Sykes fastest in combined qualifying
Saturday, 9 June 2012 08:56 GMT
Sykes fastest in combined qualifying
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) put his name at the top of the timesheets in combined qualifying with a lap time of 1 minute 35.935 seconds in the final qualifying session at Misano.
He edged out Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati), with Checa's team-mate Davide Giugliano third and Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) fourth. British riders played a major part at the top of the time sheets, with Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) fifth. Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) went sixth with a surprise entry in seventh, the wildcard Barni racing Team Italia Ducati of Matteo Baiocco. Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) was eighth and top GSX-R rider.
