Assen - WSS Friday free practice.

Iain MacPherson [Ten Kate Honda] set the WSS pace in free practice at Assen; Chris Vermeulen [Van Zon Honda] is second; Jan Hanson [Esha-Kobutex] third; Fabien Foret [Ten Kate Honda] fourth; Andrew Pitt [ Kawasaki] completes the top five.

Free Practice results (1) - Assen (Netherlands) - WSS:

1. Iain MacPhersonGBR Ten Kate HondaHonda 2m 07.827s
2. Chris VermeulenAUSVan Zon HondaHonda 2m 08.069s
3. Jan HansonSWE Esha-KobutexHonda 2m 08.426s
4. Fabien ForetFRA Ten Kate HondaHonda 2m 08.680s
5. Andrew Pitt AUS KawasakiKawasaki 2m 08.807s
6. Christian KellnerGER Yamaha Motor GermanyYamaha 2m 09.068s
7. Paolo CasoliITA Yamaha BelgardaYamaha 2m 09.136s
8. Alessio Corradi ITA Team Italia SpadaroYamaha 2m 09.171s
9. Christophe CoganFRA BKM HondaHonda 2m 09.348s
10. Sebastien CharpentierFRA Moto1Honda 2m 09.567s

11. Piergiorgio BontempiITANCR Nortel Net.Ducati 2m 09.593s
12. Stephane ChambonFRA Alstare Suzuki CoronaSuzuki 2m 09.680s
13. Barry VenemanNEDVeneman Yamaha MotorYamaha 2m 09.953s
14. Jorg TeuchertGER Yamaha Motor GermanyYamaha 2m 10.096s
15. Gianluca NannelliITARoy RacingDucati 2m 10.179s
16. Antonio CarlacciITALorenzini by LeoniYamaha 2m 10.348s
17. Katsuaki Fujiwara JPN Alstare Suzuki CoronaSuzuki 2m 10.356s
18. Werner DaemenBELVan Zon HondaHonda 2m 10.481s
19. Karl MuggeridgeAUS Honda UKHonda 2m 10.642s
20. Kevin CurtainAUSOPCM RacingYamaha 2m 10.667s
21. Matthieu LagriveFRASaveko RacingYamaha 2m 10.703s
22. Robert UlmAUT OPCM RacingYamaha 2m 10.707s
23. Christer LindholmSWEPodium RacingYamaha 2m 10.902s
24. James EllisonGBKawasakiKawasaki 2m 11.187s
25. James WhithamGBR Yamaha BelgardaYamaha 2m 11.215s
26. Giovanni BusseiITANCR Nortel Net.Ducati 2m 11.409s
27. Harry van BeekNEDYamaha Motor NLDYamaha 2m 11.790s
28. Stefano CrucianiITAT. Italia LorenziniYamaha 2m 12.014s
29. Robert FrostGBRSaveko RacingYamaha 2m 12.160s
30. Rico PenzkoferGERShell Advance RacingDucati 2m 13.090s
31. Claudio CiprianiITAGIMotorsportYamaha 2m 13.134s
32. John McGuinnessGBHonda UK RaceHonda 2m 14.074s
33. Laurent BrianFRABKM Honda RacingHonda 2m 14.088s
34. Giovanni ValtuliniITAGIMotorsportYamaha 2m 17.986s