Auto Sport- 2013 is the the first season of Carlos Checa used Brand new Ducati Superbike 1199 Panigale in the arena of World Superbike (WSBK). Panigale last year included only in the arena of World ducati super stock, and in its inaugural debut WSBK Superpole today Philips Island circuit in Australia, Panigale manufacturer has made other riders dizzy.
Aturan Baru Superpole WSBK
Proses Superpole sendiri tahun ini menggunakan aturan baru yakni ada 3 sesi pole yang masing masing berangsung 12 menit. Sesi superpole 1 diikuti 21 Pembalap dan di akhir sesi 1 akan adapembalap yang tereliminasi. Pembalap yang lolos dari Sesi 1 masuk sesi 2. Di akhir sesi 2 akan ada 3 pembalap yang tereliminasi. So yang hanya ada 15 pembalap yang mengikuti Superpole alisa sesi 3. Superpole sesi terakhir ini akan menentukan siapa saja yang akan berada di 3 grid terdepan dimana masing masing grid akan diisi 3 pembalap . .. just 3?
In the first session was Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX10R use last year became the fastest dominated Superpole. In the second session of Eugene Laverty to be the fastest and also followed by Sykes. In the last session of Superpole instead debut collaboration Carlos Checa WSBK World Champion 2011 with a new Motor Ducati Superbike 1199 to be the fastest and put him in the starting line leading WSBK Phillips Island.
Start line of Phillips ISland WSBK 2013:
1. Carlos Checa (Ducati Team Alstare) 1199 Panigale Ducati 1’30 .234
2. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’30 .429
3. Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’30 .581
4. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’30 .615
5. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1’30 .615
6. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’30 .683
7. Leon Camier (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’30 .991
8. Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1’30 .998
9. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Pata) Honda CBR1000RR 1’31 .742
10. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’31 .283
11. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’31 .576
12. Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1’31 .870
13. Max Neukirchner (MR-Racing) Ducati Panigale 1199 1’32 .010
14. Jamie Stauffer (Team Honda Racing) Honda CBR1000RR 1’32 .353
15. Ivan Clementi (HTM Racing) BMW S1000 RR 1’32 .773
16. Glen Allerton (Next Gen Motorsports) BMW S1000 RR 1’32 .352
17. Jules Cluzel (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’32 .402
18. Alexander Lundh (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’32 .487
19. Ayrton Badovini (Ducati Team Alstare) 1199 Panigale Ducati 1’32 .540
20. Federico Sandi (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’32 .898
21. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Grillini Dentalmatic SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1’33 .082