Fabrizio fastest in final WSB test

Added on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor

Michel Fabrizio topped the time charts on the second and final day of testing at Phillip Island today ahead of the start of the World Superbikes championship this weekend.

The Xerox Ducati rider who, along with teammate Noriyuki Haga, has struggled to impress in pre-season, posted a time of 1:31.650 in a tightly contested second day of testing which saw just 0.03 of a second separate the top three.

Shane Byrne continued to impress with the second fastest time of the day on his satellite Althea Ducati and it was another satellite Ducati ridden by Jakub Smrz that completed the top three. The Althea Ducati of Carlos Checa came fourth, some three tenths of a second off the pace.

Jonathan Rea was the quickest Honda in Australian, just ahead of Noriyuki Haga whilst Leon Haslam was seventh fastest on the Suzuki.

Aprilia Alitalia pair or Max Biaggi and Leon Camier was eighth and ninth fastest respectively whilst James Toseland’s return to World Superbikes continued to prove difficult, with the former MotoGP rider clocking the twelfth fastest time, 1.131 behind the leader.

World Superbike Test, Phillip Island, Day Two Times:

Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Michel Fabrizio	ITA	Xerox Ducati	1:31.650
2	Shane Byrne	GBR	Althea Ducati	+0.012
3	Jakub Smrz	CZE	Team PATA B&G Ducati	+0.030
4	Carlos Checa	SPA	Althea Ducati	+0.309
5	Jonathan Rea	GBR	HANNspree Ten Kate Honda	+0.525
6	Noriyuki Haga	JAP	Xerox Ducati	+0.597
7	Leon Haslam	GBR	Alstare Suzuki	+0.629
8	Max Biaggi	ITA	Aprilia Alitalia Racing	+0.824
9	Leon Camier	GBR	Aprilia Alitalia Racing	+0.971
10	Max Neukirchner	GER	Alstare Suzuki	+1.041
11	Ruben Xaus	SPA	BMW Motorrad	+1.064
12	James Toseland	GBR	Sterilgarda Yamaha	+1.131
13	Troy Corser	AUS	BMW Motorrad	+1.169
14	Lorenzo Lanzi	ITA	DFX Corse Ducati	+1.180
15	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Alstare Suzuki	+1.219
16	Chris Vermeulen	AUS	Kawasaki Racing	+1.220