Biaggi takes pole with new best lap time
Saturday, 7 May 2011 14:17 GMT
Biaggi takes pole with new best lap time
Reigning champion Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) reasserted himself at his home circuit of Monza with a spectacular display in Superpole qualifying, setting a lap of 1 minute 41.745 seconds to take his first pole position of the 2011 season.
Biaggi used a qualifying tyre to set his new best lap of the 5.777km circuit and an all time fastest lap average in WSBK history of 204.405kmph.
Second in Superpole was Eugene Laverty (Yamaha Superbike Racing Team) then Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda) and Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) completed the front row, with four different bikes in the top four places.
