WSBK – Fabrizio, Laverty and Haslam win over Kyalami –

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Fabrizio, Laverty and Haslam win at Kyalami

WSBK - Fabrizio, Laverty and Haslam win over Kyalami -

After a superb brawl that saw the top five riders cross the checkered flag in an interval of just 1.479 seconds, Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) won the second Superbike race this afternoon in Kyalami (South Africa).

After a superb brawl that saw the top five riders cross the checkered flag in an interval of just 1.479 seconds, Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) won the second Superbike race this afternoon in Kyalami (South Africa).

While he had dominated the race for a long time, Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) passed Haslam on the penultimate lap and finished second ahead of Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) third.

Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) and Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati), who remained in contact with the leading trio, were never able to attack and must be satisfied with fourth and fifth place respectively. In the championship, Haslam (222 points) leads the way ahead of Biaggi 207 and Rea 141, ex-aequo with Checa.

Laverty wins in Supersport

In Supersport, Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) wins without division by signing his third victory in a row (the fourth of the season) ahead of Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Chaz Davies (ParkinGO Triumph BE-1).

Fifth this afternoon, the former leader of the provisional classification Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard) gives way to Sofuoglu who now leads the way with 117 points ahead of Laverty 116, Lascorz 112 and Davies 71.

Fabrizio dominates the first Superbike race

Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) dominated the first Superbike race this afternoon in Kyalami (South Africa).

He unquestionably wins ahead of Carlos Checa (private Althea Ducati), Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare and Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia).

Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), author of a splendid comeback at the end of the race, takes a nice fifth place.

    Superpole: Yamaha Sterilgarda in the front row !

    Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda) both broke the lap record during the Superpole, so far held by Ben Spies.

    This is his third pole of the season for Crutchlow who wins in 1’37.243, just ahead of his teammate Toseland.

    Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) is third on the starting grid, while Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) completes the first row.

    Note that the gap between Crutchlow and Fabrizio (12 hundredths) on the first row is the tightest in the history of the World Superbike !

    Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) finished fifth on the grid ahead of Jakub Smrz (Ducati Pata B&G) and the Aprilia Alitalia driver duo, Max Biaggi and Leon Camier.

    "It was not said that we would be first and second on the grid this weekend," admitted poleman Cal Crutchlow: "arriving on this circuit which was the worst for Yamaha last year, the team did a fantastic job to achieve this ".

    Superpole results

    • 1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1’37.243
    • 2 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1’37.260
    • 3 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1’37.296
    • 4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’37.368
    • 5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’37.401
    • 6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1’37.561
    • 7 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’37.613
    • 8 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’38.148
    • 9 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’37.756
    • 10 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’37.875
    • 11 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’37.953
    • 12 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’38.206
    • 13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1’38.210
    • 14 32 Morais S. (RSA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’38.404
    • 15 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1’38.471
    • 16 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1’38.496
    • 17 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1’38.917
    • 18 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1’39.037
    • 19 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’39.317
    • 20 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1’40.713
    • 21 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’40.981
    • 22 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’41.526

    His team-mate James Toseland, second on the starting grid tomorrow, explains that in his quick lap he felt he had the possibility of setting a time of 1’36. "But going down from 1’39 at the start of the weekend just by imagining doing 1’36 gives a good idea of ​​the work done by the team!", He rejoices: "this afternoon, I am arrived saying to me: “well, the championship is still there and I have no intention of letting it slip away!” Being second on the grid after being 17th this morning means that I have to thank everyone in the and the mobile clinic ".

    For his part, Carlos Checa is delighted to arrive on a circuit where "the bike is doing pretty well. We did the best qualifying job of the year, because we didn’t know the track, but we knew that the Ducati was going walk! In the end it was very exciting, one of the tightest qualifying, and I think we will have a great race! "

    Finally Michel Fabrizio, very fast during the first qualifying sessions, "gave everything in Superpole. When I did 37.3 I thought it was good, I will be second, then I saw that I was only fourth. But I have a lot of self-confidence and tomorrow I’ll be doing well during the races! "

    In Supersport, Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) confirmed his good arrangements for the race and obtained pole with a time of 1’40.812 in front of his challenger Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Michele Pirro (teammate of Sofuoglu) and Katsuaki Fujiwara ( Kawasaki Motocard).

    Matthieu Lagrive (ParkinGO Triumph BE1) ranks fifth thanks to his time yesterday ahead of his teammate Chaz Davies while the leader of the provisional classification, Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard), ranks only eighth.

    Qualifying practice: Fabrizio and Laverty on provisional pole, Lagrive second

    With a representative of each SBK World Cup brand in the Top 11 qualifying practice yesterday in Kyalami (South Africa) and a gap of only 0.859 seconds between the first and the eleventh, the least we can say is that the World Superbike 2010 confirms that it will be fiercely contested…

    On the South African circuit of Kyalami, where Regis Laconi was seriously injured last year (read), it was Michel Fabrizio who took the advantage with the provisional pole in 1’38.477 on his official Ducati Xerox. In race tires, he is already below his own lap record set last year! Follow in order Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda), Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport), Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) and Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati private), who are all running six cents the 1’39 bar.

    Jakub Smrz (Pata B&G Ducati), Max Biaggi (author of the double at Monza last week on Aprilia Alitalia, lie and), Shane Byrne (Althea Ducati private) and Luca Scassa (Supersonic Ducati private) complete the top 10 while Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) sets the 11th fastest time ahead of Leon Camier, Biaggi’s teammate. Noriyuki Haga must be content with 13th place ahead of Ruben Xaus and James Toseland, still handicapped by his fall from Monza (read)…

    In Supersport, it was Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) who took the provisional pole in 1’41.363 during his second lap, before the red flag interrupted the session almost four minutes before the end. He takes in his wake Matthieu Lagrive (ParkinGO Triumph BE1) in second position just ahead of Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and his teammate Michel Pirro.

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