Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) was the undisputed star of the Silverstone show as he added two race wins to his Superpole triumph on Saturday. He is also the new lap record holder, thanks to a 2’05.259 lap in race one. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) lost a small amount of ground at the top of the championship, with his fifth and sixth places today as Leon Haslam scored a second and a fourth on his Suzuki Alstare machine. Biaggi now has 373 points, Haslam 313, a difference of 60 with three rounds and six races left to run. The 65,000 weekend crowd saw Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) take two strong second places, consolidating his third place overall in the series on 243 points. Leon Camier, Biaggi’s team-mate was third in race two, his first podium since Miller Motorsport Park in May. The all-British podium in race one was the first since Assen this year, and five British riders filled the top five places in race two, the first time this has happened for UK riders in WSBK history.
Fourth place rider in the standings, Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) was seventh and tenth today and is on 2004 points, with Crutchlow moving up to fifth overall, on 188 points. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda) had to settle for eighth and fifth places today, remaining sixth in the rankings, nine points behind Crutchlow. For some fancied runners raceday was hard, with Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) dropping down the order to finish tenth in race one, then crash after passing Biaggi early in race two.
Race 1
Cal Crutchlow took his first career WSB race win in this 18-lap race, also giving his Yamaha Sterilgarda team its first win of the year. Cal eventually pushed away from early leader Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) at lap record pace, setting his 2’05.259 best on lap 13. Third place rider was Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare), which made it a clean sweep of British riders on the podium at their home race. Michel Fabrizio was fourth, having qualified on the front row on his Ducati Xerox machine. Biaggi was sixth, and his team-mate Camier sixth.
Cal Crutchlow: “I think that one of the nicest things about the win is that we repaid Yamaha back for their efforts. It’s not been easy on us, we’ve been trying hard all year, but I’m absolutely ecstatic about bringing the win home!”
Jonathan Rea: “Cal quite simply had a little more pace than me in the race, a couple of tenths a lap on average. My bike worked very well, but I think we got a bit let down by the tyre. It’s nice to be on the podium and I’m enjoying riding around Silverstone.”
Leon Haslam: “It was a hard fight and Johnny and Cal have had a good pace all weekend, I managed to catch them a little bit but dropped off towards the end. It was a bit frustrating as they looked as if they were having a lot of fun!”
Results (with Pirelli Race Tyre Selection – front/rear): 1. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 37’47.851 (168,64 kph) (C/A); 2. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1.621 (C/A); 3.Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 11.433 (A/A); 4. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 15.874 (C/A); 5. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 17.085 (C/A); 6.Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 17.532 (C/A); 7. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 18.250 (A/A); 8. Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 18.938 (C/A); 9. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 22.997 (C/A); 10. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 25.830 (C/A); 11. Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 30.972 (A/A); 12. Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 31.808 (C/B); 13. Smrz J. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 32.193 (A/A); 14. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 33.206 (A/A); 15. Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 34.207 (A/A); 16. Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 35.939 (C/A); 17. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 38.282 (C/A); 18.Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 39.923 (A/A); 19. Yanagawa A. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’21.620 (A/A); 20. Bridewell T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’21.678 (A/A); 21. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1’21.793 (B/A)
Race 2
Crutchlow completed a perfect weekend with a double win, pushing away in the last few laps to overhaul long time leader Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) once again. Third went to another British rider Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia), fourth to Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) and fifth to James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda); complete domination from the home riders. Max Biaggi raced to sixth, maintaining a healthy championship lead despite being beaten by Haslam twice today.
Cal Crutchlow: “As people have said, it’s a dream come true for a lot of Brits, three on the podium in both races. All credit to the fans, they gave us tremendous support here today. What a brilliant day for Yamaha and a brilliant day for me! I couldn’t believe both wins came at once, I would rather have had one earlier in the year and one today, but we’ve been fighting for this all the year and here it is.”
Jonathan Rea: “Half-way through the race I was thinking ‘Have I got the pace?”. It was a bit slower than race 1 but well done to Cal he rode absolutely superb. On my side the team gave me a good bike this weekend. I’m really happy and enjoyed riding this weekend, it’s a good result to go into the summer break with.”
Leon Camier: “It’s a dream come true, from 16th to third, you could never imagine doing it! We’ve been having a bit of a rough time lately, but this weekend has more than made up for it. For this race, the team just told me to get involved so I’m so happy with the result.”
Results: 1. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 37’48.348 (168,603 kph); 2.Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2.070; 3.Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 8.834; 4. Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 13.232; 5. Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 13.258; 6. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 13.568; 7.Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 13.963; 8. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 14.432; 9. Smrz J. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16.399; 10. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 19.874; 11. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 26.268; 12. Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 28.003; 13. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 28.550; 14.Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 30.117; 15. Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 30.415; 16. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 58.607; 17. Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’03.157; 18. Bridewell T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1’03.298; 19.Yanagawa A. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’20.285; 20. Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’20.419
Pirelli Race Tyre Selection (front/rear): All riders on same solutions with the exception of Guintoli who changed to the “A” rear for Race 2.
Points (after 10 rounds of 13): 1. Biaggi 373; 2. Haslam 313; 3. Rea 243; 4. Checa 204; 5. Crutchlow 188; 6. Toseland 179; 7. Haga 177; 8. Camier 164; 9. Fabrizio 160; 10. Corser 155. Manufacturers: 1. Aprilia 385; 2. Suzuki 334; 3. Ducati 297; 4. Yamaha 256; 5. Honda 254; 6. BMW 174; 7. Kawasaki 57
World Supersport
Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) was the long time leader but a strong charge from Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) made the final laps a close contest, with Laverty finally re-passing the former champion to take the Silverstone win. Gino Rea (Intermoto Czech Honda) was a hometown hero, taking his first podium in this class. In the points standings, Sofuoglu now leads Laverty by 203 to 186. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard.com) and fast qualifier Roberto Tamburini (RT Racing Yamaha) were both injured in a crash that halted the first attempt to race, and caused a complete re-start.
Results: 1. Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 34’35.068 (163,829 kph); 2. Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 0.220; 3. Rea G. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 12.451; 4. Davies C. (GBR) Triumph Daytona 675 13.683; 5. Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 13.839; 6. Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 15.699; 7. Lagrive M. (FRA) Triumph Daytona 675 16.709; 8. Salom D. (ESP) Triumph Daytona 675 17.593; 9.Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 22.837; 10.Lowes S. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 23.092; etc.
Points (after 10 rounds of 13): 1. Sofuoglu 203; 2. Laverty 186; 3. Lascorz 168; 4. Davies 126; 5. Rea 83; 6. Harms 82; 7. Salom 80; 8. Lagrive 65; 9. Fujiwara 60; 10. Pirro 58. Manufacturers: 1. Honda 245; 2. Kawasaki 172; 3. Triumph 136; 4. Yamaha 16
Superstock 1000
Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) had to work hard to get to the front of the field for his seventh straight win of the year, but in taking a full points score he also secured the outright championship win. Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Junior Race Honda) hit the front early on but could not hold off the lap record pace of Badovini, in race or championship terms. Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini Honda) finished third, but the day belonged to BMW and Badovini, the new Superstock FIM Cup champion.
Results: 1. Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 21’45.830 (162,71 kph); 2. Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 0.149; 3. Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 4.841; 4. Zanetti L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 13.288; 5. Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 14.642; 6. Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1 14.807; 7. Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 15.070; 8. Burrell B. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 15.151; 9. Petrucci D. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 17.146; 10. Lammert D. (GER) BMW S1000 RR 22.153;
Points (after 7 rounds of 10): 1. Badovini 175; 2. Berger 86; 3. Magnoni 84; 4.Antonelli 73; 5. Giugliano 62; 6. Baz 54; 7. Barrier 47; 8. Petrucci 43; 9. Bussolotti 37; 10. Mahr 35. Manufacturers: 1. BMW 175; 2. Honda 129; 3. Suzuki 78; 4. Ducati 59; 5. Yamaha 56; 6. Kawasaki 46; 7.KTM 30; 8. Aprilia 18
Official Tyre Supplier
“Arriving back at the legendary Silverstone Circuit with its newly revised layout and surprisingly stable weather conditions, an armada of British riders filled the podium in both races. A stunning double victory went to Yamaha whose local rider Cal Crutchlow took the team’s first two wins today. Cal logged his fastest lap on the penultimate circuit in Race 2, having already set the circuit record of 2’05.259 on lap 13 in Race 1, showing in both cases the durability of Pirelli Diablo Superbike tyres to the race end. It is also fitting the popular tyre choice out of the 4 front and 3 rear tyres offered this weekend are available also in the British Superbike series that nurtured the talented pool of UK riders. The two Superbike race durations stopped the clock just one second apart, for an impressive consistency returning to Silverstone. It’s pleasing to see four different manufacturers across the Superbike race podiums. Honda’s performance in Supersport was absolute, taking the top three positions which included Intermoto Czech privateer team, whose 20-year old rider Gino Rea took home his first Supersport podium. Congratulations to BMW Motorrad Italia who made its first season perfect, winning the Superstock 1000 championship with Badovini at the helm and Diablo Supercorsa SC2 tyres beneath him. – Giorgio Barbier, Racing Director, Pirelli Moto
Pirelli Performance Awards:
SBK Race 1 – Pirelli BEST LAP
Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team), 2’05.259 (Lap 13)
SBK Race 2 – Pirelli BEST LAP
Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team), 2’05.421 (Lap 17)
Total BEST LAP (SBK): Checa C. (Althea Racing): 6, Crutchlow C. (Yamaha World Superbike): 6, Rea J. (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda): 3, Biaggi M. (Aprilia Alitalia Racing): 2, Haslam L. (Suzuki Alstare): 1, Guintoli S. (Suzuki Alstare): 1, Fabrizio M. (Ducati Xerox Team): 1
WSS – Pirelli BEST LAP
Kenan Sofuoglu (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda), 2’08.717 (Lap 9)
Total BEST LAP (WSS): Sofuoglu K. (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda): 5, Laverty E. (Parkalgar Honda): 2, Lascorz J. (Kawasaki Motocard.com): 2, Pirro M. (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda): 1
Stk1000 – Pirelli BEST JUMP FORWARD
Loris Baz (MRS Racing), From 12th à 6th (6 positions)
