Friday, August 5 2011
The European Superstock 600 race provided a spectacular end to the UK Round held at Silverstone.
The race win in round 6 went to American Joshua Day (Revolution Racedays Kawasaki), who became the sixth different winner this year. In a sprint finish to the line Day got the edge on Australian Jed Metcher (MTM-RT Motorsports Yamaha) and Italian Riccardo Russo (Trasimeno Yamaha), who stepped onto the podium for the first time in his debut STK600 season.
Romain Lanusse (MRS Yamaha Racing France) again failed to score a win but held off the challenge of Daniele Beretta (Trasimeno Yamaha) in the last few metres to keep his points lead intact. Brno winner Lombardi had an off day for the Martini Corse Yamaha team, the Italian finishing thirteenth and dropping to fourth in the table.
Checa from Laverty and Melandri in Race 2
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) made it ten wins in 2011 when he won the second 18 lap race at Silverstone, moving further ahead in the championship chase.
Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike) took his four-cylinder bike to second, with his fellow Yamaha man Marco Melandri third. Aprilia Alitalia rider Max Biaggi was with Melandri in the final few corners but could not work a way past at the flag, taking a fighting fourth place.
Biaggi’s team-mate Leon Camier was fifth, having been in a podium spot for most of the race. John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) was pushed to seventh by the impressive privateer Sylvain Guintoli (Effenbert Liberty-Racing Ducati).
In the championship, Checa has 343 points, Biaggi 281, Melandri 272, and Laverty 208.
Davies takes popular home win
Chaz Davies (Yamaha ParkinGO) held off the race long challenge of David Salom (Kawasaki Motocard.com) to take his fourth win of the season and extend his championship lead to 42 points.
Fabien Foret (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) finished third, 2.449 seconds from Davies, but the late challenge of the luckless Gino Rea (Step Racing Honda) ended in the gravel as he ran on trying to pass Foret, and he finished 11th.
Roberto Tamburini (Bike Service R.T. Yamaha) put memories of a big Silverstone crash last year behind him with fourth place, one position up on Massimo Roccoli (Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki). Broc Parkes, Salom’s team-mate was sixth.
Sam Lowes (Parkalgar Honda) fell after a collision early in the race with Rea. Davies is now leading the championship with 141 points, Salom is second on 104, Foret has 101 and Parkes is fourth with 95.
Checa the race one Ducati hero
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) took his ninth win of the year today and in doing so he took the total of Ducati race wins in WSBK history to 300.
Early race leader Eugene Laverty was second on his Yamaha World Superbike machine, with his team-mate Marco Melandri third. Local hero Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) was fourth, while pole man and wildcard rider John Hopkins ending up fifth and well in the points on his Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki.
Sylvain Guintoli got into the top six on his Effenbert Liberty-Racing Ducati, ahead of 19th place qualifier Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team), the top Ninja rider in the race in seventh after Mark Aitchison (Pedercini Kawasaki fell).
Aprilia Alitalia rider Max Biaggi was a disappointed 11th, his team-mate Leon Camier distraught at losing a podium place as his bike suffered a problem that held him back in 15th place.
Silverstone – SUPERBIKE – Race 1
1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 38’06.477
2. Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 38’09.781
3. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 38’11.259
4. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 38’13.593
5. John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing) Suzuki GSX-R1000 38’17.534
6. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 38’28.376
7. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 38’28.785
8. Maxime Berger (Supersonic Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 38’29.211
9. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 38’31.968
10. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) BMW S1000 RR 38’32.202
11. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 38’32.321
12. James Toseland (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) BMW S1000 RR 38’52.055
13. Roberto Rolfo (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 38’58.127
14. Jon Kirkham (Samsung Crescent Racing) Suzuki GSX-R1000 39’03.787
15. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 39’42.934
RT. Fabrizio Lai (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 25’55.384
RT. Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 21’23.662
RT. Noriyuki Haga (PATA Racing Team Aprilia) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 19’05.488
RT. Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 13’49.436
RT. Alexander Lowes (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 10’46.507
RT. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) Suzuki GSX-R1000 2’06.045
Silverstone – SUPERSTOCK 1000 – Race
1. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 21’36.434
2. Lorenzo Zanetti (BMW Motorrad Italia Superstock) BMW S1000 RR 21’39.865
3. Niccolò Canepa (Lazio MotorSport) Ducati 1098R 21’39.899
4. Lorenzo Baroni (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 21’48.481
5. Leandro Denis Mercado (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 21’50.704
6. Markus Reiterberger (Garnier Alpha Racing Team) BMW S1000 RR 21’51.149
7. Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini) Honda CBR1000RR 21’55.173
8. Sheridan Morais (Lorenzini by Leoni) Kawasaki ZX-10R 21’55.805
9. Eddi La Marra (Team Lorini) Honda CBR1000RR 21’57.755
10. Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Yamaha Racing France) Yamaha YZF R1 22’00.089
11. Marco Bussolotti (Pedercini Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’00.302
12. Bryan Staring (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’02.153
13. Fabio Massei (Team Piellemoto) BMW S1000 RR 22’04.954
14. Danny Buchan (Goeleven) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’07.583
15. Matthieu Lussiana (Team ASPI) BMW S1000 RR 22’13.898
16. Keith Farmer (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’15.962
17. Ferruccio Lamborghini (Ten Kate Junior Team) Honda CBR1000RR 22’16.179
18. Luca Verdini (Goeleven) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’16.463
19. Alen Gyorfi (Adrenalin H-Moto Team) Honda CBR1000RR 22’28.803
20. Tomas Svitok (SK Energy Team) Ducati 1098R 22’29.156
21. Marcin Walkowiak (Bogdanka PTR Honda) BMW S1000 RR 22’29.376
22. Beau Beaton (Garnier Racing Team) BMW S1000 RR 22’29.742
23. Lee Costello (HALSALL Racing Team) Honda CBR1000RR 22’30.014
24. Thomas Caiani (BWG Racing Kawasaki) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22’48.128
25. Michal Salac (Salac Racing) BMW S1000 RR 22’55.999
26. Lorenzo Savadori (Lorenzini by Leoni) Kawasaki ZX-10R 23’35.863
RT. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 17’16.804
RT. Roy Ten Napel (Domburg Racing) Honda CBR1000RR 11’14.664
RT. Randy Pagaud (Garnier Racing Team) BMW S1000 RR 9’29.668
RT. Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia Superstock) BMW S1000 RR 6’31.464
RT. Taylor Knapp (CN Racing) Kawasaki ZX-10R 8’40.833
