After Haga’s extraordinary double win at Monza recently, everybody was looking to Silverstone with great interest. Since Friday, thanks to gloomy weather forecasts which urged everyone to use every moment of dry track time to the full, the best times were improved on. SBK riders beat not only their own track records but also the BSB prototype reference times.
Race1:Air Humidity: 95%
Air Temperature: 10°c
Track Condition: Wet
Track Temperature: 12°
The red light went out for the SBK start through the incessant rain. Drama unfolded almost instantly, as local hero Toseland crashed on lap three, and with his bike damaged and the coolant water running out, he started again to try and undo the damage. James was riding in very difficult conditions, with his handlebar seriously damaged.
The leading trio, in the meantime, was forging ahead, with Bayliss, Corser and Haga out front. Biaggi, uncomfortable in the rain, was well behind, in 7th and then finally 6th position.
During the 20th lap, while Toseland was in 11th position and catching Neukirchner, Haga passed Corser and started to try to reel in Bayliss, who was only half a second ahead.
The rain tyres brought here by Pirelli did a really good job, as the clouds of spray behind the riders testified, and the fastest lap of the race was taken by Bayliss very close to the end, on the 26th circuit. Haga couldn’t seriously attack Bayliss at that point, Ducati thus winning from two Yamahas.
Race Standings:1. Bayliss - Ducati 999 F07 - Ducati Xerox 46’02.875
2. Haga - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia +2.035
3. Corser - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +4.568
4. Rolfo - Honda CBR 1000RR - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda +50.039
5. Laconi - Kawasaki ZX10 R - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse +1’09.634
Race2: Cancelled because of weather conditions, after a 30’ delay for further track inspection.
Championship Standings:1. Toseland - Honda CBR1000RR - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 237
2. Haga - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 214
3. Biaggi - Suzuki GSXR1000 K7 - Alstare Suzuki 201
4. Bayliss - Ducati 999 F07 - Ducati Xerox 189
5. Corser - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 151
6. Lanzi - Ducati 999F 07 - Ducati Xerox 116
7. Xaus - Ducati 999 F06 - Ducati Sterilgarda 113
8. Rolfo - Honda CBR1000RR - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 90
9. Neukirchner - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Suzuki Germany 87
10. Laconi - Kawasaki ZX 10-R - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse 62
Supersport World Championship Air Humidity: 92%
Air Temperature: 10°c
Track Condition: Wet
Track Temperature: 12°
A really difficult race for all, seriously affected by the non-stop rain.On the grid Nannelli was missing: the Italian rider suffered a big crash during the warm up and was taken to the nearby Northampton hospital for a check up on his injured left knee. Quickly out of the race were the two Ten Kate Honda riders, favourites after smashing the records in qualifying, and it was then up to Yamaha Word SSP Racing’s riders to take the lead and they looked like dominating the race. Parkes crashed, however, and West (substitute of Curtain) led the race until the very end, winning by a huge margin. Behind the Yamaha was Harms, while Roccoli, looking to be third, suffered a double mugging by Fujiwara and Foret, and he also crashed out.
A good (shortened) race for Vizziello, finishing 5th, first of the Italian riders with his Yamaha YZF R6. Sofuoglu maintained the overall lead, despite his crash in the first lap, while World Champion Charpentier couldn’t exploit his opponents’ mistakes, and retired on the 8th lap.
Race Standings:1. West - Yamaha YZF-R6 - Yamaha World SSP Racing 39’16.245
2. Harms - Honda CBR600 RR - Stiggy Motorsport +33.477
3. Fujiwara - Honda CBR600 RR - Team Althea Megabike +48.057
4. Foret - Kawasaki ZX 6R - GilMotorsport +51.777
5. Vizziello - Yamaha YZF-R6 - RG Team +54.295
Championship Standings:1. Sofuoglu - Honda CBR600 RR - Hannspree Ten Kate 145
2. Foret - Kawasaki ZX 6R - GilMotorsport 100
3. Fujiwara - Honda CBR600 RR - Team Althea Megabike 69
4. Harms - Honda CBR600 RR - Stiggy Motorsport 59
5. Veneman - Suzuki GSX-R600 - Pioneer Hoegee Suzuki 47
6. Nannelli - Ducati 749R - Team Caracchi Ducati SC 43
7. West - Yamaha YZF-R6 - Yamaha World SSP Racing 41
8. Pitt - Honda CBR600 RR - Hannspree Ten Kate 40
9. Salom - Yamaha YZF-R6- Yamaha Spain 34
10. Alfonsi - Honda CBR600 RR - Team Althea Megabike 34
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Air Humidity: 98%
Air Temperature: 9°c
Track Condition: Wet
Track Temperature: 12°
The start of the bad weather and the delays caused by crashes in the morning warm up sessions provoked the organizers into reducing the STK1000 race distance from 15 to 10 laps. Riders faced the start under constant rain and in difficult conditions, but they still offered a good show.
At the start, the fastest rider was Simeon, but soon after the three leading riders were Pirro, Roberts and Aitchison.
After a few laps Roberts took the lead and finished the race as victor. Behind the Ducati rider it was then Aitchison (Suzuki) and Smrz (Honda), with Pirro losing out when he ran wide.
Race Standings:1. Roberts - Yamaha YZF R1 - Umbria Bike 17’54.454
2. Aitchison - Suzuki GSXR 1000 - Celani Suzuki Italia +3.270
3. Smrz - Honda CBR 600RR - MS Racing +9.170
4. Simeon - Suzuki GSXR 1000 - Alstare Suzuki Corona Exta +14.674
5. Pirro - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Team Italia +20.559
Championship Standings:1. Aitchison - Suzuki GSXR 1000 - Celani Suzuki Italia 78
2. Baiocco - Yamaha YZF R1 - Umbria Bike 70
3. Canepa - Ducati 1098 - Ducati Xerox Jr Team 60
4. Pirro - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Team Italia 56
5. Dionisi - Suzuki GSXR 1000 - Cruciani moto Suzuki Italia 54
Superstock 600 European Championship Cancelled for weather conditions after a 30’ delay.
Championship Standings:1. Magnoni - Yamaha YZF R6 - Bevilacqua Corse 70
2. Berger - Yamaha YZF R6 - Team Trasimeno 62
3. Antonelli - Honda CBR600RR - Team Italia Megabike AX 61
4. Ten Napel - Yamaha YZF-R6 - MQP Racing Team 47
5. Barrier - Honda CBR600RR - Coutelle Junior Team 46
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