2009 Portimao World Supersport Qualifying Practice Results - Laverty Edges Crutchlow For Pole
Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2009-10-24 13:49.
Eugene Laverty has taken pole for the World Supersport race at Portimao on Sunday. The Parkalgar Honda rider just inched ahead of Cal Crutchlow by less than a tenth of a second. Michele Pirro was 3rd fastest of the day, while Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu completes the front row.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 50 | E. Laverty | Honda CBR600RR | 1'44.836 | |
| 2 | 35 | C. Crutchlow | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'44.909 | 0.073 |
| 3 | 51 | M. Pirro | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'45.087 | 0.251 |
| 4 | 54 | K. Sofuoglu | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.157 | 0.321 |
| 5 | 26 | J. Lascorz | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'45.161 | 0.325 |
| 6 | 24 | G. McCoy | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'45.366 | 0.530 |
| 7 | 117 | M. Praia | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.436 | 0.600 |
| 8 | 99 | F. Foret | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'45.742 | 0.906 |
| 9 | 8 | M. Aitchison | Honda CBR600RR | 1'45.886 | 1.050 |
| 10 | 77 | B. Veneman | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.052 | 1.216 |
| 11 | 1 | A. Pitt | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.072 | 1.236 |
| 12 | 21 | K. Fujiwara | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1'46.216 | 1.380 |
| 13 | 55 | M. Roccoli | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.443 | 1.607 |
| 14 | 23 | C. Davies | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'46.514 | 1.678 |
| 15 | 36 | M. Cardenas | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.614 | 1.778 |
| 16 | 25 | M. Laverty | Honda CBR600RR | 1'46.953 | 2.117 |
| 17 | 16 | S. Lowes | Honda CBR600RR | 1'47.145 | 2.309 |
| 18 | 101 | K. Coghlan | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'47.467 | 2.631 |
| 19 | 199 | O. Four | Honda CBR600RR | 1'48.256 | 3.420 |
| 20 | 5 | T. Pradita | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'48.429 | 3.593 |
| 21 | 9 | D. Dell'Omo | Honda CBR600RR | 1'48.438 | 3.602 |
| 22 | 28 | A. Vos | Honda CBR600RR | 1'48.500 | 3.664 |
| 23 | 88 | Y. Guerra | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'48.899 | 4.063 |
| 24 | 40 | F. Gentile | Honda CBR600RR | 1'49.247 | 4.411 |
| 25 | 122 | M. Walkowiak | Yamaha YZF R6 | 1'50.233 | 5.397 |
| 26 | 22 | R. Muresan | Triumph Daytona 675 | 1'50.284 | 5.448 |
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Inching ahead is done on the last lap.
Eugene did in with 18 minutes remaining in QP. That's a gauntlet. ;)
-jim