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PIROVANO SETS GSX-R CUP PACE Pirovano, who retired from top-level competition a few years ago, used his considerable circuit knowledge to post the day’s fastest lap. But he didn’t have it all his own way throughout the 45-minute qualifying session, because he was pushed hard by Belgian Xavier Simeon - winner of the opening round in Valencia. Qualifying took place on a damp track and the conditions were far from ideal for the regular Suzuki Cup riders - many of whom had never ridden at Monza before. Pirovano has won in the wet at Monza - in his World Superbike and Supersport days - but Simeon certainly did enough to give him a real fright until the last few minutes of the session. Third quickest today is Italian Simone Castellani ahead of Frenchman Anthony Delhalle and Spaniard Augustin Perez. German Phillip Hafeneger rounded out the top six. Fabrizio Pirovano - 1st, 2:04.991: “I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to race here again and have been looking forward to it since the start of the season. Monza is a very special place for me because it is my home circuit and also because of all the successes I have had here. It can be quite a hard track in the wet and you have to know where you are going in order to put in a fast lap. That’s where my circuit knowledge came in. “But the young kid - Simeon - was a real threat this afternoon. He made me go faster and faster and it was only in the closing stages that I was able to pull out a bit of a gap. As a ‘Wild Card’ I know I will not score any points if I win the race on Sunday, but I would still love to win it because Monza is my track.” Friday GSX-R Cup Qualifying: 1 Pirovano 2:04.991, 2 Simeon 2:05.528, 3 Castellani 2:07.085, 4 Delhalle 2:09.189, 5 Perez 2:11.253, 6 Hafeneger 2:11.769.
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