Imola (Italy), Sunday 30 June 2013 – Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) dominated Race 1 at Imola to score his 9^th career win, the 4^th this year. Today’s pole-sitter managed to pull away from 2^nd place Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) halfway through the race, keeping a strong pace that only the young Italian was able to match, in the first part.

Sykes had a controlled approach in the early laps, making his way up from 4^th to the lead, then started making the difference as the race progressed. Giugliano did all he could to stay with the winner, eventually finishing a lonely second, that means his first podium since 2012 Race 1 at Misano.

Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) achieved a solid 3^rd place ahead Marco Melandri (BWM Motorrad GoldBet), as the home rider lapped really close to his former team mate, but couldn’t get in contention for the podium. The two riders saw a recovering Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) getting in the mix until the Ulsterman crashed out of Turn 19, during the nineteenth lap, not long after he moved up to 4^th place. Rea got the hole-shot at the start, before running wide at Turn 6 and rejoining in 11^th position.

Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Aprilia) finished 5^th after a good battle with Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki).

The Championship standings situation is now tighter than ever on top, following Sykes’ win and the unlucky withdrawal of Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team), due to a technical problem on Lap 6: the Frenchman keeps the lead, but Sykes is now just 3 points behind. 

Race 1 results: 1. Sykes (Kawasaki) 21 Laps/103.656 km in 37’52.860 average 164.182 kph; 2. Giugliano (Aprilia) 7.198; 3. Laverty (Aprilia) 9.484; 4. Melandri (BMW) 10.323; 5. Fabrizio (Aprilia) 18.697; 6. Davies (BMW) 19.531; 7. Camier (Suzuki) 22.412; 8. Badovini (Ducati) 29.142; 9. Baz (Kawasaki) 36.828; 10. Haslam (Honda) 37.507; 11. Checa (Ducati) 39.239; 12. Neukirchner (Ducati) 43.334; 13. Sandi (Kawasaki) 1’12.069; 14. Iannuzzo (BMW) 1’30.685; 15. Haga (BMW) 1’30.773; RT. Rea (Honda); RT. Cluzel (Suzuki); RT. Guintoli (Aprilia).

Superstock 1000 – Barrier gets the win

Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) has won his third race of the season today at Imola. The defending Champion took the lead on Lap 4 and began to dictate the pace, as he tried to pull away from the chasing pack, to eventually cross the finish line 2.7 seconds ahead of Niccolò Canepa (read more)

Race results: 1. Barrier (BMW) 12 Laps/59.232 km in 22’11.090 average 160.196 kph; 2. Canepa (Ducati) 2.719; 3. Jezek (Ducati) 13.869; 4. Savadori (Kawasaki) 17.103; 5. Mercado (Kawasaki) 19.679; 6. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 21.951; 7. Massei (Honda) 23.037; 8. Andreozzi (Kawasaki) 23.220; 9. Bussolotti (BMW) 23.539; 10. Gildenhuys (BMW) 31.330; 11. Ponsson (Kawasaki) 36.363; 12. Grotzkyj G. (Kawasaki) 37.015; 13. Lanusse (Kawasaki) 41.953; 14. Pagaud (Kawasaki) 42.070; 15. Parziani (BMW) 42.282; etc.

Standings (round 5 of 10): 1. Barrier 95; 2. Canepa 83; 3. Guarnoni 70; 4. La Marra 69; 5. Mercado 60; 6. Savadori 46; 7. Jezek 45; 8. Bussolotti 33; 9. Lanusse 32; 10. Lussiana 25; 11. Andreozzi 23; 12. Gildenhuys 16; 13. Massei 15; 14. Bergman 15; 15. McFadden 13; etc. Manufacturers: 1. BMW 106; 2. Ducati 101; 3. Kawasaki 83; 4. Honda 17; 5. Suzuki 5.

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