World SupersportEugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) headed the qualifying list after setting a 1’58.415 lap, heading off his great championship rival Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) in the process.Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Motocard.com) was third in his return to the WSS class, one place up on his team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara. Gino Rea (Intermoto Czech Honda) fired himself into fifth place, ahead of leading Triumph rider, David Salom.Times: 1. Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1’58.415; 2. Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 1’58.557; 3.Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’58.617; 4. Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’58.654; 5. Rea G. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.110; 6. Salom D. (ESP) Triumph Daytona 675 1’59.277; 7. Foret F. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’59.374; 8. Pirro M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.381; 9. Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.492; 10. Aitchison M. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.895
Superstock 1000Crowned champion at the previous round in Silverstone, Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) took pole in BMW’s back yard, with a 1’59.181 lap. The top five riders were all under the previous record, with Ducati rider Lorenzo Zanetti (SS Lazio Motorsport) second, and two Honda men, Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Race Junior) and Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini), third and fourth respectively. Sylvain Barrier (Garnier Junior Racing) was also under the two-minute mark, in fifth place on his BMW. Michele Magnoni (Bevilacqua Corse) 2’00.067 rounded out the top six.Times: 1. Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.181; 2.Zanetti L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’59.337; 3.Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’59.676; 4. Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’59.858; 5. Barrier S. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 1’59.863; 6. Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2’00.067; 7.Lammert D. (GER) BMW S1000 RR 2’00.257; 8. Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2’00.361; 9. Baroni L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2’00.660; 10. Mähr R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2’00.770Superstock 600 – RaceJeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing) took another step towards the championship title today in Germany after he earned yet another victory, his fifth of the year. The Frenchman now sits on 177 points compared to his countryman Florian Marino’s 134, a gap of 43 points. Tony Covena (Econocom) was second, Romain Lanusse (MRS Racing) was third and Berardino Lombardi (Martini Corse Yamaha) fourth. Lombardi sits third in the championship on 83 points. Pole winner Marc Moser (Sport-Evolution Triumph) was fifth in the race at his home circuit. Marino (Ten Kate Junior Honda) was only eighth today.Results: 1. Guarnoni J. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 18’47.113 (147,668 kph); 2. Covena T. (NED) Yamaha YZF R6 0.877; 3. Lanusse R. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 2.512; 4. Lombardi B. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 7.595; 5. Moser M. (GER) Triumph Daytona 675 10.297; 6.Karlsen F. (NOR) Yamaha YZF R6 10.404; 7.D’Annunzio F. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 11.180; 8. Marino F. (FRA) Honda CBR600RR 11.453;Points (after 8 rounds of 10): 1. Guarnoni 177; 2. Marino 134; 3. Lombardi 83; 4.D’Annunzio 79; 5. Fanelli 71; 6.Karlsen 6; 7.Lanusse 60; 8.Calero Perez 51; 9. Covena 48; 10.Le Coquen 42