2010 Superbike World Championship

[Jay Adgie]

Assen WSB: Superpole results

World Superbikes
24 April 2010 15:34



Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea sets a new lap record at Assen on the way to his maiden pole position.

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.944

2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'35.062

3 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'35.306

4 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'35.330

5 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'35.633

6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'35.892

7 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'35.909

8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'36.405

9 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.027

10 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.061

11 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'36.069

12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.094

13 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'36.327

14 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.348

15 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'36.574

16 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.581

17 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'36.906

18 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'36.989

19 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.378

20 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.622

21 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.471

22 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.769

That BMW is looking fast round Assen, with the old boy Coser on board.........

 

[Travis]

Nice one Rea - good to see him get a postive result. Smrz has a history of great qualifying, hopefully he and Corser can go a full race distance without fading or crashing. Anyone in the top 11 spots has the talent to win at Assen (and Nori in 15th!), should be some great SBK races later tonight (my timezone).

I wonder how long before the factory Ducati boys demand 1300cc motors They've seemingly lost their way with Davide Tardozzi gone.

Superpole quotes from the top 4:

Jonathan Rea: “I am happy and excited to have won Superpole. I can’t quite believe that this is my first ever world championship pole, so it is good to win it. On a serious note, tomorrow is raceday and there will be at least three or four guys who have good pace, so it will be 22 long laps in each race.”

Jakub Smrz: “Practice and qualifying has gone pretty well, always in the first few places, and we all did a good job. The set-up and tyre choice is good but for sure in the race other guys will be very strong and I think it will be a tough race. A few things will depend on temperature tomorrow.”

Troy Corser: “This is my best qualifying for BMW so far, so I am pretty happy. The engineers have done a great job away from the track, we have done a fair bit of testing and it has definitely improved the bike. I feel more comfortable on the bike now and when you feel comfortable you push more, and can go a bit faster. I am looking forward to the race.”

Leon Haslam: “I am happy to have a front row start, because this weekend had been pretty tough and Jonathan has been fast - all the guys in front of me have. It has been a case for us of finding a set-up not just for a fast lap but for the race as well. The positions have been changing in practice but I have been happy with my lap times on race tyres.

Cheers.

 

[Jay Adgie]

Assen WSB race one: Rea leads all British podium

By Liam marsden -
World Superbikes
25 April 2010 12:16

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea continued his good form from superpole by taking the victory in the first WSB race Assen.
Rea took the top step on an all British podium which saw Yamaha rider James Toseland in second place ahead of Aprilia rider Leon Camier.

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 35'38.483 (168,216 kph)

2 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1.106

3 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1.249

4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1.548

5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 2.738

6 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 2.813

7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 6.296

8 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 12.022

9 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 12.146

10 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 19.753

11 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 22.204

12 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 22.282

13 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 22.780

14 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 23.364

15 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 37.097

16 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 39.467

17 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 46.468

18 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 57.170

19 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'01.634

20 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'04.295

RET 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR

 

[Jay Adgie]

Assen WSB race two results: Rea does double

World Superbikes
25 April 2010 15:42

Jonathan Rea rounded off a good weekend at Assen by taking victory in the second race after claiming pole position on Saturday and taking victory in race one.
The weekend was a great success for the Brits with the podiums from both superbike races consisting entirely of British riders.
Factory Suzuki rider Leon Haslam finshed second ahead of Sterilgarda Yamaha rider James Toseland.

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 35'43.137 (167,85 kph)

2 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1.942

3 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 3.928

4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 4.067

5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 4.176

6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 4.525

7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 4.682

8 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 7.698

9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 9.903

10 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 11.465

11 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 15.489

12 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 23.604

13 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 29.085

14 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 35.401

15 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 44.330

16 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 50.830

17 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 58.819

RET 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.

RET 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1

RET 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R

RET 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R

RET 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R

What a couple of cracking races..... and rea getting his first double..

 

[Ross Balfour]

Oh yes! Northern Irish triple at Assen! Rea with two and Laverty in the supersport race. Awesome weekend, it feels good to be Northern Irish now (untill I look outside and see the weather again of course) Some great racing, like Assen always provides. Hope Camier is ok after that big crash!

 

[Ben Tusting]

the 2nd race was quality, 8 way battle for the lead.
You can't beat World Superbikes

 

[Travis]

Someone remind me why we bother to watch MotoGP? That was an awesome display of riding by all the competitors, with the second SBK race being incredible.

Biggeste surprises were Corser and the BMW coming on strong (BMW are 3 wins from 3 starts in Superstock), and Haga and Fabrizio being nowhere all weekend.

Factory Xerox Ducati team are looking like a rabble, 10th and 13th in race one, some way behind 3 privateer 1098R's. Fabrizio led home in race two by a privateer (Scassa) by 8 over seconds with 3 gents who finished in 6th to 8th place 20 seconds ahead of the factory bike all on privateer 1098R's. When was the last time the factory Ducati's were dominated by privateer Ducati's?

Cheers.

 

[Koray Can]

Well you can never have too many bike races to watch. The 2nd race was great indeed.

 

[Wido Rossen]

Here some pics from my viewing point that weekend

 

[Jay Adgie]

WSB Monza: Crutchlow on top in first qualifying

By Michael Guy -
World Superbikes
07 May 2010 17:07

Cal Crutchlow fired his Sterilgarda Yamaha to provisional pole position for the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Monza. After heavy rain before the start of the session riders were forced to use wets or intermediate tyres to begin with, but as the track dried slicks were fitted and the lap times tumbled.

With only the first chicane still wet at the end of the session, Crutchlow got to within one second of his free practice lap time set in dry conditions.
He said: “We’re still struggling for grip, but we’ve ended up topping both sessions so it’s not too bad. There are changes we need to make to the bike like the gearing. I started the session on intermediates and then went out on slicks from the morning. The last seven laps were on a new set of slicks.”

Jonathan Rea backed up his free practice performance to secure second place onboard his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda. Rea used just two sets of tyres all day and made just one minor height change during both sessions.

Michel Fabrizio secured third position despite being 11KPH slower than Corser’s BMW through the speed trap. Corser continued his strong run of form to claim fourth ahead of championship leader Leon Haslam riding the Alstare Suzuki.

James Toseland remained up beat at the potential of his Sterilgarda Yamaha despite finishing in ninth with Tom Sykes holding station in 11th and Shane Byrne in 18th.

1 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.577

2 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.789

3 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'45.134

4 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'45.234

5 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.303

6 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'45.542

7 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'45.592

8 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R 1'45.603

9 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'46.019

10 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'46.111

11 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.170

12 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'46.216

13 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.402

14 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'46.413

15 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'46.451

16 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'46.588

17 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'46.756

18 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'47.466

19 71 D. SAKAI JPN Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'47.922

20 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.041

21 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.191

22 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.254

23 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'49.217

24 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA S.C.I. Honda Garvie Image Honda CBR1000RR 1'49.958

 

[Ross Balfour]

Yeahh! Jonny back up the sharp end again, hopefully he can stay consistent and hope for a championship challenge!

 

[Jay Adgie]

Biaggi finally claims first WSBK pole

Max Biaggi claimed a long-awaited first World Superbike pole position on home soil at Monza after capitalising on his Aprilia's superior straight-line speed.

Having broken the speed record for a Superbike during the free practice session prior to Superpole, when he touched 330kph (205mph), Biaggi would produce an identical feat during the deciding session to keep his rivals at bay.

His speed advantage proved to be a crucial bonus for Biaggi, who lost two tenths with an error into the Ascari chicane, thus allowing Cal Crutchlow to get very close to him with his last gasp effort.

In the end, Crutchlow would fall just three hundredths short of securing a third pole position of the season, allowing Biaggi, who has 56 grand prix pole positions to his name, to claim his first ever spot at World Superbike level since making his debut in 2007.

An exciting, and occasionally surprising Superpole session, Crutchlow was able to squeeze between Biaggi and Michel Fabrizio, the Ducati rider doing a good job of turning his fortunes around on what was otherwise another difficult day for the Italian manufacturer on home ground.

Jonathan Rea completes the front row after just edging out Leon Haslam, the championship leader getting frustrated by traffic when his first flying lap was spoiled by over-shooting the chicane, while James Toseland did him no favours when the Suzuki man caught his countryman cruising on the racing line out of Ascari.

Toseland, meanwhile, reached SP3 for the first time since the Phillip Island season opener, although he was only good enough for seventh once there, the Yamaha man being sandwiched by the two surprise packages of the session, Ruben Xaus and Tom Sykes.

Only the second time Xaus has reached the final qualifying phase during his tenure with BMW, sixth is also the first time he has out-qualified Troy Corser since the second round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship in Qatar.

There were firsts for Sykes too after he hauled the unfaniced Kawasaki into the top eight for the first time since joining the manufacturer. Additionally, this is the first time a ‘green’ bike has made it to SP3 since last year’s Miller Motorsport Park round.

With Xaus and Sykes up inside the top eight, there were a few surprise omissions from SP3, most notably Assen podium sitter Leon Camier, who looked poised to join his Aprilia team-mate in the top eight when he lost the front-end of the RSV-4 on the exit of Ascari. He will start 13th.
Carlos Checa and Corser were casualties too, the former missing the cut for the first time since joining the Althea Ducati team.

Indeed, it was a tough day all round for Ducati, who - beyond Fabrizio - had to rely on Luca Scassa to ensure two of its 1198s would squeeze into the top ten, the Italian managing his and the Supersonic team’s best-ever WSBK grid position in the process.

With Checa down in 11th, Shane Byrne and Noriyuki Haga could only secure 15th and 16th on the grid, the latter once again being let down by his increasingly abysmal single-lap form.
Prior to that, Ducati lost another strong bet in Jakub Smrz, the Czech rider crashing heavily during SP1 at Ascari to destroy his number one bike. Despite making it back out on track on his spare machine, he couldn’t quite progress beyond 17th place.

Chris Vermeulen, meanwhile, will start 18th on the second Kawasaki, ahead of Lorenzo Lanzi and Matteo Baiocco.


1. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 42.121s

2. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 42.154s

3. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 42.499s

4. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 42.566s

5. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 42.633s

6. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 42.725s

7. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 42.789s

8. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 43.111s

9. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 43.410s

10. Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198 1min 43.431s

11. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 1min 43.506s

12. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 43.508s

13. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 43.530s

14. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 43.691s

15. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 1min 43.813s

16. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 43.957s

17. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 1min 44.291s

18. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 44.802s

19. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Ducati 1198 1min 44.878s

20. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 46.180s

21. Daisaku Sakai JPN Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 45.821s

22. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 46.771s

23. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Garvie CBR1000RR 1min 46.912s

24. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.799s


Max,s aprilia hitting 205mph down the striaght unreal....... Should be some good slipstreaming action at monza.......

 

[Jay Adgie]

WSB Monza: Race 1 results - Biaggi first, Toseland second

By MCN -
World Superbikes
09 May 2010 16:00

Max Biaggi took first place in Monza today with James Toseland taking second and Cal Crutchlow third. Leon Haslam was forth and Leon Camier took fifth.

1 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory
2 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1
3 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1
4 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory
6 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR
7 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R
8 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR
9 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
10 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R
12 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR
13 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
14 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
15 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R
16 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R
17 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R
18 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
19 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R
20 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR
Not Classified
RET 71 D. SAKAI JPN Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000
RET 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR
RET 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA S.C.I. Honda Garvie Image Honda CBR1000RR
Disqualified
DIS 20 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R

 

[Jay Adgie]

WSB Monza: Race 2 results - Biaggi wins again

By MCN -
World Superbikes
09 May 2010 17:35

Max Biaggi took first again at Monza. Biaggi crossed the line with over four seconds between him and Leon Haslam.
Troy Corser took third place with, Leon Camier was forth with Tommy Sykes in fifth place.

1 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory
2 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR
4 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory
5 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
6 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R
7 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R
9 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
10 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R
11 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
12 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR
13 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
14 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R
15 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR
Not Classified
RET 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 12 6 Laps 1'42.937 326,9 1'42.154 323,6 16 65 10
RET 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 10 8 Laps 1'45.327 314,2 1'46.180 310,2 1 24
RET 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 9 9 Laps 1'44.952 318,3 1'44.878 313,2 26 16
RET 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA S.C.I. Honda Garvie Image Honda CBR1000RR 6 12 Laps 1'45.819 313,2 1'46.912 305,3
RET 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1 17 Laps 307,3 1'42.499 319,4 9 62 11
RET 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 0 238,6 1'42.789 328,0 20 106 5
RET 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 0 240,3 1'42.725 322,6 10 35 15
RET 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 0 233,4 1'42.566 322,6 110 3

 

[Jay Adgie]

Fabrizio on top as Ducati dominate

By Michael Guy - MCN
World Superbikes
14 May 2010 14:25

Xerox Ducati rider Michel Fabrizio set the fastest time of the opening free practice session at Kyalami this afternoon.
The Italian rider who finished second in both races last year to his team-mate Noriyuki Haga set a best time of 1.39.081.

The lap time was nearly two seconds off Ben Spies’ 2009 qualifying best, mainly due to the dirty track.
Fast qualifier Jacob Smrz (B&G Ducati) claimed second spot with Carlos Checa and Shane Byrne in fifth and sixth places respectively (Althea Ducati) making it a good day for Ducati who were always expected to be fast at the low grip bumpy, Kyalami circuit.

Monza race winner Max Biaggi made a surprisingly fast start to secure third place. Biaggi is traditionally a slow starter but spent the 45 minute session close to or at the top of the time sheets onboard his rapid Aprilia RSV4.

2009 Kyalami podium man Jonathan Rea took sixth with fellow Brits Cal Crutchlow and Leon Haslam in seventh and eighth place.
Noriyuki Haga ran as high as fourth in the session but slipped to tenth at the finish.
First qualifying gets underway this afternoon at 15.00 local time.


1 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'39.081

2 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R 1'39.333

3 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'39.457

4 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'39.727

5 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'39.771

6 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.151

7 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.221

8 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.227

9 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.370

10 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'40.466

11 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'40.625

12 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'40.637

13 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.645

14 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.702

15 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.792

16 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.027

17 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'41.081

18 32 S. MORAIS RSA EmTek Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.141

19 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'41.434

20 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'41.438

21 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'42.862

22 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'43.797

 

[Jay Adgie]

Kyalami WSB: Crutchlow takes pole ahead of Toseland

By Liam Marsden -
World Superbikes
15 May 2010 15:14

Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow has taken his third pole position of the season ahead of team-mate James Toseland making it a Yamaha and Brit one two.

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa and factory Ducati rider Michel Fabrizio rounded out the front row.
Series leader Leon Haslam qualified fifth, two places ahead of championship rival Max Biaggi, with Leon Camier completing the second row in eighth.

1. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 37.243s

2. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 1min 37.260s

3. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 1min 37.296s

4. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 37.368s

5. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 37.401s

6. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 1min 37.561s

7. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 37.613s

8. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 38.148s

9. Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198 1min 37.756s

10. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 37.875s

11. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 37.953s

12. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 38.206s

13. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 38.210s

14. Sheridan Morais RSA EmTek Aprilia RSV-4 1min 38.404s

15. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 38.471s

16. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 1min 38.496s

17. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 38.917s

18. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 1min 39.037s

19. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 39.317s

20. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 1min 40.713s

21. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 40.981s

22. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 41.526s

 

[Jay Adgie]

Kyalami WSB: Fabrizio takes dominant race one win

By Liam Marsden - MCN
World Superbikes
16 May 2010 11:57

Xerox Ducati rider Michel Fabrizio has won the first race at Kyalami after taking the lead after the first corner and gapping the rest of the field.
Veteran Carlos Checa finished second after he too gapped the rest of the field after the first corner.
Championship leader Leon Haslam stretched his championship lead to five points after finishing third, ahead of championship rival Max Biaggi in fourth.

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea finished fifth after a spectacular end to his race saw him overtake Cal Crutchlow, James Toseland and Leon Camier.
Camier, Toseland and Crutchlow finished sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.

1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 24 laps

2. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 +1.098s

3. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +5.049s

4. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +6.974s

5. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +13.710s

6. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +13.848s

7. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +16.064s

8. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +16.231s

9. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 +16.580s

10. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +23.100s

11. Luca Scassa ITA Team Supersonic Ducati 1198 +24.561s

12. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR +25.504s

13. Sheridan Morais RSA EmTek Aprilia RSV-4 +27.073s

14. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR +27.273s

15. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 +30.692s

16. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +34.008s

17. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 +35.948s

18. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +44.030s

19. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +48.382s

 

[Jay Adgie]

Kyalami WSB: Haslam takes race two win

By Liam Marsden - MCN
World Superbikes
16 May 2010 15:13

Factory Suzuki rider Leon Haslam has extended his world championship lead with victory in the second race at Kyalami.
Jonathan Rea looked odds on to finish first after several failed overtake attempts from Leon Haslam, but he made a move stick on the penultimate lap relegating Rea to second, where he finished the race.
Alitalia Aprilia rider Max Biaggi kept the pressure on Haslam in the championship standings with a third place.

1. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 39mins 52.870s

2. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +0.522s

3. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +0.601s

4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +0.991s

5. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 +1.479s

6. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +13.324s

7. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR +13.740s

8. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 +14.250s

9. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 +15.190s

10. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 +16.790s

11. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR +21.101s

12. Luca Scassa ITA Team Supersonic Ducati 1198 +22.670s

13. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 +24.506s

14. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +31.301s

15. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +31.836s

16. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +33.710s

17. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +35.203s

18. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR +55.929s

19. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +56.074s

20. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1min 08.481s

What an awesome second race, 3-4 bike fight the hole race, unreal....................:doublethumb:

 

[Nigel Atkins]

What an awesome second race, 3-4 bike fight the hole race, unreal....................:doublethumb:

to right, propper on the edge of your seat stuff. and when Haslem to the lead

feel sorry for Harga though hope he gets his mojo back soon

 

[Travis]

2nd race was excellent. Very much becoming a Haslam vs Biaggi championship.

Rumours abound Troy Bayliss will be coming back very soon, after a very positive private test session. With Haga a shadow of himself and Fabrizio consistently inconsistent, Bayliss coming back would be excellent news for Xerox Ducati.