Finally we see action from the opening round of the 2009 Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship, and what a race we got. Ben Spies on the Yamaha World Superbike starting from pole lost his advantage of pole after going off on the first lap to spend his first WSB race battling at the back of the pack. The brits showed their hands early on with Jonathan Rea on the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda leading in the opening laps with Leon Haslam in the mix at the front on the Stiggy Racing Honda.
The close racing of the opening round has left Britain's Leon Haslam in third place in the championship standings, and with Jonathan Rea in 8th and Tom Sykes in 10th.
The Superspot race saw Cal Cruthlow dicing at the front with Andrew Pitt, Antony West, Kenan Sofuoglu and Eugene Laverty with the final positions coming down to the very last lap and the firtst five only seperated by 1 second.
Superbike - Race 1 (from www.worldsbk.com)
1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 34'22.631 (170,677 kph)
2 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 0.032
3 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 5.347
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 6.587
5 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 8.491
6 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 8.523
10 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 11.761
14 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 27.416
RET 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R
Superbike - Race 2 (from www.worldsbk.com)
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 34'20.457 (170,857 kph)
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1.286
3 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 4.213
4 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098 RS 09 4.490
5 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 6.045
9 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 12.742
10 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 20.061
14 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 29.737
RET 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R
09 Championship WSB Standings (01/03/09)
| 1 |
N. Haga |
JPN |
45 |
| 2 |
M. Neukirchner |
GER |
30 |
| 3 |
L. Haslam |
GBR |
26 |
| 4 |
B. Spies |
USA |
25 |
| 5 |
Y. Kagayama |
JP |
24 |
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| 8 |
J. Rea |
GBR |
18 |
| 10 |
T. Sykes |
GBR |
12 |
| 16 |
T. Hill |
GBR |
4 |
Supersport - Race (from www.worldsbk.com)
1 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 33'42.156 (166,18 kph)
2 1 Pitt A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 0.060
3 13 West A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 0.153
4 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 1.097
5 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1.098
09 Championship WSS Standings (01/03/09)
| 1 |
K. Sofuoglu |
TUR |
25 |
| 2 |
A. Pitt |
AUS |
20 |
| 3 |
A. West |
AUS |
16 |
| 4 |
C. Crutchlow |
GBR |
13 |
| 5 |
E. Laverty |
IRL |
11 |
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