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Martin, Metatarsals & Magny Cours
09 October 2007
Riding for the Celani Suzuki team at the final round of the World Superbike Championship last weekend, Steve Martin took the chequered flag in 16th position in race one after an on track incident lost him his strong 9th position, but came away from race two with a broken metatarsal in his right foot following a high side crash. Having made improvements to the GSXR1000's set-up and lap times over the weekend, Steve qualified in 15th place to make Superpole, where he was able to improve on his position to take the 13th spot on the grid.
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Nebel Just Misses A Magny-Cours Point
08 October 2007
Stefan Nebel (Lightspeed Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) battled to be fit to race at Magny-Cours, after a massive crash in the previous round on spilled oil, and then battled to score the last point on offer. A battered and bruised Nebel made a strong push for a points scoring finish, but ended his day 16th, after qualifying 21st. he experienced issues with his gearing that had not raised their heads until raceday.
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Nieto Scores Fabulous 3rd At Magny-Cours
08 October 2007
Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Ninja ZX-10R) rode two impressive races at Magny-Cours and topped a great day for him and his team off with the podium they had been searching for. Nieto was fifth in race one, but after a race laden with determination from Nieto and race-long ability from his machine he scored a fabulous third in race two. Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Ninja ZX-10R) worked hard for his two top ten finishes at his home track, and in going ninth and eighth scored a final top ten in the overall championship chase. Nieto finished his raceday 12th.
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Foret 3rd Overall In The Standings
08 October 2007
Fabien Foret (Gil Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) ended his WSS season in third place in the championship, despite suffering a DNF at Magny-Cours. The 2002 World Champion started the race from fifth place, but had to pull in on lap 13 ending his race due to an electrical problem that affected the performance of his engine. Pere Riba (GIL Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) was another non-finisher, having to park his bike out on track after it stopped on lap five.
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Pirelli Race Review Magny-Cours
08 October 2007
Once again a dramatic end was in store for the SBK championship, with three riders still battling for the title on the eve of raceday. James Toseland arrived at Magny-Cours leading by 29 points over Max Biaggi and Noriyuki Haga, and since the first session ‘JT’s’ idea was clear: he came here to prove he truly deserves the number 1 plate. With his fabulous Superpole time, under 1’39, Max Biaggi re-entered his pitbox celebrating, but immediately after his opponents stuck in some really fantastic laps, relegating him to 7th place.
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Yamaha Win 2007 WSB Manufacturers Championship
08 October 2007
Yamaha has won the 2007 WSB Manufacturers Championship with a 28-point margin following today's season finale at Magny-Cours. Both Yamaha Motor Italia riders put in 100% effort today to give the manufacturer the title with Noriyuki Haga taking the double win and Troy Corser coming home in third and fourth. Both races were nail-biting events with Haga and Corser making good use of team work to gain maximum points.
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Parkes Takes Championship 2nd For Yamaha
08 October 2007
Second place in the race was enough today for Broc Parkes to secure second place overall in the 2007 World Supersport Championship. With four of the top six riders on Yamahas, including Hill who finished in fifth, today's result shows the strong performance of the R6. Both Parkes and Hill got good starts with them taking second and third respectively behind Sofuoglu. Parkes and Sofuoglu proceeded to break away from the rest of the pack and tousle with each other for the win. The two swapped paint as they passed each other numerous times until Parkes' tyre wore off and he had to settle for second. Second place was enough though to secure second championship position for the Australian.
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Yamaha 2nd & 3rd in Superstock 1000 Championship Finale
08 October 2007
Claudio Corti and Matteo Baiocco today took second and third championship positions respectively in the Superstock 1000 Cup, reinforcing the R1s performance credentials. This result comes one week after Yamaha claimed the Manufacturers Title in the Superstock 1000 Cup. Having been postponed due to fog, the race was run between the Supersport and second Superbike races. Didier Van Keymeulen got off to a good start and had a good race long battle with Canepa and Corti for the win until he crashed out on lap 11. This left the way open for Corti to take the lead but Badovini stepped in with a successful last-lap challenge, forcing Corti back to second. Unfortunately, Corti's second wasn't enough to secure the championship win for him, with Canepa taking the honours by four points.
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Muff Wins The Race, Lammert Takes The Title
08 October 2007
Swiss rider Patric Muff won the thrilling last round of this years Suzuki GSX-R Cup, with Gabor Rizmayer second and Ismael Ortega third. German rider Dominic Lammert took fourth place in todays 10-lapper and that was enough to give him the title, nine points ahead of his nearest rival, Emeric Jonchiere.
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Big Disappointment For Xavi
08 October 2007
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavier Simeon suffered a huge disappointment in the final round of this years Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, when a gearbox problem caused him to pull out of the race after just one lap. Before the race, Xavi was ready to go all-out for a win in the 12-lapper and keep his title hopes alive. But on the first lap, he knew there was a problem and had to pull in. Ayrton Badovini (MV) won todays race, with Claudio Corti (Yamaha) second. Ducati rider Niccolo Canepas third place today was enough to give him the title - by just four points.
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Double Tops For HANNspree Ten Kate Honda
08 October 2007
An astonishing display of true grit and determination enabled British rider James Toseland to secure his second World Superbike Championship title - and the first ever for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. The 2007 series victory rounds off an extremely successful season, in which the team has already collected the World Supersport title with Kenan Sofuoglu. The 27-year-old collected the win by the narrowest of margins following two difficult 23-lap races. Race one saw Toseland forced off the track on the opening lap after Lorenzo Lanzi high-sided in front of him leaving him nowhere to go but onto the gravel. The new champion remained aboard the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR and re-joined the track at the back of the pack.
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Bayliss Brings 999 Era To An End For Ducati Xerox
08 October 2007
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) brought the Ducati 999 era to an end as he finished second and fifth in the final two races of the year in front of 75,000 spectators at Magny-Cours in France. With both wins going to Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) and the title in the hands of James Toseland (Honda), the 38 year-old Australian concluded the 2007 championship in fourth place on 372 points. Team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi had a disappointing end to his period in the factory Ducati Xerox Team with a nasty high-speed crash at the start of race 1. Lorenzo suffered bruising to his right shoulder, elbow and knee, which forced him to miss race 2. The Manufacturers' title went to Yamaha, with Ducati in second place, but there was satisfaction for the Italian manufacturer today as 19 year-old Niccolò Canepa clinched the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup with the new twin-cylinder Ducati 1098S in its first year of competition.
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Record-Breaking Sofuoglu
08 October 2007
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu ended a near-perfect 2007 World Supersport season at Magny-Cours today with another spectacular race win. The victory sees the 2007 World Superbike Champion's results tally reach 12 podium finishes, including eight race wins from 13 front row starts. Sofuoglu now holds the record for the highest number of victories in a single season. Today's race was by no means easy for Sofuoglu as he entered into a fierce battle against Australian Broc Parkes. Parkes got the early lead, but it wasn't long before the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider chose his moment to slip passed into first.
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Podium For Max In The Final Race Of The Year
08 October 2007
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi ended the year a with a podium and finished his rookie year in the Superbike World Championship in third place. In race one, he fought his way up to sixth place after ending the first lap fifteenth after luckily avoiding a first corner incident involving Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) and James Toseland (Honda). In race two, he took a superb runner-up spot after a tremendous battle with Troy Corser (Yamaha).
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Lanzi Ahead Of Bayliss As Ducati Xerox Men
07 October 2007
Lorenzo Lanzi and Troy Bayliss will line up on the second row of the grid for the Ducati Xerox Team after a relatively below-par Superpole qualifying session at the Magny-Cours circuit. James Toseland (Honda) took the pole ahead of Max Neukirchner (Suzuki), with the other two title contenders Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) and Max Biaggi (Suzuki) in fourth and sixth respectively.
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Blistering Lap Puts Toseland On Pole
07 October 2007
The final races of the 2007 World Superbike Championship will see HANNspree Ten Kate Honda's James Toseland start from pole position on the grid. The current series leader heads into tomorrow's two 23-lap races with a 29-point advantage and the clear aim of reclaiming the prestigious champion's title. Although Toseland topped the free practice timesheets yesterday, he entered today's Superpole one-lap dash as the seventh fastest rider. However, the issues he had in qualifying were soon a distant memory as headed out on the 4.114km circuit aboard the Honda CBR1000RR.
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Alstares New Boy Almost Takes Superpole!
07 October 2007
Max Neukirchner, standing in for the injured Yukio Kagayama, stunned everybody by almost winning Superpole on his first outing with Team Alstare Corona Extra at Magny-Cours this afternoon. Despite only riding the Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 for the first time yesterday, he immediately got on terms with the bike and was a force to be reckoned with throughout practice and qualifying.
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Sofuoglu Secures Full Set Of Front Rows
07 October 2007
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu will start the final race of the 2007 World Supersport Championship at Magny-Cours from pole position. The feat will see him complete the season having started from the front row at all 13 rounds. Sébastien Charpentier qualified as the third fastest rider to join his team-mate on the top line of the grid for the eighth time this year. Heavy fog hanging over the 4.411km French circuit delayed this morning's free practice. However, Sofuoglu and Charpentier ventured out onto the track and performed well under the difficult conditions, finishing in the two top spots on the timesheet.
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Team Alstare Says Thank You!
06 October 2007
At the last round of this year’s Superbike World Champion Magny-Cours this weekend. Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra’s bikes carried special stickers to commemorate and say ‘thank you’ to Corona Extra for all their support during the last ten years.
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Shower-Proof Yamaha Take 3rd & 5th in Qualifying
05 October 2007
Following an afternoon of mixed weather, the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team has finished day one of qualifying with Haga and Corser in provisional third and fifth positions respectively. Both riders started the day in the top six during this morning's free practice but it was the weather that changed everyone's plans when the qualifying session was declared wet after a sudden rain shower at the start. Everyone went out initially but came in after only one out lap as the back of the circuit was wet. With Sunday's dry forecast making wet laps pointless, there was then no further on-track activity until 30 minutes into the session when the sun had dried the tarmac sufficiently.
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