1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 
3. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 
4. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 
5. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 
6. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 
7. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 
8. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 
9. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 
10. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 
11. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 
12. Joshua Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 
13. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 
14. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 
15. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse) 
16. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 
17. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 
18. Thomas Bridewell (TYCO Racing) 
19. Akira Yanagawa (Kawasaki Racing Team) 
20. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 
RT. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 
RT. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda) 
RT. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 
RT. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)

1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 
3. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare)
4. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 
5. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 
6. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 
7. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 
8. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 
10. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 
11. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 
12. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare)
13. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 
14. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 
15. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse)

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1 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R1
2 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR
3 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R
4 Smrz J CZE Aprilia RSV4 Factory
5 Haslam L GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000
6 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory
7 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR
8 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR
9 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R
10 Checa C ESP Ducati 1098R

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1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2′05.664
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 2′06.006
3. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 2′06.052

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Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox): “I made a strong start in Race 1 but it was difficult to catch Xaus. My tyres were not bad during the first half of the race but nevertheless I couldn’t push as I wanted to and Xaus remained there in front of me. In the second race we changed the tyre but maybe it doesn’t suit my riding style because I didn’t feel so stable and it didn’t give me enough feeling. Having said that, I was able to make up several positions and fifth, even though I hoped to do much better, wasn’t bad considering my grid position.”

Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox):“In Race 1 I realised straight away that I had a problem because I wasn’t able to push and then the bike started to vibrate a great deal. At a certain point I wasn’t able to put the bike into gear and so had to come back to the box. It’s a shame because I was gaining on Toseland and thought I could run a good race, maybe even reaching the podium. Race 2 went much better. I defended myself and am satisfied with the result, though I was sorry for Xaus of course.”

Shane Byrne (Althea team)“In race 1 we didn’t have much grip and this conditioned my result, In the second race, on the other hand, I was able to improve quite a lot, lapping more than half a second faster than I did in race 1, in a race in which I think everyone had trouble making fast lap times. Now I’m banking on getting fully fit so I can be totally prepared for Silverstone. No one has ridden on the new track yet and this could be an interesting factor as far as the races are concerned.”

Carlos Checa (Althea Team)“Yesterday, in both the qualifying and free practice sessions, we had a great level of grip while today, with the same tyre, we had more problems”, this morning we tried to adapt the bike to the situation but during the race it was sliding arounda lot. I tried to push to take as many championship points as possible but now my head is already focused on Silverstone, a great track, rich in history, on which we will try to race to the front.”

1. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 40′12.236
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 40′16.863
3. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 40′25.836
4. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 40′28.608
5. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 40′29.766
6. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 40′33.940
7. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 40′36.005
8. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 40′38.111
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 40′42.610
10. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 40′46.238
11. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse) 40′46.927
12. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda) 41′01.506
13. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 41′15.494
14. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 40′57.817
15. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 41′19.197
RT. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 34′03.086
RT. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 28′15.348
RT. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) 4′35.355
RT. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1′59.291
RT. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 

1. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 40′16.037
2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 40′18.555
3. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 40′20.108
4. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 40′23.197
5. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 40′24.639
6. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 40′27.416
7. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 40′27.550
8. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 40′32.524
9. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 40′36.866
10. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse) 40′41.201
11. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 40′48.639
12. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 40′52.785
13. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda) 40′55.220
14. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 41′15.926
15. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 41′21.366
RT. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 24′40.030
RT. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 8′09.057
RT. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 8′29.644
RT. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1′59.964
RT. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 
RT. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda)

Carlos Checa: “As soon as I went out on track for the final session I could feel that the second qualifier, brand new, didn’t have the same grip as the first and was not as stable, which meant I could only do so much. I am, however, very satisfied when I look at our race pace. Over these two days we’ve spent some time trying some new solutions and now we’re on the right track. Tomorrow? It will be a difficult race because the heat means there is not much grip. The tyres have to last twenty laps but we’ll try our best, as ever…”

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1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 1′58.018
2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1′58.743
3. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1′59.094
4. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1′59.135
5. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1′59.179
6. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 1′59.393
7. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 1′59.451

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Noriyuki Haga, first (Ducati Xerox) 1m59.2: “Feeling with my bike improved this afternoon, as we took another step with regard to the suspension and that helped, as did changing the tyre pressure. We still need to improve braking in certain sections of the track, and I’m not sure about tyres yet, because although the new one seems fairly consistent, I still want to try our “usual” tyre tomorrow and see how it works in these conditions. We’ve made a good start and will try to improve further in tomorrow’s sessions.”

Michel Fabrizio, third (Ducati Xerox) 1m59.7: “Everything’s going well for now and there are no real problems. The new rear tyre seems to be working well here, as it did when we tested it in Imola recently, and I was able to complete race distance on it, so that gives me confidence, though we still have the new front tyre to try tomorrow. I’m feeling fairly positive; I really like this track and hope to be able to do well tomorrow, to qualify at the front for Sunday’s races.”

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