Factory Aprilia rider Eugene Laverty prevailed in the second race at Monza today to take his sixth World Superbike victory and third of the season. It was another race long battle between Laverty, Marco Melandri, Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli, with Laverty moving in to first place on the penultimate lap. The Irishman was able to hold his lead and ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- World Superbikes
- 12 May 2013
GoldBet BMW rider Marco Melandri took his first race win of the season in the first race at Monza after a race long battle with Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. Melandri was third at the end of the penultimate lap but passed both Sykes and Laverty to claim the win. Sykes took advantage of Melandri's last lap move ...
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- World Superbikes
- 12 May 2013
Motocard Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow's WSB races from pole position after setting the fastest time ever around the Monza circuit with a best lap of 1:41.223. Current championship leader Sylvain Guintoli will start from third on the grid after snatching the final spot on the front row from Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea in the final moments of ...
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- World Superbikes
- 11 May 2013
Welshman Chaz Davies has taken his maiden superbike win in the second race at the historic Nurburgring circuit today. Davies got off to a good start and was immediately at the front of the race behind early leader Tom Sykes and title hopeful Marco Melandri. After Melandri crashed out of race one, Biaggi took the lead in the championship standings ...
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- World Superbikes
- 09 September 2012
2010 WSB champion Max Biaggi took advantage of a rare mistake by BMW rider Marco Melandri to take victory at the Nurburgring and the championship lead by 6.5 points. Melandri was in third place behind Tom Sykes and Biaggi when he crashed out after running wide on lap five. Kawasaki rider Sykes led for the first half of the race ...
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- World Superbikes
- 09 September 2012
Pata Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli won the second World Superbike race at Silverstone today in torrential conditions which saw the race stopped and a result taken after nine laps, with half points awarded. The riders took to the grid on slick tyres, but the start was delayed as rain started to fall and the riders changed to wet tyres. Brit ...
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- World Superbikes
- 05 August 2012
Frenchman Loris Baz has won the first Superbike race at Silverstone in a tricky race which saw both wet and dry conditions. The first run of the race was red-flagged after several riders fell off on the opening lap. Ducati rider Carlos Checa got off to a good start in the race, which was declared wet, but the following pack ...
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- World Superbikes
- 05 August 2012
Brit Tom Sykes took his sixth pole position of the season in spectacular fashion at Aragon today. Sykes was 0.708secs faster than second quickest man Max Biaggi. Biaggi's team-mate Eugene Laverty will start tomorrow's races in third ahead of Leon Haslam in fourth. Marco Melandri heads the second row in fourth on the second factory BMW, ahead of Jonathan Rea, Carlos ...
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- World Superbikes
- 30 June 2012
Honda rider Jonathan Rea has won an eventful second race at Donington Park in a race which saw plenty of aggresive overtaking from all the front runners. Rea was fourth at the start of the final lap, with Leon Haslam at the front. Marco Melandri attempted to pass Haslam going into the Melbourne Loop, but ran wide, while Rea passed Max ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 May 2012
Brit Sam Lowes has taken his first World Supersport victory in front of his home crowd at Donington Park today. Lowes didn't get the best start from second on the grid, dropping back to fifth place, with team-mate Jules Cluzel taking the lead. Wildcard Glen Richards got a brilliant start from the second row of the grid, moving up to ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 May 2012