Le Mans Computerised results and timing service GRAND PRIX POLINI DE FRANCE 250cc Qualifying Practice Nr. 1 6 4180 m. Classification

Rider Nation Team Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed

1 54 Manuel POGGIALI RSM MS Team APRILIA 1'39.229 20 21 256.4 2 21 Franco BATTAINI ITA Campetella Racing APRILIA 1'39.324 17 18 0.095 0.095 249.6 3 7 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Safilo Oxydo-LCR APRILIA 1'39.341 20 20 0.112 0.017 250.2 4 10 Fonsi NIETO SPA Team Repsol Telefonica Movist APRILIA 1'39.570 20 20 0.341 0.229 248.3 5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Team Repsol Telefonica Movist APRILIA 1'39.802 18 19 0.573 0.232 252.0 6 5 Sebastian PORTO ARG Telefonica Movistar jnr Team 1'39.936 15 18 0.707 0.134 246.1 7 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Campetella Racing APRILIA 1'40.835 10 19 1.606 0.899 246.4 8 8 Naoki MATSUDO JPN Yamaha Kurz YAMAHA 1'40.948 16 16 1.719 0.113 241.6 9 3 Roberto ROLFO ITA Fortuna Honda HONDA 1'41.073 18 18 1.844 0.125 244.2 10 14 Anthony WEST AUS Team Zoppini Abruzzo APRILIA 1'41.168 11 19 1.939 0.095 250.7 11 36 Erwan NIGON FRA Equipe de France - Scrab GP APRILIA 1'41.275 19 20 2.046 0.107 247.8 12 9 Hugo MARCHAND FRA Equipe de France - Scrab GP APRILIA 1'41.447 20 20 2.218 0.172 245.2 13 11 Joan OLIVE SPA Aspar Junior Team APRILIA 1'41.609 20 22 2.380 0.162 246.5 14 16 Johan STIGEFELT SWE Team Zoppini Abruzzo APRILIA 1'41.642 16 20 2.413 0.033 246.8 15 33 Hector FAUBEL SPA Aspar Junior Team APRILIA 1'41.767 18 19 2.538 0.125 244.5 16 57 Chaz DAVIES GBR Aprilia Germany APRILIA 1'41.890 16 16 2.661 0.123 246.0 17 6 Alex DEBON SPA Troll Honda BQR HONDA 1'41.934 6 9 2.705 0.044 241.9 18 34 Eric BATAILLE FRA Troll Honda BQR HONDA 1'41.942 4 8 2.713 0.008 245.6 19 28 Dirk HEIDOLF GER Aprilia Germany APRILIA 1'41.980 22 22 2.751 0.038 244.1 20 96 Jakub SMRZ CZE Elit Grand Prix HONDA 1'42.109 20 22 2.880 0.129 242.5 21 13 Jaroslav HULES CZE Yamaha Kurz YAMAHA 1'42.199 17 19 2.970 0.090 238.3 22 15 Christian GEMMEL GER Kiefer Castrol-Honda Racing HONDA 1'42.355 17 18 3.126 0.156 244.2 23 26 Alex BALDOLINI ITA Matteoni Racing APRILIA 1'42.827 15 22 3.598 0.472 241.7 24 18 Henk vd LAGEMAAT NED Dark Dog Molenaar HONDA 1'44.180 19 20 4.951 1.353 236.3 25 45 Samuel AUBRY FRA Team Racer Bike HONDA 1'45.613 21 21 6.384 1.433 230.1 Not qualified (Out 107%) 1'46.175 44 Vincent EISEN FRA Eisen Moto Team HONDA 1'46.396 17 18 7.167 0.783 222.5 98 Katja POENSGEN GER Dark Dog Molenaar HONDA 1'46.421 22 22 7.192 0.025 242.6

Practice condition: Fastest Lap: Lap: 20 Manuel POGGIALI 1'39.229 151.649 Km/h Air: 23° Circuit Record Lap: 2002 1'39.648 151.011 Km/h Humidity: 41% Circuit Best Lap: 2002 Fonsi NIETO 1'38.903 152.149 Km/h Ground: 31°

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