A' rear tyre solution. The two SBK races saw a 12 and 13 second overall race time improvement over last year's dry Race 2, respectively, and nearly a 5 second improvement in Supersport."

"With these new solutions at hand, an incredible podium diversity saw 4 different manufacturers and 5 different riders on the podium, confirming the new solutions which have been developed for Misano. After next week's testing at Imola, we are confident to continue deliver tyre grip and stability to teams and riders for faster and more exciting racing."

SBK Performance Awards
Race 1 Pirelli BEST LAP: Carlos Checa (Althea Racing), 1'36.670 (Lap 2)
Race 2 Pirelli BEST LAP: Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha World Superbike), 1'36.546 (Lap 4)
Total BEST LAP (SBK): 1. Checa 6; 2. Rea 3; 3. Biaggi & Crutchlow 2; 5. Haslam, Guintoli & Fabrizio 1

WSS Performance Awards
Pirelli BEST LAP: Kenan Sofuoglu (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda), 1'39.239 (Lap 6)
Total BEST LAP (WSS): 1. Sofuoglu 4; 2. Laverty 2; 3. Pirro & Lascorz 1

STK1000 Pirelli BEST JUMP FORWARD
Marco Bussolotti (All Service System by QDP), from 13th to 5th (8 positions)

STK600 Pirelli BEST JUMP FORWARD
Joshua Elliott (Direct CCTV Racedays), from 12th to 8th (4 positions)