It was Suzuki who drew first blood, breaking the 200mph barrier at Monza, but it was Max Biaggi who set the bar the highest today during World Superbike FP1 practice. Clocking 203.21 mph (nearly 327 kph) down the straight, Biaggi broke the WSBK top speed record, but still fell short of the all-time superbike record, which was also set at Monza, and also by an Aprilia.
Last week, Fabrizio Pellizzon clocked 203.4 mph on his CIV spec’d Aprilia RSV4. Either way you look at it, the Alitalia Aprilia team is sure to be a force in Italy this week.
Top Speeds from FP1 with World Superbike at Monza, Italy:
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Top Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 3 | BIAGGI Max | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 203.13 |
| 2 | 52 | TOSELAND James | Yamaha YZF R1 | 200.45 |
| 3 | 50 | GUINTOLI Sylvain | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 200.45 |
| 4 | 76 | NEUKIRCHNER Max | Honda CBR1000RR | 199.77 |
| 5 | 65 | REA Jonathan | Honda CBR1000RR | 199.77 |
| 6 | 35 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | Yamaha YZF R1 | 199.77 |
| 7 | 2 | CAMIER Leon | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 199.09 |
| 8 | 84 | FABRIZIO Michel | Ducati 1098R | 198.47 |
| 9 | 66 | SYKES Tom | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 198.47 |
| 10 | 91 | HASLAM Leon | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 198.47 |
| 11 | 11 | CORSER Troy | BMW S1000 RR | 197.78 |
| 12 | 111 | XAUS Ruben | BMW S1000 RR | 196.54 |
| 13 | 57 | LANZI Lorenzo | Ducati 1098R | 196.54 |
| 14 | 96 | SMRZ Jakub | Ducati 1098R | 196.54 |
| 15 | 77 | VERMEULEN Chris | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 195.23 |
| 16 | 99 | SCASSA Luca | Ducati 1098R | 194.61 |
| 17 | 41 | HAGA Noriyuki | Ducati 1098R | 194.61 |
| 18 | 67 | BYRNE Shane | Ducati 1098R | 193.99 |
| 19 | 71 | SAKAI Daisaku | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 193.99 |
| 20 | 23 | PARKES Broc | Honda CBR1000RR | 193.99 |
| 21 | 7 | CHECA Carlos | Ducati 1098R | 193.37 |
| 22 | 15 | BAIOCCO Matteo | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 192.75 |
| 23 | 95 | HAYDEN Roger Lee | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 189.70 |
| 24 | 31 | IANNUZZO Vittorio | Honda CBR1000RR | 189.15 |
Source: MotoBlog.it & WorldSBK
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