Extending his incredible winning streak to five races, Ben Bostrom (Ducati) won both legs of the Brands Hatch WSB round today. In each race, Brit Neil Hodgson (Ducati) was second. Honda’s Colin Edwards finished third in race one, with Ducati’s Troy Bayliss third in race two.
Bostrom, who appeared to be hopelessly out of the championship points race just a few rounds ago, has closed to within 56 points of Bayliss, and just three points of second place Colin Edwards.
Final Results – Race One (Top 10)
1. Ben Bostrom (#155 - DUCATI) 2. Neil Hodgson (#100 - DUCATI) 3. Colin Edwards (#1 - HONDA) 4. Pierfrancesco Chili (#4 - SUZUKI) 5. Troy Bayliss (#21 - DUCATI) 6. Ruben Xaus (#11 - DUCATI) 7. Stephane Chambon (#24 - SUZUKI) 8. Troy Corser (#3 - APRILIA) 9. Sean Emmett (#62 - DUCATI) 10. Akira Yanagawa (#5 - KAWASAKI)
Final Results – Race Two (Top 10)
1. Ben Bostrom (#155 - DUCATI) 2. Neil Hodgson (#100 - DUCATI) 3. Troy Bayliss (#21 - DUCATI) 4. Pierfrancesco Chili (#4 - SUZUKI) 5. Colin Edwards (#1 - HONDA) 6. James Toseland (#52 - DUCATI) 7. John Reynolds (#60 - DUCATI) 8. Akira Yanagawa (#5 - KAWASAKI) 9. Stephane Chambon (#24 - SUZUKI) 10. Sean Emmett (#62 - DUCATI)
Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Troy Bayliss (#21 - DUCATI) 303 pts. 2. Colin Edwards (#1 - HONDA) 250 pts. 3. Ben Bostrom (#155 - DUCATI) 247 pts. 4. Troy Corser (#3 - APRILIA) 226 pts. 5. Neil Hodgson (#100 - DUCATI) 217 pts. 6. Pierfrancesco Chili (#4 - SUZUKI) 179 pts. 7. Akira Yanagawa (#5 - KAWASAKI) 132 pts. 8. Gregorio Lavilla (#6 - KAWASAKI) 122 pts.9. Tadayuki Okada (#8 - HONDA) 118 pts. 10. Ruben Xaus (#11 - DUCATI) 106 pts.