From a press release issued by FGSport:

Suzuki Castrol Pole Position for Vallelunga 200

Vincent Philippe has once again put Suzuki Castrol onto pole position. His 1:18.378 lap in
this afternoon’s second session was the fastest of the weekend; Philippe is the only rider to
have recorded a time in the 1:18s. Second place has gone to Yamaha Endurance Moto 38’s Gwen Giabbani, with a time of 1:19.076. There is less than a tenth of a second between each of the next four teams; Costes for Yamaha GMT94 lapped in 1:19.137, Scarnato for Yamaha Phase One Endurance in 1:19.174 and Wilding for WRT Honda Austria in 1:19.220. Wilding injured his wrist in a crash during this morning’s session and looks unlikely to race tomorrow.

The Vallelunga 200 race looks set to be won or lost on rider consistency within each team,
and ability to overtake slower traffic. Every team must make two compulsory stops to refuel and change riders, so they must have at least two riders capable of setting a fast pace. On the short Vallelunga track in a race with a full entry of thirty five teams traffic is always going to be a factor and a rider than can pass quickly and cleanly will be at an advantage.

Vincent Philippe, Suzuki Castrol, Pole Position: “I think the first relay of the race will be a really good fight between us, GMT94, Moto38, and Phase One. After that, I don’t know.
For me, it’s not difficult to overtake here; I think the biggest problem might be tyres.”

2 nd October 2004
Provisional Top Ten Qualifying Postions
1 3 – Suzuki Castrol – FRA – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – Vincent Philippe 1:18.378
2 38 – Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 – FRA – Yamaha YZF-R1 – Gwen Giabbani 1:19.076
3 94 – Yamaha GMT94 – FRA – Yamaha YZF-R1 – William Costes 1:19.137
4 1 – Yamaha Phase One Endurance – GBR – Yamaha YZF-R1 – S. Scarnato 1:19.174
5 5 – WRT Honda Austria – AUT – Honda CBR1000RR – Erwin Wilding 1:19.220
6 7 – Yamaha Austria Racing Team – AUT – Yamaha YZF-R1 – Dean Thomas 1:19.986
7 77 – Yamaha Austria Racing Team – AUT – Yamaha YZF-R1 –T. Hinterreiter 1:20.253
8 9 – Ducati DRE – ITA – Ducati 999R – Marc Garcia 1:20.312
9 8 – Kawasaki Bolliger – SUI – Kawasaki ZX10R – Marcel Kellenberger
1:21.023
10 90 – Scuderia Motociclismo – ITA – Aprilia RSV1000 – Antonio Calasso 1:21.586