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Friday World Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600, 1:30.275
2. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.398
3. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600, 1:30.423
4. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600, 1:30.499
5. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:30.522
6. Jörg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.655
7. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600, 1:30.826
8. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.939
9. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600, 1:30.969
10. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.053
11. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.145
12. Robert Ulm, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.145
13. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.180
14. Stéphane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.275
15. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600, 1:31.279
16. Michael Schulten, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.402
17. Jan Hanson, Honda CBR600, 1:31.443
18. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, 1:31.604
19. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.771
20. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.854
21. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.896
22. Jürgen Oelschläger, Honda CBR600, 1:31.991
23. Gianluigi Scalvini, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.119
24. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.164
25. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600, 1:32.177
26. John McGuinness, Honda CBR600, 1:32.195
27. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.325
28. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.981
29. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, 1:33.007
30. Rico Penzkofer, Ducati 748R, 1:33.048
31. Brian Laurent, Honda CBR600, 1:33.825


More, from Ten Kate Honda:

Foret fastest ­ again!

Fabien Foret came back from the August break in fine form, going straight to the top of the time sheet in Friday’s timed qualifying. The Frenchman set a stunning pace lapping on his Ten Kate Honda CBR600FS at 1minute 30.275,already going faster than the pole position pace here last year.

Foret is keen to keep his winning ways going, he’s already won three times this year and leads the championship by 9 points. “It’s good to be racing again,” said Foret. “Qualifying is important here, but the team are working hard with Pirelli tyres and WP Suspension to get the best possible set up for the race.”

His team mate Iain MacPherson bounced back from a crash in free practice to finish the session seventh fastest. “I touched an engine casing down and that pitched me off,” said MacPherson.

Team Manager Ronald ten Kate was also relieved to get back into the swing of racing, “It’s good to see both riders shake of the cobwebs from the last few weeks and get straight back up to race pace,” he said. “Foret’s pace is unbelievable! We’ve all worked hard during the break, including some racing in Holland and, as usual, it seems that work is paying off. Qualifying is very important here as the track is twisty and difficult to pass on.”