World Superbike hits Italy again this season, with WSBK stopping at Misano for its racing action. Sunday’s race should be a good one as there was a surprise result in Saturday’s Superpole qualifying event. Mixing it up on the front row is a glimpse of faces of old, some newcomers, and the usual suspects, which could sort itself out very interestingly in Sunday’s races. Find the full results after the jump.
During the Superpole, BMW took its 1st World Superbike pole position. Helping achieve this milestone for BMW was Troy Corser who his 43rd career pole position (coincidentally Corser’s 42nd pole was also at Misano for Corser…two years ago). The BMW rider looked in good form during the sessions and says his race setup should easily allow him to contend for the podium. Things seem to be picking up in the German camp, as they re-enter mainstream roadracing. With a strong showing on Sunday, they might make Aprilia eat their recent words about the 2010 BMW S1000RR.
Looking to prevent that from happening is Max Biaggi who will start from the 2nd spot on the grid. Biaggi has been on a bender in WSBK this season, and has established himself as the man to beat. Following the Aprilia is Michel Fabrizio on the Xerox Ducati. Fabrizio is showing that there’s still some life left in the factory Ducati squad, and with a strong showing could help prove that there’s no need for Ducati to go all-in with MotoGP racing instead.
Superpole Results from World Superbike at Misano, Italy:
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 11 | T. Corser | BMW S1000 RR | 1’35.001 | – |
| 2 | 3 | M. Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1’35.502 | 0.501 |
| 3 | 84 | M. Fabrizio | Ducati 1098R | 1’35.680 | 0.679 |
| 4 | 35 | C. Crutchlow | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1’35.683 | 0.682 |
| 5 | 7 | C. Checa | Ducati 1098R | 1’35.851 | 0.850 |
| 6 | 50 | S. Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1’36.096 | 1.095 |
| 7 | 91 | L. Haslam | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1’36.302 | 1.301 |
| 8 | 99 | L. Scassa | Ducati 1098R | 1’36.607 | 1.606 |
| Out after Superpole 2 | |||||
| 9 | 41 | N. Haga | Ducati 1098R | 1’36.093 | 0.323 |
| 10 | 96 | J. Smrz | Ducati 1098R | 1’36.170 | 0.400 |
| 11 | 57 | L. Lanzi | Ducati 1098R | 1’36.200 | 0.430 |
| 12 | 111 | R. Xaus | BMW S1000 RR | 1’36.204 | 0.434 |
| 13 | 52 | J. Toseland | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1’36.216 | 0.446 |
| 14 | 2 | L. Camier | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 1’36.245 | 0.475 |
| 15 | 67 | S. Byrne | Ducati 1098R | 1’36.376 | 0.606 |
| 16 | 65 | J. Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 1’36.561 | 0.791 |
| Out after Superpole 1 | |||||
| 17 | 76 | M. Neukirchner | Honda CBR1000RR | 1’36.889 | 1.044 |
| 18 | 66 | T. Sykes | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1’36.928 | 1.083 |
| 19 | 23 | B. Parkes | Honda CBR1000RR | 1’37.574 | 1.729 |
| 20 | 95 | R. Hayden | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1’37.986 | 2.141 |
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