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2011 WSBK
For the second time since Monza, the reigning World Superbike Champion, Max Biaggi, will start from the pole position.
The Alitalia Aprilia RSV4 pilot posted a 1:58.580 Saturday at Brno, giving him the best start for Round 8 of the 2011 WSBK Championship. Biaggi held off fellow Italian, Yamaha Superbike’s Marco Melandri, by 0.221 of a second.
Joining Biaggi and Melandri on the front row are Althea Racing Ducati’s Carlos Checa and Yamaha Superbike’s Eugene Laverty, respectively.
Rounding out the top five was local-Czech rider Jakub Smrz on the Effenbert -Liberty Racing Ducati 1198R.
2011 Brno World Superbike: Superpole Results
1. M. Biaggi, 1’58.580
2. M. Melandri, 1’58.801
3. C. Checa, 1’58.908
4. E. Laverty, 1’59.055
5. J. Smrz, 1’59.541
6. M. Fabrizio, 1’59.908
7. L. Camier, 1’59.925
8. T. Sykes, 2’00.303
9. A. Badovini, 1’59.684
10. S. Guintoli, 1’59.800
