25
September
2010
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport - WSBK - Imola - Superpole

Summary
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport can be quite satisfied with this Saturday at Imola (ITA). In a rainy and dramatic Superpole, which saw a lot of favourites struggling, both riders qualified for the second row. Troy Corser (AUS) will start tomorrow's races from sixth, Ruben Xaus (ESP) from eighth.

Weather conditions: Showers.

Temperature: Air: 20 – 24 °C, Track: 25 – 33 °C

Number of riders participating: 20 from 14 teams

Fastest lap Qualifying Practices: Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1:48.178 min

Fastest lap Superpole 3: Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 2:07.341 min

 

 

Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport can be quite satisfied with this Saturday at Imola (ITA). In a rainy and dramatic Superpole, which saw a lot of favourites struggling, both riders qualified for the second row. Troy Corser (AUS) will start tomorrow's races from sixth, Ruben Xaus (ESP) from eighth. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) claimed his first pole position in the FIM Superbike World Championship.

 

Unpredictable rain showers turned the session into a lottery. In the rainy Superpole 2 the BMW S 1000 RR proved its abilities especially in the wet. Troy was second quickest in this session. Ruben crashed after sliding off the slippery track. But the Catalan made it back to the garage, got on his other bike and set the sixth quickest time, also qualifying for Superpole 3.

 

 

Troy Corser:

Bike: BMW S 1000 RR

Fastest lap Qualifying Practices: 1:48.851 min / Fastest lap Free Practice: 1:49.801 min /

Fastest lap Superpole 3: 2:09.842 min

“I am happy with today. The track was very greasy and it was catching out a lot of riders. So to be sixth on the grid for tomorrow’s races is a good result for us. At this circuit there are a lot of surface changes that make the grip levels quite inconsistent. So you have to be extremely careful and gauge where you can push. I took my time to get comfortable with the conditions and then I just tried to improve with every lap. I am confident we can do a good job tomorrow and hopefully secure solid results for the team.”

 

Ruben Xaus:

Bike: BMW S 1000 RR

Fastest lap Qualifying Practices: 1:49.224 min / Fastest lap Free Practice: 1:50.315 min /

Fastest lap Superpole 3: 2:10.482 min

“We should be quite happy with today’s result. The Superpole qualifying was really tough. First of all because of the weather, and on top of that I crashed during the second session. The asphalt in the corner where I crashed was very slippery. Max Biaggi ran a little wide, and Leon Haslam braked quite heavily. I was entering the corner faster than them, and wanted to avoid a crash. I braked hard, and just lost the bike. This manoeuvre would not have been a problem in dry conditions, but it was in the wet. I was able to jump on my second bike, and managed to do a really good flying lap. Unfortunately, in the final session I had to ride on used tyres and struggled with the grip.”

 

Davide Tardozzi (BMW Motorrad Motorsport Team Manager):

“We are happy to have both riders on the second row, although I have to admit under these conditions we expected to achieve even better results. But Ruben crashed and maybe he did not want to risk too much on the slippery track. If it is wet tomorrow, I think we can push for the podium.”

Press Contact: Benjamin Titz
Tel: +43-662-8383-5310
E-mail: benjamin.titz@bmwgroup.com
  • Imola (ITA) 24 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Ruben Xaus on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 24 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Crew Chief Wolfgang Martens and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Ruben Xaus. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Ruben Xaus on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Ruben Xaus on the BMW S 1000 RR and Davide Tardozzi Team Manager BMW Motorrad Motorsport SBK. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Team Manager BMW Motorrad Motorsport SBK Davide Tardozzi and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Ruben Xaus. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
  • Imola (ITA) 25 September 2010. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. BMWQ Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser and Crew Chief Tom Larsen. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (09/2010).
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