Peris 24th in Qatar

By John Hopkins

Calgary's Chris Peris placed 24th in a wet opening qualifying session for round 1 of the World Supersport Championship at the Losail circuit in Qatar.

Peris set a time of two minutes, 30.164 seconds on his Team Bikers' Days-Yamaha-Moto1 R6. Teammate Didier Van Keymeulen was 27th, about 0.7 secs. behind Peris in the session, which was held in wet conditions.

Here is a rundown of times courtesy Yamaha Racing:

Session 1 :
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. 1st Qualifying
1 K. Sofuoglu Honda TUR 2' 21.890
2 K. Curtain Yamaha AUS 2' 23.872
3 G. Nannelli Yamaha ITA 2' 24.021
4 B. Parkes Yamaha AUS 2' 24.757
5 K. Andersen Suzuki NOR 2' 25.853
6 M. Sanchini Yamaha ITA 2' 26.670
7 B. Veneman Suzuki NED 2' 26.770
8 X. Fores Yamaha ESP 2' 26.887
9 C. Zaiser Ducati AUT 2' 26.945
10 K. Fujiwara Honda JPN 2' 27.615
11 G. Vizziello Yamaha ITA 2' 27.690
12 S. Charpentier Honda FRA 2' 27.755
13 A. Gobert Yamaha AUS 2' 28.284
14 J. Brookes Ducati AUS 2' 28.508
15 D. Thomas Kawasaki AUS 2' 28.542
16 D. Garcia Yamaha ITA 2' 28.596
20 M. Roccoli Yamaha ITA 2' 29.666
23 A. Velini Yamaha ITA 2' 30.150
24 C. Peris Yamaha CAN 2' 30.164
26 V. Ivanov Yamaha RUS 2' 30.250
27 D. Van Keymeulen Yamaha BEL 2' 30.832