2012 Silverstone World Superbike
For the second time in the 2012 World Superbike Championship, Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati’s Jakub Smrz secured the pole.
The Czech’s latest feat arrived Saturday at Silverstone during a soaking-wet Tissot Superpole session.
Smrz, who took his first pole of 2012 World SBK at Miller Motorsports Park, posted a 2:20.810 aboard his 1198 in treacherous conditions. Joining him on the front row for Sunday’s double header will be FIXI Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Camier, newly-signed PATA Racing Ducati’s Sylvain Guintoli and BMW Motorrad’s Leon Haslam.
Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati 1198) says: “I am very happy for the feeling with my bike, we have done a great job and we have been able to find the right setting adapted for the changing conditions of weather and tarmac that we have to deal with. I am very happy with the result that rewards the efforts of all and the desire to obtain important placements.”
The second row will be headed up by Althea Racing Ducati’s Davide Giugliano, who will be joined by BMW Motorrad’s Marco Melandri, Althea Racing Ducati’s Carlos Checa and the man who earned seven poles so far this season, Kawasaki Racing’s Tom Sykes.
As for the current points leader, Aprilia Racing Team’s Max Biaggi will start from the third row, the 2010 WSBK Champ qualifying 11th.
2012 Silverstone World Superbike Superpole Results:
1. Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 2’20.810
2. Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2’20.846
3. Sylvain Guintoli (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 2’21.385
4. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 2’21.613
5. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’21.951
6. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 2’21.960
7. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’23.356
8. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’24.025
9. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’23.777
10. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 2’23.889
11. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2’24.176
12. John Hopkins (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2’24.274
13. Maxime Berger (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 2’24.294
14. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2’25.260
15. Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 2’26.137
16. Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2’26.360
17. Niccolò Canepa (Red Devils Roma) Ducati 1098R 2’06.795
18. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 2’06.803
19. Lorenzo Zanetti (PATA Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 2’06.869
20. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) Honda CBR1000RR 2’06.921
21. David Salom (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’08.069
22. David Johnson (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 2’09.762
23. Norino Brignola (Grillini Progea Superbike Team) BMW S1000 RR 2’10.912
24. Brett McCormick (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 2’13.730
