Kiyonari on top at Brands
Added on Sunday, April 4th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Kiyonari on top at Brands
Ryuichi Kiyonari was the man to watch at Brands Hatch this afternoon, stealing pole position for tomorrow’s thrilling season opener.
After making his way into the third session in the Roll for Pole battle, Kiyonari proved to have the upperhand as he rode his HM Plant Honda to top spot ahead of tomorrow’s first race of 2010. Tommy Hill followed the British Superbike regular into second, while Alastair Seeley recorded the third quickest time in the final eight minute shoot out. Dan Linfoot, riding the Motorpoint Yamaha will starting from fourth, joining Seeley, his fellow BSB rookie on the front row of the grid.
Josh Brookes roared to the fifth quickest time, just ahead of Tommy Bridewell, Michael Laverty and Yukio Kagayama.
The final two spots in the top ten were filled by Stuart Easton and James Ellison - two riders who occupied the front of the field on many occasions during 2009. BSB expert, James Ellison, was unable to see the track in the final eight minute session due to a technical problem at the end of the second qualifying stint, and so will start tomorrow’s first of two races from tenth on the grid.
The Mirror.co.uk BSB-Evo class was dominated by Steve Brogan, with setting the fastest time in 16th, while Craig Fitzpatrick and David Johnson weren’t far behind.
Tomorrow is shaping up to be an extremely exciting battle to the chequered flag, with two chances to see your BSB heroes in action. Each rider’s second fastest qualifying times will determine their starting positions for race two, meaning the second race could be very different to the first. Something to look forward to.
BSB Brands Hatch, Qualifying:
POS NO NAME NAT ENTRY Q1 Q2 Q3
1 8 Ryuichi KIYONARI JPN Honda - HM Plant Honda 45.880 45.789 45.565
2 33 Tommy HILL GBR Suzuki - Worx Crescent Suzuki 45.991 45.764 45.691
3 34 Alastair SEELEY GBR Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS 46.496 46.105 45.799
4 99 Dan LINFOOT GBR Yamaha - Motorpoint Yamaha 46.518 46.094 45.843
5 4 Josh BROOKES AUS Honda - HM Plant Honda 46.310 46.068 45.861
6 46 Tommy BRIDEWELL GBR Honda - Quay Garage Honda 46.236 45.984 46.087
7 7 Michael LAVERTY GBR Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS 46.230 46.159 46.107
8 71 Yukio KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki - Worx Crescent Suzuki 46.357 45.872 46.258
9 3 Stuart EASTON GBR Honda - Swan Honda 46.600 46.145 46.371
10 2 James ELLISON GBR Honda - Swan Honda 46.194 45.916
11 6 Michael RUTTER GBR Ducati - RidersMotorcycles.Com 46.287 46.304
12 40 Martin JESSOPP GBR Ducati - RidersMotorcycles.Com 46.722 46.321
13 10 John LAVERTY GBR Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki 46.919 46.339
14 17 Simon ANDREWS GBR Kawasaki - MSS Colchester Kawasaki 46.670 46.389
15 9 Chris WALKER GBR Suzuki - CW Racing 46.609 46.595
16 19 E Steve BROGAN GBR BMW - Jentin Racing - BMW Motorrad 47.000 46.649
17 11 Adam JENKINSON GBR Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki 46.877 46.754
18 68 Luke JONES GBR Yamaha - PR Racing M/Cs & Moore 47.040 46.906
19 75 E Craig FITZPATRICK GBR Honda - Close Print Finance 47.002 47.425
20 5 Christian IDDON GBR Honda - Sorrymate.com SMT Honda 46.867
21 60 Peter HICKMAN GBR Yamaha - Ultimate Racing 47.048
22 100 Neil HODGSON GBR Yamaha - Motorpoint Yamaha 47.121
23 66 Steve MERCER GBR Yamaha - SMR Racing 47.212
24 21 Tom TUNSTALL GBR Honda - Doodson Motorsport 47.224
25 20 E David JOHNSON AUS Suzuki - Magic Bullet Two Wheel Tuning 47.291
26 69 E Gary JOHNSON GBR Suzuki - AIM Suzuki 47.392
27 25 E David ANTHONY AUS Suzuki - MIST Suzuki Racing 47.430
28 77 E Pauli PEKKANEN FIN Suzuki - 777 RR Motorsport 47.576
29 56 E Hudson KENNAUGH RSA Kawasaki - MAR Kawasaki 47.677
30 35 E Chris BURNS GBR Aprilia - Splitlath Motorsport 47.716
31 64 E Aaron ZANOTTI GBR Suzuki - Red Viper Spike Suzuki 47.820
32 14 E Michael HOWARTH GBR Suzuki - Magic Bullet Two Wheel Tuning 48.598
33 54 E Steve HENEGHAN GBR Honda - Quattro Plant Honda 48.802
34 32 E Peter WARD GBR Kawasaki - Astro-Chase SST Racing 48.999
