WSBK: Superpole Sessions at Magny-Cours Nearly Prove Costly to Championship Leader

Jonathan Rea won pole for the 2011 World Superbike round at Magny-Cours with a new circuit record (1:37.490), beating out fellow front-row starters Eugene Laverty, Carlos Checa, and Leon Camier. The latter’s teammate, Max Biaggi, is again missing this weekend. It is his third missed race weekend in a row, as a practice injury sustained at the Nurburgring continues to heal slowly. Though championship leader Checa starts on the front row for both of Sunday’s ...

Olivier Jacque Yukio Kagayama Mika Kallio Daijiro Kato Ryuichi Kiyonari