WSB/WSS/Superstock Nurburgring - Race
RACE REPORT 15/06/2008
Haga and Corser steal the show as Yamaha dominate in Germany
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) stormed to a
superb double win at the Nürburgring in Germany today,
winning back-to-back 20-lap races to re-ignite his championship
challenge. He also takes away the new lap record, thanks to
a blistering 1'56.892, set on lap 11 of race two.
His team-mate Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)
was unlucky not to score a podium in race one but was battling
for the outright win with Haga in an unbelievable race two,
before the threatening rain fell and the race was stopped
for reasons of safety. Many fans held their breath for most
of race as Hager and Corser swapped places repeatedly with
inches to spare between their bikes. By midway they were riding
their own race, locked into a Yamaha duel for the chequered
flag.
The first race was delayed for 20 minutes because of a late
fall of rain but it was declared dry and indeed the sun came
out in force as the race started.
In the first race Haga took the win after an intense battle
at the front throughout, finally overcoming Troy Bayliss after
pressurising the Australian rider into a mistake on lap 19
Of 20. Corser was a close fourth making it a successful first
outing for the official Yamaha team.
Race two was halted early by a light fall of rain on lap
15, and with 14 tours completed the race result was called
from that lap, giving the win to Haga even though Corser was
in the lead when the race was stopped.
Each Yamaha Motor Italia rider delivered awesome entertainment
to the 41,000 weekend crowd, particularly in a tough and fully
competitive race two, and each was rewarded with strong points
scores as a result. Haga is now fourth overall, on 172 points,
with Corser only just behind, on 154 at the midpoint of the
14-round season.
Noriyuki Haga (1st and 1st - Yamaha Motor Italia
WSB Team)
"During the race the collarbone was no problem, just
some muscle pain. I had a great fight with my team-mate Troy
in the second race, it was very exciting, fun and fair, I
really enjoyed it. I want to thank Dr Ting for the operation
on my collarbone, a big thank you to all the fans and congratulations
to Troy for a great race. I'm so happy for the win, and it's
fantastic to go forward to Misano having closed the championship
gap a bit. Time to celebrate!"
Troy Corser (4th and 2nd- Yamaha Motor Italia WSB
Team)
"With the weather conditions the way they were it was
completely dry at the top, and it was raining down at the
bottom for the last two laps before I put my hand up, it was
getting wetter and wetter. Although I wanted to win the race
I just wanted to stay on the bike as well. Thanks to the boys
on the team, and thanks to Nori there as well, I had an amazing
race with him, fantastic riding. We're getting the bike better
and better, hopefully we can get some more great results before
the end of the year."
Massimo Meregalli (Team Manager, Yamaha Motor Italia
WSB Team)
"It's almost impossible to do better. We saw that even
on Friday we could get good results from both riders and after
yesterday I was sure the podium was possible for both riders.
We got a double win from Nori and first and second in race
two; a fantastic achievement for the whole team. I am lost
for words about Nori, he is even better than before and Troy
is really back to his very best. Thanks to all the team because
they did a really good job here."
Circuit Length: 4556
2008 WSB Germany - Nürburgring 15/06/2008
Race 1
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 39'19.427
2 Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 0'2.025
3 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 0'2.792
4 Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 0'5.458
5 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'10.225
6 Ruben Xaus Ducati ESP 0'10.462
7 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'17.018
8 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 0'20.520
9 Makoto Tamada Kawasaki JPN 0'21.162
10 Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 0'22.650
11 Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 0'22.845
12 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 0'25.555
13 Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 0'25.879
14 Regis Laconi Kawasaki FRA 0'26.288
15 Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 0'32.824
18 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha JPN 0'52.232
Race 2
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 27'26.594
2 Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 0'0.150
3 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 0'5.316
4 Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 0'7.651
5 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'7.951
6 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'9.027
7 Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 0'9.420
8 Ruben Xaus Ducati ESP 0'9.916
9 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 0'12.862
10 Regis Laconi Kawasaki FRA 0'13.559
11 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 0'13.960
12 Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 0'16.172
13 Makoto Tamada Kawasaki JPN 0'17.946
14 Gregorio Lavilla Honda ESP 0'22.815
15 David Checa Yamaha ESP 0'23.758
16 Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 0'24.127
18 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha JPN 0'25.356
Best Lap
Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 1'56.892
Rider Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Troy Bayliss Ducati AUS 227
2. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 188
3. Max Neukirchner Suzuki GER 176
4. Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 172
5. Troy Corser Yamaha AUS 154
6. Fonsi Nieto Suzuki ESP 141
7. Ruben Xaus Ducati ESP 110
8. Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 106
9. Max Biaggi Ducati ITA 97
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda JPN 89
11. Yukio Kagayama Suzuki JPN 73
12. Gregorio Lavilla Honda ESP 65
13. Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 60
14. Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 59
15. Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 56
20. Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha JPN 16
23. Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 7
24. David Checa Yamaha ESP 6
Manufacturer Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Ducati 282
2. Yamaha 251
3. Suzuki 223
4. Honda 207
5. Kawasaki 64
RACE REPORT 15/06/2008
Parkes on the podium after class leading ride
Yamaha World Supersport Team rider Broc Parkes came within
a few laps of winning the twice delayed and once restarted
WSS race at the Nürburgring in Germany, as the Australian
rider led for 15 of the 19 laps, running a pace none could
match for long periods. He was forced to slow in the final
few minutes of the race, and went from a win to a third place
finish as a result. His team-mate Fabien Foret, who had started
tenth on the grid, ran out a comfortable fourth after a fight
with Craig Jones, having lost contact with the leading group
in the early laps.
In the championship standings the German race weekend has
brought all the top contenders for the crown within a few
points of each other. Foret is second behind race winner Andrew
Pitt, only four points adrift, while Parkes is now equal fourth,
only seven points from Pitt.
Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) crashed
at post five on lap 16 and David De Gea (Yamaha Spain World
Supersport) could not make the race restart as he was hurt
in the first corner crash that caused the main delay to the
start of the race. De Gea has re-broken his lower leg in the
same place as recently and will undergo surgery as soon as
possible. Jeremy Crowe (Yamaha Spain) scored a point as a
stand-in for regular rider David Salom, in 15th place.
Broc Parkes (3rd - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"I set a very good pace through the race and I felt I
could have had something in reserve at the end but we had
two starts on the clutch today and it just started to give
a bit in the end and I couldn't get come of the corners as
strongly. I was happy to finish and settle for third and the
points that go with it."
Fabien Foret (4th - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"My start was just OK and I did my best to push in the
race. I think I lost a bit of feeling on Saturday after my
fall and this weekend maybe fourth was the best I could do.
If I had a better start them maybe I could have been with
the guys at the front, but I am not sure. The weekend could
have been better but it really could have been worse. The
championship is very close and good for the spectators. I
don't mind the pressure now we are all so close."
Wilco Zeelenberg (Team Manager, Yamaha World Supersport
Team)
"We are of course a little disappointed to be leading
the race and then having to finish third with Broc, but there
were some technical problems on the last few laps and he couldn't
ride then as he wanted to do. The speed was there but he lost
some feel going into the corners and on the exit, so he couldn't
keep up the pace for the last few laps. We were third and
fourth, so it was a good team performance. I'm disappointed
not to win here but the championship is so close now it is
almost like starting the season again. We didn't win the race
but we didn't really lose anything either."
Massimo Roccoli (DNF - Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini
by Leoni)
"The bike felt better today compared to the first two
days of qualifying and I was able to lap well. I was making
up ground to the riders in front but I just pushed my luck
a little too far trying to catch some of them."
Circuit Length: 4556
Temp: 16
Crowd: 41000
Weather: Dry
2008 WSS Germany - Nürburgring 15/06/2008
Race 1 - 19 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 38'26.584
2 Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 0'387.000
3 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 0'1.379
4 Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 0'10.279
5 Craig Jones Honda GBR 0'11.624
6 Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 0'19.211
7 Didier Van Keymeulen Suzuki BEL 0'28.775
8 Arne Tode Triumph GER 0'28.890
9 Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 0'28.990
10 Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 0'37.853
11 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki JPN 0'43.101
12 Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 0'51.843
13 Miguel Praia Honda POR 0'54.459
14 Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 0'54.653
15 Jeremy Crowe Yamaha AUS 0'54.705
Rider Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 88
2. Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 84
3. Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 83
4. Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 81
5. Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 81
6. Craig Jones Honda GBR 60
7. Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 51
8. Robbin Harms Honda DNK 39
9. Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 28
10. Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 28
11. Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 27
12. Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 25
13. Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 20
14. Mark Aitchison Triumph AUS 20
15. Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 19
23. David Salom Yamaha ESP 8
Manufacturer Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Honda 140
2. Yamaha 112
3. Triumph 38
4. Kawasaki 31
5. Suzuki 28
RACE REPORT 15/06/2008
Pirro The Top Yamaha finisher
Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) was unable to get
with the leading group at the Nürburgring today and therefore
had to settle for fourth place, in the fourth round of the
2008 season. He now sits fifth overall in the standings, the
top YZF-R1 rider in the rankings.
Claudio Corti Yamaha Motor Italia Junior Team) struggled
to get into contention this weekend and finished the race
a battling sixth, ten seconds from the win.
Sylvain Barrier was one of three riders off in a crash on
the approach to the first hairpin on lap one, and no-scored.
The next round takes place at Misano, in two weeks' time.
Superstock 600 European Championship
Loris Baz continues to bring the points home after a brilliant
ride at the Nurburgring. Baz scored another podium, finishing
the race in second place. He stays ahead in the championship
with 81 points, leading second place Vostarek on 60 points.
Circuit Length: 4556
2008 Superstock Germany - Nürburgring 15/06/2008
Race 1
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 22'17.805
2 Davide Giugliano Suzuki ITA 0'0.307
3 Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 0'0.444
4 Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 0'8.763
5 Matej Smrz Honda CZE 0'9.786
6 Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 0'10.713
7 Maxime Berger Honda FRA 0'13.766
8 Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 0'18.348
9 Michele Magnoni Yamaha ITA 0'19.419
10 Yoann Tiberio Kawasaki FRA 0'22.772
11 Chris Seaton Suzuki AUS 0'23.827
12 Barry Burrell Honda GBR 0'23.962
13 Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 0'25.179
14 Gareth Jones Suzuki AUS 0'25.778
15 Michael Savary Suzuki CHE 0'25.924
Rider Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Xavier Simeon Suzuki BEL 73
2. Brendan Roberts Ducati AUS 63
3. Davide Giugliano Suzuki ITA 48
4. Maxime Berger Honda FRA 43
5. Michele Pirro Yamaha ITA 43
6. Alessandro Polita Ducati ITA 42
7. Matej Smrz Honda CZE 40
8. Michele Magnoni Yamaha ITA 24
9. Claudio Corti Yamaha ITA 21
10. Freddy Foray Yamaha FRA 21
11. Andrea Antonelli Honda ITA 18
12. Kenny Foray Yamaha FRA 18
13. Fabrizio Perotti Suzuki ITA 15
14. Chris Seaton Suzuki AUS 13
15. Barry Burrell Honda GBR 11
27. Sylvain Barrier Yamaha FRA 2
Manufacturer Standings 15/06/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Suzuki 81
2. Ducati 79
3. Honda 65
4. Yamaha 55
5. Kawasaki 16
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