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Haga was in contention for race two almost from the start, taking the lead over the line on lap three, and after some close action riding with Neukirchner and Ryuichi Kiyonari, he held Kiyonari off over the line, with Neukirchner second, by only 0.009 seconds.
Corser had a tough weekend at Monza, starting well in race one but slowly dropping back to 12th. In race two he was in more competitive form but a close moment under braking with another rider saw him run wide at the first chicane and lose places. He finished eighth, and is now sixth overall, on 101 points.
Team YZF Yamaha rider Shinichi Nakatomi was 13th in race one and 12th in race two, in two 18-lap contests with a host of non-finishers. This was also Nakatomi's best race of the 2008 season so far.
Sebastien Gimbert (Yamaha GMT94) scored points in each race, posting 15th and 14th places. The team's stand in rider Michel Beck acquitted himself well, finishing race one 19th and race two 15th, scoring a point in only his second ever WSB Championship race.
Noriyuki Haga (2nd and 1st - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) - "In the first race I tried to ride 100% but the feel was not really there. We had a team meeting and we altered the chassis settings and suspension for race two. We got a better feeling and I could push everywhere. I could not calculate for the last few laps I just knew I had to keep in front of everyone. On the last lap I tried to brake hard into the last corner and then passed Kiyonari. I am really happy today because everybody in the garage made a good job, so my thanks go to them."
Troy Corser (12th and 8th - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) - "I struggled to get a good set-up today and the bike didn't feel as fast as we hoped it would. The bike felt unbalanced so I found it difficult braking into corners, the tyre seemed to spin up more on exit making it harder to drive out. I just couldn't get comfortable with it. The bike was better in race two but it didn't really feel better."
Massimo Meregalli (Team Manager, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) - "An unbelievable win for Noriyuki. His fender was touching his wheel and that was why we saw smoke coming from his machine a couple of times. We were all worried it was something else at one stage! We made the machine shorter between races and it seemed that the tyre was rubbing, but only sometimes. Nori rode really well today and we worked well to give him a winning bike. Troy had some problems that we could not get right for raceday. A huge thank you to everyone on the Yamaha team, we worked really hard at Monza this year, I'm very proud of the team."
Shinichi Nakatomi (13th and 12th - Team YZF Yamaha) "We changed the settings on the bike to make it easier. I made a mistake and lost positions in race one. In race two I had a good start but after five laps the rear tyre started to drop off. So we need to work on the electronics and the suspension to balance this."
Foret wins in style at Monza
Both Fabien Foret and Broc Parkes posted heroic performances in race conditions at Monza, with Foret taking his first win of the 2008 season, by 1.199 seconds, and Parkes finishing third. Parkes was unsure if he could even ride at all on Wednesday, so his podium finish, his second of the year, was an impressive performance from the tough Australian rider.Foret pulled through from fifth after an imperfect start to overhaul early leaders Josh Brookes and Parkes, and after taking a firm grip on the lead on lap nine the winning result was never really in doubt. Parkes had a pretty lonely race after putting up a spirited defence of his early leading position, fighting with Brookes for much of the time. He finished only six seconds from victory, and five seconds ahead of the next best rider, Andrew Pitt.
Foret's win places him second in the championship on 71 points to Joan Lascorz's 77, with Parkes third on 65.
Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) had a fighting ride at his home track, taking seventh after riding in a group of warring riders, looking for fourth place.
Yamaha Spain rider Angel Rodriguez had a solid tenth place but his team-mate David Salom just missed out on a point again, going 16th for the second race in succession.
Fabien Foret (1st - 29'38.261 - Yamaha World Supersport Team) - "I am very pleased to win here. After a tough time in round one at Qatar, I needed points - but I also wanted to win. This was my race; I love this track. I was a bit nervous after problems with my start in previous races so I didn't push it for a bit, but then it started to happen for me. I tried to push every lap from then on. There is still a long way to go in the championship but I am very happy with the win. A big thanks to the team!"
Broc Parkes (3rd - +0'6.736 - Yamaha World Supersport Team) - "I had an accident on my mountain bike a short while ago and my arm's still quite sore. That made it very difficult today. It was good for the first half of the race, but then it just got harder and harder to push under braking and during changes of direction. Considering how things were a few days ago, I'm happy to take the points and move forward."
Wilco Zeelenberg (Team Manager, Yamaha World Supersport Team) - "We are very happy of course with Fabien's first win. He deserved it at the first race in Qatar, because he was fighting so hard for that first win in February, but it didn't happen. He had the whole package to win today and he made the most of it. We took lots of points from Lascorz and the championship is open again. Broc had a brave and fast ride. He tried to pull away to let him relax a little on the final laps but he couldn't, just because of his injured arm. A first and third today was a good result for the whole team."
Massimo Roccoli (7th- +0'11.757 - Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) - "The race was not great and not bad, but for sure I could not get to the pace of the top three guys today, they were just too fast. I was a little disappointed not to get to the front of the group I was racing in at the finish."
Angel Rodriguez: (10th - +0'15.175 - Yamaha Spain World Supersport Team) - "Since yesterday I started to feel pain in my forearms. During the race, 6 or 7 laps to go, it was painful again so I settled for the 10th position. I didn't want to risk another crash like Assen, today it was important to finish. I tried to follow Lascorz but he had a little more rhythm and escaped, but at the end we finished almost together. Everything has been OK, team and bike has worked well."
David Salom: (16th- +0'46.152 - Yamaha Spain World Supersport Team) - "I was fighting with a riders group and I couldn't escape them. The rear tire slid a lot and it was impossible to find a rhythm. But anyway I think it would have been difficult to escape. In the last laps I was very slowly because we were fighting with each other so much."
Circuit Length: 5792
Temp: 22
Weather: Cloudy
2008 WSS Italy - Monza 11/05/2008
Race 1Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 29'38.261
2 Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 0'1.199
3 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 0'6.736
4 Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 0'11.398
5 Robbin Harms Honda DNK 0'11.477
6 Craig Jones Honda GBR 0'11.716
7 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 0'11.757
8 Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 0'12.186
9 Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 0'14.847
10 Angel Rodriguez Yamaha ESP 0'15.175
11 Mark Aitchinson Triumph AUS 0'21.256
12 Cristiano Migliorati Kawasaki ITA 0'24.899
13 Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 0'25.077
14 Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 0'25.160
15 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki JPN 0'26.429
16 David Salom Yamaha ESP 0'46.152
Best Lap
Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 1'50.430
Rider Standings 11/05/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points1. Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 77
2. Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 71
3. Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 65
4. Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 63
5. Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 63
6. Craig Jones Honda GBR 49
7. Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 41
8. Robbin Harms Honda DNK 39
9. Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 28
10. Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 26
11. Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 25
12. Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 20
13. Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 20
14. Mark Aitchinson Triumph AUS 20
15. Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 19
19. David Salom Yamaha ESP 8
Manufacturer Standings 11/05/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points1. Honda 115
2. Yamaha 96
3. Triumph 30
4. Kawasaki 24
5. Suzuki 19
RACE REPORT 11/05/2008: Yamaha contenders taken out at Monza
A promising race at Monza for top Yamaha qualifier Claudio Corti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) and his fellow R1 runners was ended at the first chicane, in a double crash, which also put out Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni YZF-R1) and Sylvain Barrier (YZF Yamaha Junior Team). No fewer than 11 riders were halted by the results of these crashes, with Corti and Pirro hit by a bike that ran across the infield as another incident took place behind.Claudio Corti (DNF - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) - "I'm very depressed about this result because we were set for a good race until I got taken out. After a no score at Assen as well, the championship has become very difficult. We will try our best to get back into contention from Germany onwards."
Michelle Pirro (DNF - Yamaha Motor Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) - "After the first corner crash behind me I thought I had got away with it at the front, but then a Ducati came across the grass and knocked me off. The bike bashed into my groin and stomach very hard and that was it finished."
A fantastic ride at Monza in the Superstock 600 European Championship for young YZF Yamaha Junior Team star Loris Baz. Having qualified on pole, the talented young rider went on to take the chequered flag at Monza in his debut season. This was his second win of the year, adding to his Valencia victory. Baz leads the championship with 61 points, a 19 point lead over second placed rider Daniele Beretta.
Circuit Length: 5792
Temp: 33
Weather: Hot and Sunny
2008 Superstock Italy - Monza 11/05/2008
Race 1 - 11 LapsPos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 20'14.707
2 Matej Smrz Honda CZE 0'2.109
3 Alessandro Polita Ducati ITA 0'2.147
4 Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 0'6.656
5 Michele Magnoni Yamaha ITA 0'10.849
6 Fabrizio Perotti Suzuki ITA 0'11.070
7 Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 0'11.143
8 Kenny Foray Yamaha FRA 0'14.501
9 Gareth Jones Suzuki AUS 0'15.802
10 Michael Savary Suzuki CHE 0'16.593
11 Aldo Aldrovandi Kawasaki ITA 0'19.172
12 Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 0'19.315
13 Filip Backlund Suzuki SWE 0'28.267
14 Gregory Junod Yamaha CHE 0'28.874
15 Jonathan Gallina Kawasaki ITA 0'29.029
Best Lap
v Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time Matej Smrz Honda CZE 1'49.418
Rider Standings 11/05/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points1. Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 57
2. Alessandro Polita Ducati ITA 42
3. Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 38
4. Maxime Berger Honda FRA 34
5. Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 30
6. Matej Smrz Honda CZE 29
7. Davide Giugliano Suzuki ITA 28
8. Kenny Foray Yamaha FRA 18
9. Michele Magnoni Yamaha ITA 17
10. Fabrizio Perotti Suzuki ITA 15
11. Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 15
12. Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 13
13. Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 11
14. Raymond Schouten Yamaha NED 10
15. Gareth Jones Suzuki AUS 9
27. Sylvain Barrier Yamaha FRA 2
Manufacturer Standings 11/05/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points1. Suzuki 61
2. Honda 54
3. Ducati 54
4. Yamaha 42
5. Kawasaki 7
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