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Competitors in the 2009 World Superbike Championship took to the track in anger for the first time this year at the spectacular Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia for the first Free Practice Session. Series rookie, Ben Spies, led the way on the new Yamaha R1.

Noriyuki Haga was 6th fastest, lapping 1/2 a second slower. Régis Laconi was the fastest Ducati rider in 5th place. One second covered the top 13 riders.

Qualifying begins this at 1415 Australian time.

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1’32.752
2 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’32.813
3 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’33.015
4 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’33.077
5 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098 RS 09 1’33.140
6 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1’33.239
7 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1’33.280
8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’33.371
9 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’33.433
10 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’33.496
11 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1’33.508
12 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’33.695
13 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1’33.747
14 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’33.835
15 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’33.845
16 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1’33.901
17 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1’33.909
18 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1’33.991
19 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1’34.012
20 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1’34.201
21 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1’34.780
22 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’35.851
23 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1’36.222
24 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’36.762
25 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1’36.853
26 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.716
27 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’37.866
28 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.676

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