2010 Superbike World Championship

Phillip Island WSB: Checa takes the win on the last lap

By James Keen -
World Superbikes
28 February 2010 09:10

Race 2 :

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa won the second World Superbike race at Phillip Island after a last-lap pass on race 1 winner Leon Haslam.
Alstare Suzuki rider Haslam finished just 0.3 secs behind Checa in the second close finish of the day.
Third place went to Ducati Xerox rider Michel Fabrizio and fourth was claimed by Alstare Suzuki rider Sylvain Guintoli.
Brit Jonathan Rea finished 6th for the Ten Kate Honda team. Fellow brits and Yamaha Sterilgarda team mates Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland finished 9th and 10th respectively.


1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 34mins 16.428secs 22 laps

2. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +0.307s

3. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 +0.434s

4. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +0.837s

5. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 +3.453s

6. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +11.530s

7. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR +12.068s

8. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +13.782s

Not Classified

19. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 17 laps completed

20. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 13 laps completed

21. Chris Vermeulen AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 7 laps completed

22. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1198 6 laps completed

That Leon Haslam is a force to be reckon with this year.
He has the same driving style like Nitro Nori.
Cant wait to see him on Assen this year.

Great races, especially race2

Brilliant to watch, shame Jonny got tapped at the start of Lap 1 in Race 2, he could of contested for the win, this seasons gonna rock|!

Portimao WSB: Toseland fastest in first free practice

By Marc Potter - MCN
World Superbikes
26 March 2010 14:14

Yamaha's James Toseland put the Yamaha's handling woes behind him to post the first fastest time in Friday's first WSB free practice at Portimao, Portugal.
His team mate Crutchlow posted the ninth fastest time, with championship leader Leon Haslam on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 second, Ten Kate Honda's Jonathan Rea seventh and Leon Camier tenth fastest on the Aprilia V4.


1 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.351

2 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'44.411

3 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.519

4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'44.549

5 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'44.574

6 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'44.624

7 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.681

8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.847

9 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.955

10 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'45.002

11 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'45.017

12 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'45.071

13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'45.086

14 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'45.128

15 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.201

16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'45.448

17 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'46.005

18 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'46.128

19 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'46.695

20 49 Tamada M. (JPN) BMW S1000 RR 1'46.714

21 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'47.062

22 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'47.907

23 32 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.743

24 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.996

WSB Portimao: Superpole results - Crutchlow takes pole!

By MCN -
World Superbikes
27 March 2010 19:10

Cal Crutchlow followed through on his earlier excellent performance to take the premier position on the grid.
Leon Haslam took forth and Rea (fifth) and Byrne (seventh) ensured that nearly half the first ten places were taken up with British riders.

1 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.092

2 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'42.513

3 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'42.586

4 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'42.596

5 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'42.807

6 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'42.889

7 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'42.960

8 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'43.152

9 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'42.984

10 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'42.999

11 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'43.039

12 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'43.199

13 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.380

14 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.568

15 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'49.401

16 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.249

17 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.564

18 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'43.686

19 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'43.781

20 Tamada M. (JPN) BMW S1000 RR 1'45.142

21 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.520

22 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.610

23 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.795

24 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.799

Wow half a second, really didn't expect that, hopefully this rounds as good as the last one.

Good to see Yamaha have the chatter issues from Phillip Island resolved, great effort by Cal.

Wonder how Ducati feel about their riders being bettered by Checa and Smrz.

Cheers.

WSB Portimao: Race 1 results - Biaggi forces Haslam to accept second

By MCN -
World Superbikes
28 March 2010 13:57

Leon Haslam was forced into second place by a triumphant Max Biaggi in the first race at Portimao today. Only 0.2 of a second was between the racers as they crossed the line after a fierce battle that lasted the entire race.
Jonathan Rea was a comfortable third with Leon Camier, Shane Byrne and James Toseland taking fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively.

1 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 37'59.283 (159,562 kph)

2 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 0.200

3 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 6.901

4 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 7.457

5 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 7.564

6 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 11.420

7 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 18.391

8 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 18.536

9 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 24.514

10 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 32.427

11 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 35.045

12 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 36.816

13 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 36.841

14 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 44.678

15 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 44.942

16 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 59.135

17 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 59.852

18 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'00.097

19 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'10.151

20 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R

RET Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR

RET Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R

RET Tamada M. (JPN) BMW S1000 RR

RET Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR

WSB Portimao: Race 2 results - Biaggi wins again

By MCN -
World Superbikes
28 March 2010 17:11

Max Biaggi maintained his momentum and gained a second victory in Portimao. Leon Haslam took second with Cal Crutchlow landing a comfortable third.

1 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 38'06.128 (159,084 kph)

2 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 0.191

3 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 0.658

4 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1.015

5 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 3.123

6 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 9.131

7 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 11.033

8 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 13.452

9 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 13.964

10 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 16.377

11 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 26.351

12 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 27.964

13 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 33.566

14 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 33.823

15 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 37.372

16 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 45.611

17 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 56.512

18 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 58.980

19 Tamada M. (JPN) BMW S1000 RR 1'15.819

20 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'41.672

RET 32 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR

RET 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R

RET 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR

RET 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR


Looks like the Aprilia's are gona be quick this year and with Leon Camiar getting two 5th places it looks like he is starting to get to grips with the RSV aswell......:eek:

Congratulations Max! Hopefully the RSV continues to be a front runner.

Great rides by Biaggi, Haslam and Rea in the first race. Pity Cal made a few mistakes before binning his bike. I was also hoping Checa would feature more prominently during the race but couldn't keep pace.

Second race was more of the same up the front, Biaggi using all his defensive riding skills to hold off Haslam with Crutchlow getting a well deserved 3rd. Rea had a good chance to visit the podium again but an engine blow up saw the end of race 2 prematurely.

Biggest disappointments were the Xerox Ducati team results, way off the pace all weekend. I was also hoping Toseland would be up the front, I guess his hand is still not right after injuring it in Australia.

Cheers.

I was thrilled to see Biaggi take a double, being an Aprilia owner and all.

Really looking forward to this weekends races in Spain.

WSB Valencia first Qualifying: Checa in control, Ducati’s set the pace

By Michael Guy -
World Superbikes
09 April 2010 17:37



Carlos Checa illustrated once again his affinity with the Valencia race track by dominating the opening qualifying session this afternoon.

The 37 year old Spaniard ended the day 0.282 seconds faster than his closest rival Jacob Smrz, but it was the consistency that he was able to post mid 1m 34s laps during the session that is ominous for his rivals.
Althea Ducati team-mate Shane Byrne secured third fastest to make it three Ducati’s in the top three. Fourth was a smooth riding Max Biaggi with series leader Leon Haslam in fifth.

The next three places were filled with the Ducati’s of Michel Fabrizio, Noriyuki Haga and Lorenzo Lanzi.
The remaining Brits had a less successful day with Crutchlow ninth, Camier tenth, Toseland 12th, Rea 13th, Sykes 19th and Andrews 24th.

Second qualifying takes place on Saturday at 10.45am.

Superbike Race One results:

Pos Rider
1 L. Haslam
2 M. Biaggi +1.7
3 J. Toseland +3.6
4 T. Corser
5 N. Haga
6 J. Rea
7 C. Crutchlow
8 L. Lanzi
9 S. Guintoli
10 J. Smrz
11 T. Sykes
12 R. Xaus
13 M. Neukirchner
14 L. Scassa
15 A. Pitt
16 R. Hayden
17 M. Baiocco
18 S. Andrews
RET V. Iannuzzo
RET M. Fabrizio
RET S. Byrne
RET C. Checa
RET R. Resch

Cheers.

Superbike Race Two results:

1. 41 N. Haga Ducati 1098R
2. 7 C. Checa Ducati 1098R +0.025 3
3. M. Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1000 +0.299
4. 91 L. Haslam Suzuki GSX-R1000
5. 65 J. Rea Honda CBR1000RR
6. S. Guintoli Suzuki GSX-R1000
7. 52 J. Toseland Yamaha YZF R1
8. 67 S. Byrne Ducati 1098R
9. 35 C. Crutchlow Yamaha YZF R1
10. 96 J. Smrz Ducati 1098R
11. 111 R. Xaus BMW S1000 RR
12. 11 T. Corser BMW S1000 RR
13. 57 L. Lanzi Ducati 1098R
14. 99 L. Scassa Ducati 1098R
15. 66 T. Sykes Kawasaki ZX 10R
16. 88 A. Pitt BMW S1000 RR
17. 76 M. Neukirchner Honda CBR1000RR
18. 123 R. Resch BMW S1000 RR
19. 95 R. Hayden Kawasaki ZX 10R
20. 15 M. Baiocco Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 84 M. Fabrizio Ducati 1098R
RET 2 L. Camier Aprilia RSV4 1000
RET 17 S. Andrews Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 31 V. Iannuzzo Honda CBR1000RR

Assen WSB: Rea leads the way

By Michael Guy -MCN
World Superbikes
23 April 2010 13:39

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda rider Jonathan Rea dominated the opening Free Practice session in Assen this morning.
Rea took full advantage of his two day test at the track last week and maintained his position at the top of the timesheets throughout the hour long session.

Second place went to the Troy Corser who looked smooth and comfortable onboard his ever improving BMW S1000RR around the newly revised 4.452KM circuit. Cal Crutchlow showed his speed to claim third with championship leader Leon Haslam in fourth.

Althea Ducati rider Shane Byrne was the next best placed Brit in seventh with James Toseland ninth, Tom Sykes 14th and Leon Camier in 17th.

1 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.789

2 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'36.914

3 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.199

4 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.556

5 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R 1'37.660

6 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'37.737

7 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'37.781

8 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'38.040

9 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.060

10 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'38.075

11 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'38.206

12 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'38.213

13 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'38.332

14 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.352

15 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.435

16 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'38.456

17 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'38.580

18 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'38.765

19 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.052

20 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'41.195

21 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'41.375


Assen always gives good racing......

I'd expect the Ten Kate Honda's to be leading both WSBK and WSS classes, given it's their home track and joth Rea and Keenan Superglue (in WSS) have been riding extremely well. Rea has enjoyed a lot of back luck in the opening rounds, would be nice to see him win.

Two big surpirses: Corser in 2nd (which is great) and Nori all the way back in 16th!

Cheers.

*Gigglez*

i hope for a BMW win but that will be a tough job against Ten Kate on there home turf

Woohoo! Jonny on pole Hopefully he can hold off guys behind him and get his first ever double