Suzuki Castrol on Pole For Assen 500
Suzuki Castrol's Vincent Philippe has taken provisional pole position for the Assen 500 opening round of the 2006 FIM World Endurance Championship. His lap time of 1:42.718 was over half a second faster than the competition.

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Suzuki Castrol's Vincent Philippe has taken provisional pole position for the Assen 500 opening round of the 2006 FIM World Endurance Championship. His lap time of 1:42.718 was over half a second faster than the competition. Second place has gone to wildcard team Alpha Tecknik Van Zon Honda's Michael Schulten (1:43.343) third to Yamaha Austria's Igor Jerman (1:44.408), fourth to Kawasaki Bolliger Team's Patric Muff (1:45.297) and fifth to Yamaha Phase One Endurance's Warwick Nowland (1:45.444). Suzuki Fagersjo-el.se's seventh place is all the more remarkable because their single day of winter testing was held at a snow-bound track in temperatures of around 1 degree Celsius. Yamaha Austria's usual star qualifying rider Gwen Giabbani is also still feeling the effects of winter, with a case of influenza restricting his performance this weekend. Each of the three Suzuki Castrol riders - Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Keiichi Kitagawa - was fastest in their individual sessions. The team appears to have kept their winning advantage from last season, but Matthieu Lagrive may not ride in Monday's race after injuring his wrist during this morning's warm-up session. Vincent Philippe, Suzuki Castrol: "The bike is good here; no problems at all. Our main worry is Matthieu; we have to think about Le Mans next week" The top three places on the grid are held by three different manufacturers, with a fourth - Kawasaki - taking sixth place. The top ten comprises four Yamahas, three Suzukis, two Kawasakis and a single Honda. Provisional Top Ten Qualifying Positions 1st 1 - Suzuki Castrol Team - FRA - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - V.Philippe - 1:42.718 2nd 71 - Honda Alpha Technik Van Zon - BEL - Honda CBR1000RR - M.Schulten - 1:43.343 3rd 7 - Yamaha Austria - AUT - Yamaha YZF-R1 - I.Jerman - 1:44.408 4th 8 - Kawasaki Bolliger Team - SUI - Kawasaki ZX10R - P.Muff - 1:45.267 5th 3 - Yamaha Phase One Endurance - GBR - Yamaha YZF-R1 - W.Nowland - 1:45.444 6th 99 - Yamaha Team Acropolis Zone Rouge 99 - Yamaha YZF-R1 - C.Cogan - 1:45.658 7th 12 - Suzuki Team Fagersjo-el.se - SWE - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - J.Hanson - 1:45.973 8th 38 - Yamaha Endurance Moto38 - FRA - Yamaha YZF-R1 - D.Bouan - 1:46.129 9th 666 - Kawasaki Diablo 666 Bolliger - GBR - Kawasaki ZX10R - M.Rohtlaan - 1:46.177 10th 44 - Suzuki No Limits & RT Racing - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - ITA - F.Jond - 1:47.287
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