Haga and Corser on the Brands Hatch podium
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) and Troy Corser
(Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) took second and third places
respectively after impressive performances in the second Brands
Hatch race, both riders changing their tyre choices from race
one.
An unhappy outcome to a promising first race saw Haga fall
on lap seven while Corser dropped back from the leading group
to go eighth, on a track surface that had started off slick
after a fall of rain shortly before the scheduled 12 midday
kick-off.
The second race proved to be a great battle for Haga, the
determined Yamaha rider fighting almost to the very end of
the 25 laps, but he had to give best on the day to Ryuichi
Kiyonari. In the second outing Corser rode determinedly and
ended up a lonely but safe third, eight seconds from the win.
Corser is third in the overall rankings, only ten points
behind second thanks to his Brands finishes. He now has 242
points, with leader Bayliss on 334. Haga is fifth, on 230
points.
David Checa (Yamaha GMT94) was 17th and 20th in today's races,
Sebastien Gimbert (Yamaha GMT94) suffered a technical retirement
in race one and made up for it with 19th in race two.
Shinichi Nakatomi (Team YZF Yamaha) missed out on riding
after injuring his wrist in a qualifying fall.
Noriyuki Haga (DNF and 2nd - Yamaha Motor Italia
WSB Team)
"I am happy to take a second place in race two because
in the first race my rear tyre choice was not so good, and
I was disappointed with that. In the second race I just changed
the rear tyre and I had a good feeling with that one. I had
a good battle with Kiyo but he was faster than me in some
places, then I would catch him up. Congratulations to Kiyo
and also my team, because they made a good job to allow me
to finish second."
Troy Corser (8th and 3rd - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB
Team)
"Race two was better than the first race, we made some
changes to the tyre choice and the bike and they worked well.
I just could not run the pace of the guys at the front because
they just pulled away. I had a bit of a battle with Bayliss
and it took a bit of time for me to get past him, but I am
content with third. I'm out there trying to win races but
podiums will have to do for now."
Massimo Meregalli (Team Manager, Yamaha Motor Italia
WSB Team)
"We did not get what we expected in the first race but
we did a really good second race as a team, with both riders
on the podium. We made the wrong tyre choice for both riders
on the first one, so in race two one rider went softer and
the other one harder. Obviously each choice was a good one!
It was a difficult first race because of the weather delay,
but we made up for it well in race two. Well done to everyone
in the team."
Circuit Length: 4197
Temp: 20
Crowd: 97000
Weather: Overcast
2008 WSB Great Britain - Brands Hatch 03/08/2008
Race 1 - 25 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 36'18.607
2 Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 0'0.137
3 Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 0'0.180
4 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki JPN 0'5.733
5 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 0'6.499
6 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'6.984
7 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 0'8.300
8 Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 0'10.732
9 Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 0'16.547
10 Roberto Rolfo Honda ITA 0'16.569
11 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 0'18.366
12 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'22.308
13 Kenan Sofuoglu Honda TUR 0'26.788
14 Gregorio Lavilla Honda ESP 0'26.856
15 Chris Walker Honda GBR 0'32.877
17 David Checa Yamaha ESP 0'46.868
19 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 0'58.986
Race 2 - 25 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 36'14.904
2 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 0'1.848
3 Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 0'8.883
4 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 0'11.180
5 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 0'12.928
6 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'13.696
7 Tom Sykes Suzuki GBR 0'13.872
8 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'14.009
9 Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 0'19.065
10 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 0'19.864
11 Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 0'20.479
12 Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 0'20.479
13 Gregorio Lavilla Honda ESP 0'20.722
14 Roberto Rolfo Honda ITA 0'24.512
15 Chris Walker Honda GBR 0'32.090
19 Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 0'35.382
20 David Checa Yamaha ESP 0'44.866
Best Lap
Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 1'26.560
Rider Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 334
2. Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 252
3. Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 242
4. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 233
5. Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 230
6. Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 183
7. Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 166
8. Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 165
9. Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 161
10. Ruben Xaus Ducati ESP 148
11. Yukio Kagayama Suzuki JPN 109
12. Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 94
13. Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 91
14. Gregorio Lavilla Honda ESP 83
15. Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 64
20. Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha JPN 29
24. Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 7
25. David Checa Yamaha ESP 7
Manufacturer Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Ducati 403
2. Yamaha 345
3. Suzuki 303
4. Honda 297
5. Kawasaki 64
RACE REPORT 03/08/2008
Parkes fourth after a confused WSS race
Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) finished in fourth
position in what was an aggregated race at Brands Hatch -
started late because of an earlier race delay, stopped at
one stage due to rain, with the second leg finally also halted
early after a red flag due to a high-speed crash.
In the aggregate results Parkes was just off the podium,
in a race won by Jonathan Rea. Andrew Pitt was third and now
Rea is ahead of Parkes in the standings, with Pitt on 149
points, Rea on 117 and Broc on 113.
Parkes was closing in on the front group before Craig Jones
fell during the second leg of the race and the race was red-flagged,
with the result declared after a combined 15 laps.
Harris fell in the restarted second leg of the race, and
was not classified with a finish, despite running strongly
in the first few places in each sector.
Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) scored
eighth place and now has 48 points, which gives him a share
of ninth in the series standings. David Salom (Yamaha Spain
World Supersport Team) went 21st today.
Broc Parkes (4th - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"It was a bit of a mixed bag today, even if near the
end of the first race we were riding around in the rain. It
wasn't really a good race, but that second one was a lot better.
I didn't really have the pace to match the front guys and
I had a little problem with my front brake. I adjusted it
and started to catch them back up and then I saw Craig crash
right in front of me going into the straight. It was not a
good day at the office really."
Karl Harris (DNF - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"I felt really good out there but I had a vague feeling
from the front end. It was the same in the first half of the
race and I actually preferred that setting. We went with an
SC1 front tyre but it didn't feel that good at all. I'm gutted
to have fallen but I was running up the front in my first
WSS racing for a few years."
Wilco Zeelenberg (Team Manager, Yamaha World Supersport
Team)
"Technically we didn't have a lot of problems in the
race. Karl tried to do his best and he was doing a lot under
braking to keep up with the guys, but finally he went out.
In the first race they should have flagged it three laps before,
and Broc had more rain on his visor than he would have liked
to see, so he lost two seconds to the guy who won the first
heat. He was there with the group but he had some difficulties.
Everybody was sliding about a bit to be honest. The final
result is very disappointing."
Massimo Roccoli (8th - Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini
by Leoni)
"I took some time to get started in both the first and
second legs of the race but when I did get up to speed the
bike and everything was OK. But by that time the leading group
was gone, so I could not catch them up."
Circuit Length: 4197
Temp: 20
Crowd: 97000
2008 WSS Great Britain - Brands Hatch 03/08/2008
Race 1 - 15 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 22'29.935
2 Craig Jones Honda GBR 0'0.209
3 Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 0'0.664
4 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 0'2.816
5 Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 0'6.789
6 Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 0'9.094
7 Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 0'15.048
7 Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 0'15.048
8 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 0'15.623
9 Robert Frost Triumph GBR 0'18.393
10 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha RSA 0'19.528
11 Steve Plater Triumph GBR 0'20.034
12 Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 0'22.696
13 Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 0'25.049
14 Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 0'27.102
21 David Salom Yamaha ESP 0'47.353
Best Lap
Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 1'28.399
Rider Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 149
2. Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 117
3. Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 113
4. Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 112
5. Craig Jones Honda GBR 100
6. Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 97
7. Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 83
8. Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 51
9. Robbin Harms Honda DNK 50
10. Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 48
11. Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 48
12. Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 41
13. Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 36
14. Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 36
15. Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 23
24. David Salom Yamaha ESP 9
Manufacturer Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Honda 215
2. Yamaha 151
3. Triumph 58
4. Suzuki 57
5. Kawasaki 40
RACE REPORT 03/08/2008
Pirro fights hard for sixth place
A four way fight in a race that started wet but finished dry
saw Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) take a sixth
place finish in the Superstock 1000 class.
Pirro's 83 championship points put him fifth overall, with
Brands race winner and new championship leader Maxime Berger
now on 109 points.
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) was eighth
today, winning his own personal battle with Chris Seaton.
Corti is 11th overall, on 33 points.
Michelle Pirro (6th - Yamaha Motor Italia Lorenzini
by Leoni)
"The pace that Berger and Baiocco set today in the first
laps I could not match and so I had to just go as fast as
I could. Sixth was the best I could do in this situation and
at least we scored some points."
Claudio Corti (12th - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)
"I had a little problem in braking at the start and that
made me run off the track early on. But I got back on, remained
calm and went as fast as I could to the end."
Baz wins and takes the championship lead
Loris Baz (Yamaha YZF Junior Team) took the win at Brands
Hatch and in doing so he went into a more comfortable series
lead, as his main rival Patrick Vostarek did not score today
after crashing.
Baz now has 142 points, to Vostarek's 110. Gino Rea was third,
for the third time in 2008, and is now fourth in the championship,
on 77 points.
Loris Baz (1st - Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team)
"It is great to win again and I really like this circuit.
It was a hard race, but our championship position is much
better now, and that is the main thing to take from this weekend."
Circuit Length: 4197
Temp: 20
Crowd: 97000
Weather: Overcast
2008 Superstock Great Britain - Brands Hatch 03/08/2008
Race 1 - 14 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Maxime Berger Honda FRA 21'56.050
2 Sheridan Morais Kawasaki RSA 0'4.172
3 Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 0'5.808
4 Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 0'18.391
5 Alessandro Polita Ducati ITA 0'18.629
6 Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 0'19.049
7 Barry Burrell Honda GBR 0'19.468
8 Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 0'24.682
9 Chris Seaton Suzuki AUS 0'26.331
10 Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 0'38.554
11 Gareth Jones Suzuki AUS 0'43.675
12 Michael Savary Suzuki CHE 0'43.891
13 Rene Mahr Yamaha GER 0'44.375
14 Pauli Pekkanen KTM FIN 0'46.011
15 Yoann Tiberio Kawasaki FRA 0'48.886
Best Lap
Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
Sheridan Morais Kawasaki RSA 1'31.448
Rider Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 109
2. Maxime Berger Honda FRA 109
3. Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 95
4. Alessandro Polita Ducati ITA 94
5. Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 83
6. Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 57
7. Davide Giugliano Suzuki ITA 55
8. Matej Smrz Honda CZE 48
9. Chris Seaton Suzuki AUS 36
10. Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 35
11. Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 33
12. Michele Magnoni Yamaha ITA 30
13. Barry Burrell Honda GBR 24
14. Kenny Foray Yamaha FRA 24
15. Gareth Jones Suzuki AUS 21
26. Sylvain Barrier Yamaha FRA 4
Manufacturer Standings 03/08/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Ducati 137
2. Honda 131
3. Suzuki 110
4. Yamaha 95
5. Kawasaki 40
6. KTM 2
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