1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:31.252
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:31.540
3. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.124
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.299
5. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.414
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4I, 1:32.780
7. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.839
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.907
9. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.037
10. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.566
11. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.581
12. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.663
13. Daigoro Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.367
14. Travis King, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.571
15. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.656

Provisional 500cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results From Germany:

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:26.455
2. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:26.731
3. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:26.847
4. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:26.963
5. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:26.968
6. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:27.058
7. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:27.232
8. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:27.319
9. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:27.427
10. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:27.518
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:27.667
12. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:27.836
13. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:27.868
14. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:28.173
15. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton, 1:28.296
16. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 1:28.833
17. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:29.080
18. Anthony West, Honda, 1:29.113
19. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.285
20. Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, 1:29.516
21. Jay Vincent, Pulse, 1:30.691
22. Barry Veneman, Honda, 1:31.323
23. Brendan Clarke, Honda, 1:32.277

Biaggi’s time of 1:26.455 sets a new track record for the revised Sachsenring circuit.

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:31.959
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.542
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.544
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.618
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:32.780
6. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.276
7. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.364
8. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.369
9. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.775
10. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:33.808
11. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.110
12. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.448
13. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:35.584
14. Travis King, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.618
15. Daigoro Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.747
16. David Ortega, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.864
17. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:36.073
18. Jeff Muskopf, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:36.277
19. Douglas Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:36.462
20. Monte Nichols, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:36.775

500cc
1. Carlos Checa, Spain, Yamaha, 1:27.163
2. Garry McCoy, Australia, Yamaha, 1:27.876
3. Shinya Nakano, Japan, Yamaha, 1:27.968
4. Kenny Roberts, USA, Suzuki, 1:27.973
5. Olivier Jacque, France, Yamaha, 1:28.028
6. Norike Abe, Japan, Yamaha, 1:28.140
7. Valentino Rossi, Italy, Honda, 1:28.256
8. Loris Capirossi, Italy, Honda, 1:28.262
9. Sete Gibernau, Spain, Suzuki, 1:28.476
10. Alex Barros, Brazil, Honda, 1:28.570
11. Max Biaggi, Italy, Yamaha, 1:28.807
12. Alex Criville, Spain, Honda, 1:28.852
13. Tohru Ukawa, Japan, Honda, 1:29.307
14. Jose Luis Cardoso, Spain, Yamaha, 1:29.956
15. Leon Haslam, Great Britain, Honda, 1:29.924

250cc
1. Marco Melandri, Italy, Aprilia, 1:28.295
2. Tetsuya Harada, Japan, Aprilia, 1:28.576
3. Roberto Rolfo, Italy, Aprilia, 1:29.048
4. Emilio Alzamora, Spain, Honda, 1:29.415
5. Jeremy McWilliams, Great Britain, Aprilia, 1:29.556
6. Daijiro Katoh, Japan, Honda, 1:29.566
7. Sebastian Porto, Argentina, Yamaha, 1:29.597
8. Naoki Matsudo, Japan, Yamaha, 1:29.613
9. Roberto Locatelli, Italy, Aprilia, 1:29.729
10. Randy dePuniet, France, Aprilia, 1:29.899

125cc
1. Toni Elias, Spain, Honda, 1:31.546
2. Nobby Ueda, Japan, TSR Honda, 1:31.958
3. Angel Rodriguez, Spain, Aprilia, 1:32.123
4. Lucio Cecchinello, Italy, Aprilia, 1:32.173
5. Youich Ui, Japan, Derbi, 1:32.210
6. Simone Sanna, France, Aprilia, 1:32.221
7. Pablo Nieto, Spain, Derbi, 1:32.279
8. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic, Honda, 1:32.296
9. Masao Azuma, Japan, Honda, 1:32.430
10. Steve Jenkner, Germany, Aprilia, 1:32.556

In response to the announcement that the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund is purchasing 10 sections (about 300 feet) of Air Fence for use at F-USA and CCS races, Formula USA Director of Road Racing Bill Syfan issued this statement:

“Formula USA is happy to accept this Air Fence product for use in our National Road Race Series and Championship Cup Series road racing programs. We are grateful to all of the individuals and companies that contributed to the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund, and for their initiative to provide this additional protection for road racers all across the U.S.”

See related post, 7/15/01, Air Fence Fund Tops $143,000 With New Sections Designated For F-USA.

Friday Superbike Qualifying Results From Mid-Ohio:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:27.446
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:27.635
3. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:27.815
4. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 1:27.904
5. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:28.006
6. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 1:28.056
7. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:28.370
8. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:28.466
9. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:28.622
10. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:28.766
11. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:29.222
12. Pascal Picotte, H-D, 1:29.460
13. Mike Smith, H-D, 1:30.339
14. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 1:30.379
15. Jordan Szoke, H-D, 1:31.127
16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:31.680
17. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki, 1:32.969
18. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:33.234
19. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki, 1:33.481
20. Richie Alexander, Suzuki, 1:33.521

1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:31.615
2. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:31.963
3. Michael Hannas II, Yamaha, 1:32.350
4. Jimmy Filice, Yamaa, 1:33.118
5. Simon Turner, Yamaha, 1:33.765
6. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:33.837
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia, 1:33.973
8. Randy Renfrow, TSR-Honda, 1:34.710
9. Bill Himmelsbach, Yamaha, 1:36.111
10. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:36.919

1. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:31.505
2. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:31.921
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:31.972
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:32.183
5. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:32.493
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:32.778
7. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:32.934
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:33.363
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:33.522
10. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:33.797
11. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:34.829
12. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:35.266
13. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki, 1:35.364
14. Joseph Temperato, Suzuki, 1:36.051
15. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, 1:36.526
16. Jeff Muskopf, Suzuki, 1:36.940
17. Kurt Marmor, Honda, 1:36.946
18. Steve Patterson, Suzuki, 1:37.072
19. Daigoro Suzuki, Kawasaki, 1:37.150
20. David Ortega, Suzuki, 1:37.522

Provisional 250cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results From Germany:

1. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:27.785
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:27.961
3. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:28.117
4. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 1:28.134
5. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:28.265
6. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:28.283
7. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:28.305
8. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, 1:28.316
9. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:28.584
10. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:28.835
11. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:28.936

Did Not Qualify (above 107% of fastest time):

Katja Poensgen, Aprilia, 1:35.558

Corona Extra/EBSCO Media Suzuki’s Jimmy Moore, the current points leader in AMA 750cc Supersport, was not be allowed to participate in several practice sessions Friday at Mid-Ohio because he broke an AMA Pro Racing rule that bans riders who are top-10 in Superbike or 600cc Supersport points from participating in practice or school sessions within 10 days of the start of official practice at the same racetrack. Moore, who is currently 10th in 600cc Supersport points, rode in Thursday practice sessions at Mid-Ohio while other riders affected by the rule–notably Rich Alexander and John Hopkins–did not ride.

AMA officials noticed that Moore was riding and initially considered banning him from any further practice before 750cc Supersport qualifying. Later officials said they had accurately determined how much practice time Moore had on Thursday, and held him out of practice on Friday for that amount of time plus a little more.

The AMA rulebook does not specify a punishment for breaking the rule, leaving it up to the discretion of officials.

Moore said he did not realize that he had reached the top 10 in 600cc Supersport points, following Laguna Seca.

The rule in question has been enforced in a haphazard manner, being applied strictly to some riders (John Hopkins, Grant Lopez, Jason Pridmore, Rich Alexander, Josh Hayes) while other riders have been given permission to break the rule and teach riding school sessions within the 10-day window (Aaron Yates, Jamie Hacking).

The Moore case is the first one in which a penalty has been applied to a rider for breaking the rule.

But Moore did not suffer a substantial penalty for breaking the rule, Alexander pointed out, while he (Alexander) was told by AMA officials at Road Atlanta that if he broke the rule, he would be disqualified from the race weekend.