Kawasaki on Pole at Imola WSBK
Tom Sykes has put his Kawasaki ZX10-R on pole at the Imola World Superbike round. 
Tom Sykes has put a Kawasaki on pole for the first time since 2007 at Imola. In a damp Superpole which saw fastest qualifier Carlos Checa crash out, championship leader Biaggi was 7th fastest, while his only threat for the title, Leon Haslam, made the front row in 3rd.
Ten Kate Honda rider Kenan Sofoglou heads the Supersport grid with Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) second, Michele Pirro in third.
The race will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 from 7:30pm Sunday 26 Sept 2010
Superbike Grid
1. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 2’07.341
2. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 2’07.392
3. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 2’08.273
4. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 2’08.427
5. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse) 2’08.490
6. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 2’09.842
7. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 2’09.924
8. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 2’10.482
9. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 2’11.117
10. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 2’11.130
11. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 2’11.150
12. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2’11.271
13. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 2’11.395
14. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 2’11.558
15. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 2’11.601
16. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 2’11.706
17. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2’13.823
18. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 2’15.026
19. Fabrizio Lai (ECHO CRS Honda) 2’15.268
20. Federico Sandi (Gabrielli Racing Team) 2’20.464
21. Ian Lowry (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1’52.248
22. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 1’52.315
Supersport Grid
1 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 1’52.397
2 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.279
3 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.333
4 37 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’53.541
5 7 Davies C. (GBR) Triumph Daytona 675 1’53.723
6 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’53.798
7 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.867
8 18 Aitchison M. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1’53.981
9 4 Rea G. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1’54.134
10 25 Salom D. (ESP) Triumph Daytona 675 1’54.276
11 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Triumph Daytona 675 1’54.385
12 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 1’54.400
13 53 Migliorati C. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’54.447
14 99 Foret F. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’54.665
15 127 Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 1’55.601
16 44 Tamburini R. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’55.894
17 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 1’55.991
18 34 Quarmby R. (RSA) Honda CBR600RR 1’56.137
19 45 Vizziello G. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1’56.225
20 85 Palumbo A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1’57.606
21 131 Barone G. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’58.225
22 8 Chesaux B. (SUI) Honda CBR600RR 1’58.778
23 5 Lundh A. (SWE) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.475
24 10 Toth I. (HUN) Honda CBR600RR 1’59.766
