The Supersport World Championship got underway today at the Australian track of Phillip Island. On this first day of action, which took place on a dry track in warm, sunny conditions, the WorldSSP riders were out for morning practice followed by Superpole in the afternoon.
Jeremy Alcoba was unlucky during the practice unfortunately. The Kawasaki WorldSSP Team technicians worked to resolve an electronic problem with his bike but as soon as they’d done this, the session was halted with a red flag due to oil on track. Work to clean the track took time and the session was ultimately brought to a premature end.
In the first Superpole of the season, the Spanish rider set a best time of 1’33”451 with which he closed fifteenth. This result means that Jeremy will start from the fifth row of the grid for tomorrow’s race, which will run over a distance of 18 laps and will include a mandatory tyre change, to be carried out between laps nine and ten.
Phillip Island – Australia
Supersport World Championship
Superpole: 1) Bensneyder (MV Agusta) – 2) Booth-Amos (Triumph) – 3) Mahias (Yamaha) – 4) Oncu (Yamaha) – 5) Debise (Ducati) – 6) Masia (Ducati)…….. 15) Alcoba (Kawasaki)
Jeremy Alcoba
“Luck was not on our side today. This morning, I had an electronics issue and once that was sorted, the red flag came out, putting an end to the session. In Superpole we completed the work that we should have done in FP1 but we haven’t yet found a setup that allows us to fully exploit the potential of our bike, also because the track conditions were different today with respect to the test. We’re making progress, but we’re not yet as competitive as we want to be. In the weekend’s races, I’ll do my best to push as hard right from the start; I’m sure that both races will provide us with the opportunity to continue developing our bike.”
