Eugene Laverty fastest on final day of testing at Portimao

The final day of testing a Portimao ahead of the six week World Superbike test ban saw Aprilia’s Eugene Laverty top the timesheets with a lightening lap of 1.
42.
7 set on race tires with team mate Max Biaggi – also on race tires – just one tenth adrift from his new team mate.

On qualifying tires it was BMW’s Leon Haslam who set the best lap of 1.
42.
2, while on race tires his best lap was 1.
43.
1, the same as team mate Marco Melandri and BMW Italia’s Ayrton Badovini, all three were four tenths adrift from the ultra fast Aprilias.

Chaz Davies (ParkinGO Aprilia) on race tires lapped in 1’43.
2, improving 6 tenths from yesterday’s 1′43.
8 – while Michel Fabrizio did his 1.
43.
3 on qualifiers, but was still eight tenths slower than his BMW Italia team mate on race tires.
Leon Camier on the Crescent Suzuki set a 1.
43.
8, while test rider Alastair Seeley on race tires put in a 1′44.
1 and was six tenths faster on qualifiers.
Unofficial lap times Portimao day 301- Leon Haslam – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 1’42.
2 (with qualifying tire) 1′43.

1 (race tire)02- Marco Melandri – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 1’42.
4 (q.
tire) 1.
43.
1 (race tire)03- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – 1’42.
5 (q.
tire) 1′43.
1 (race tire)04- Eugene Laverty – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 1’42.
705- Max Biaggi – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 1’42.
806- Chaz Davies – ParkinGO Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 1’43.
207- Michel Fabrizio – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – 1’43.
3 (q.
tire) 1′43.
9 (race tire)08- Alastair Seeley – Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 1’43.
5 (q.
tire) 1′44.
1 (race tire)09- Leon Camier – Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 1’43.
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