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Yamaha on Every Step of the Podium
Noriyuki Haga
The weather was kind to the World Superbike Championship today as the
rain
disappeared and the sun came out while Haga and Corser took three
podiums between
them; one on each step of the podium. Haga took the win in race one and
rounded it
up with a second place in race two, while Corser finished third in the
first race
and fifth in the second.
Race one started well for Haga as he went from eighth to second in the
first few
laps. Undeterred by the gap that Bayliss had created between first and
second,
Haga just put his head down and reduced the margin lap by lap until the
two riders
were tyre to tyre on lap 14. Haga made his move on the next lap with a
traditional
Haga-style close pass and then just kept going. He finished the race a
clear 11
seconds ahead of the rest of the field; his fourth win of the season.
Corser got off to a poor start in race one, almost high-siding in the
second
corner, and he slid back to ninth before turning the power back on and
making way
up through the field again. By lap eight he had made his way to fourth
position
and was hunting down Biaggi 6.2 seconds ahead in third. By lap 18 the
gap had
reduced to nothing and Corser tried valiantly to pass Biaggi In the end
he had to
settle for third as his tyres wore off.
The second race of the day got off to a mixed start with Corser dropping
to sixth
and Haga climbing to fifth. Haga wasted no time in passing through the
field to
once again chase down lead-man Bayliss. Corser meanwhile was challenging
Xaus for
fifth; a challenge he won going into the first turn. He then focused on
finding a
way past Toseland for fourth place; a battle which was to last the rest
of the
race with the riders in the order in which they had begun.
By lap nine Haga and Bayliss were dicing with each other and, on lap 14,
a mistake
by Bayliss gave Haga the chance he was looking for and he grabbed it to
take the
race lead. But, four laps from the end Bayliss managed to get past Haga,
who was
forced to settle for second.
Team Yamaha YZF rider Shinichi Nakatomi had a good day's racing taking
11th in
race one and 15th in race two. Race one was the highlight of the day for
the young
Japanese rider and he takes six points away with him.
Today's results have boosted Haga's second place standing; he is now only
41
points behind first with two rounds still to go.
Noriyuki Haga
Noriyuki Haga (1st and 2nd - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)
"I feel happy with my result in both races today. The first race was the
perfect
result; even though my tyre started to wear off I was able to take the
win. I made
a minor suspension change for race two but then didn't get as good a
start as I
wanted because of a small mistake. This meant I had to use more rear
tyre during
the race to chase and challenge Bayliss. Towards the end the tyre
started sliding
and I just couldn't keep up the pace with Troy.
Today has reduced the margin on my championship challenge; it has given
me more
potential to win and I'm now feeling more focused than ever and I'm
going to push
right to the end for the title. I'd like to thank the team and Öhlins
for all
their efforts in getting the bike working right this weekend."
Troy Corser
Troy Corser (3rd and 5th - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)
"The first race was pretty good, although I didn't get off the line very
well and
had to then work hard to get back up the front. The bike was handling
very well
but I just couldn't get past Max for second place. We made quite a few
changes to
the bike for the second race and made some handling alterations. It made
an
improvement and I was all over Toseland in the corners. Overall I'm a
bit
disappointed with my results because I was expecting better. The chassis
was
really well this weekend and I'm confident for the next race at
Vallelunga."
Massimo Meregalli (Team Coordinator, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)
"If you'd told me yesterday that we'd have three podium positions 24
hours later I
wouldn't have believed it. To win 25 points over Toseland isn't easy and
what we
did today was great. We'll approach the next two races with a lot of a
fighting
spirit in light of this. Nori was superb. Troy got a good podium in the
first race
following a good series of overtakes. Thanks to the team, especially for
yesterday
because they worked very hard and today we saw the results."
Shinichi Nakatomi (11th and 15th - Team Yamaha YZF)
"I'm very happy with both results this weekend but mostly I'm happy about
the
first race result. The bike feels good and we are improving every race.
I'm
looking forward to seeing our results at Vallelunga now."
Martial Garcia (Team Manager, Team Yamaha YZF)
"The 11th position in the first race shows that there has been progress
made with
the bike. We had the third highest top speed in race one. We weren't as
lucky in
race two but I'm happy because I can see our improvement in bike and
rider every
race."
Circuit Length: 4265
Temp: 17
Crowd: 49,500
Weather: Dry
2007 WSB Lausitzring 09/09/2007
Race 1 - 24 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Noriyuki Haga
Yamaha
JPN
40'2.923
2
Max Biaggi
Suzuki
ITA
0'11.007
3
Troy Corser
Yamaha
AUS
0'11.628
4
Troy Bayliss
Ducati
AUS
0'22.156
5
Roberto Rolfo
Honda
ITA
0'26.082
6
Regis Laconi
Kawasaki
FRA
0'26.381
7
Fonsi Nieto
Kawasaki
ESP
0'36.870
8
Lorenzo Lanzi
Ducati
ITA
0'43.465
9
James Toseland
Honda
GBR
0'44.258
10
Karl Muggeridge
Honda
AUS
0'45.233
11
Shinichi Nakatomi
Yamaha
JPN
0'52.553
12
Ruben Xaus
Ducati
ESP
1'1.959
13
Jakub Smrz
Ducati
CZE
1'17.989
14
Steve Martin
Yamaha
AUS
1'19.224
15
Yoann Tiberio
Honda
FRA
1'36.627
Race 2 - 24 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Troy Bayliss
Ducati
AUS
39'49.291
2
Noriyuki Haga
Yamaha
JPN
0'1.353
3
Max Biaggi
Suzuki
ITA
0'13.001
4
James Toseland
Honda
GBR
0'14.641
5
Troy Corser
Yamaha
AUS
0'15.210
6
Ruben Xaus
Ducati
ESP
0'25.830
7
Roberto Rolfo
Honda
ITA
0'29.752
8
Fonsi Nieto
Kawasaki
ESP
0'29.947
9
Max Neukirchner
Suzuki
GER
0'30.552
10
Karl Muggeridge
Honda
AUS
0'33.815
11
Regis Laconi
Kawasaki
FRA
0'39.323
12
Lorenzo Lanzi
Ducati
ITA
0'42.592
13
Michel Fabrizio
Honda
ITA
0'50.755
14
Steve Martin
Yamaha
AUS
0'53.598
15
Shinichi Nakatomi
Yamaha
JPN
0'56.284
Best Lap
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
Noriyuki Haga
Yamaha
JPN
1'39.033
Rider Standings
09/09/2007
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Points
1.James ToselandHondaGBR3752.Noriyuki HagaYamahaJPN3343.Max
BiaggiSuzukiITA3224.Troy BaylissDucatiAUS2965.Troy
CorserYamahaAUS2546.Ruben XausDucatiESP1777.Lorenzo
LanziDucatiITA1738.Roberto RolfoHondaITA1669.Max
NeukirchnerSuzukiGER13010.Yukio KagayamaSuzukiJPN11611.Regis
LaconiKawasakiFRA11312.Michel FabrizioHondaITA11213.Fonsi
NietoKawasakiESP8214.Jakub SmrzDucatiCZE6115.Shinichi
NakatomiYamahaJPN47
Manufacturer Standings
09/09/2007
Pos.
Manufacturer
Points
1.Honda3932.Yamaha3883.Ducati3634.Suzuki3415.Kawasaki1486.MV
Agusta1
RACE REPORT
09/09/2007
Yamaha Takes
the Supersport Win
Broc Parkes
Broc Parkes tasted victory today for the second consecutive round when
he fended
off Sofuoglu to take the chequered flag at the EuroSpeedway circuit in
Germany.
Team mate Tommy Hill put in a sterling performance to finish fifth.
Parkes got a good start and moved up to second straight away behind
Sofuoglu. The
pair broke away from the rest of the field and the challenge for the
race win was
on. Parkes and Sofuoglu diced for the lead passing each other virtually
every lap
until Parkes made a pass on lap 21 that the other rider couldn't respond
to. This
fight for first took the two riders so far ahead of the field that
Parkes ended up
23 seconds ahead of third placed man Lagrive when he crossed the line
for the
final time. This is Parkes' second win of the season and puts him in
third place
in championship. After the race there was a query raised about whether
Broc had
made the final pass on Sofuoglu under a waved yellow flag, but it was
not upheld.
Tommy Hill showed grit and determination today to finish fifth after a
poor start
saw him drop back from 7th to 12th on the first lap. Undeterred the
British
Supersport rider put his head down and picked off riders as he passed
his way
through the field to seventh place by lap 13. At this point he threw
himself into
the battle for fifth position with fellow Yamaha riders Roccoli and
Checa, which
he subsequently won. Hill is to ride for the Yamaha World Supersport
Team for the
remaining two rounds of the season.
Roccoli took seventh in the three-way battle with Checa and Hill and
moves up to
fifth place in the championship standings. It was a weekend of ups and
downs for
the Yamaha Team Italia rider which saw him struggle with set-up issues
and only
manage 17th qualifying place. But the young Italian took it in his
stride and put
in a good ride today, climbing up through the field alongside Hill to
take
seventh.
Team GMT-94 rider David Checa also had a good ride today, featuring in
the
mid-field for much of the race and taking sixth position between Hill
and Roccoli.
Broc Parkes
Broc Parkes (1st - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"It's grins all round! It was an awesome race today between Sofuoglu and
me. I
knew I couldn't break him from in front so I decided to let him past and
watch him
for a while. In the end I just got my head down and decided to have
another go at
breaking him, and it worked. The bike was great today; the chassis has
been
working well and everything just came together on the day. I'm now just
26 points
behind Foret, who is in second. I'm now thinking that if I can keep up
this
momentum I can catch him and take second in the championship this year."
Tommy Hill
Tommy Hill (5th - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
"I'm very disappointed about my start today. I'm not sure if it was a
clutch issue
or just me getting it wrong. It was quite on/off yesterday and today but
it was
fine at Brands so we're going to have a look at it before the next
round. Once the
start was done I just had to get my head down and get on with it. I'm
pleased to
have finished fifth but I'd wanted to catch Jones for fourth. I couldn't
though
because all my rear grip had gone by that point. I'm looking forward to
Vallelunga
as it should be dry, which always makes learning a track easier. This
weekend was
tough as I didn't get a completely dry session in which to get a set-up
and I had
no knowledge of the track. It's good to have the opportunity to ride
with the team
in this championship for the rest of the season."
Massimo Roccoli (7th - Yamaha Team Italia)
"Starting on the fifth row is not easy! My seventh position is no small
miracle.
Maybe I could have tried harder at the end but my tyres were finished.
My Yamaha
was very fast and I'd like to thank my team for this weekend."
Circuit Length: 4265
Temp: 18
Crowd: 49,500
Weather: Dry
2007 WSS Lausitzring 09/09/2007
Race 1 - 23 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Broc Parkes
Yamaha
AUS
39'25.235
2
Kenan Sofuoglu
Honda
TUR
0'1.987
3
Matthieu Lagrive
Honda
FRA
0'23.435
4
Craig Jones
Honda
GBR
0'27.912
5
Tommy Hill
Yamaha
GBR
0'29.090
6
David Checa
Yamaha
ESP
0'29.286
7
Massimo Roccoli
Yamaha
ITA
0'29.299
8
Joan Lascorz
Honda
ESP
0'32.114
9
Sebastien Charpentier
Honda
FRA
0'39.210
10
Barry Veneman
Suzuki
NED
0'41.226
11
Gianluca Nannelli
Ducati
ITA
0'41.520
12
Sebastien Gimbert
Yamaha
FRA
0'42.239
13
Gianluca Vizziello
Yamaha
ITA
0'43.801
14
Simone Sanna
Honda
ITA
0'53.049
15
Stefan Nebel
Kawasaki
GER
0'56.907
Best Lap
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
Kenan Sofuoglu
Honda
TUR
1'41.946
Rider Standings
09/09/2007
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Points
1.Kenan SofuogluHondaTUR2262.Fabien ForetKawasakiFRA1263.Broc
ParkesYamahaAUS1004.Katsuaki FujiwaraHondaJPN875.Massimo
RoccoliYamahaITA846.Robbin HarmsHondaDNK837.Barry
VenemanSuzukiNED708.Anthony WestYamahaAUS669.Craig
JonesHondaGBR5810.Gianluca NannelliDucatiITA4911.Lorenzo
AlfonsiHondaITA4512.Sebastien CharpentierHondaFRA4413.Andrew
PittHondaAUS4014.David ChecaYamahaESP3915.Pere
RibaKawasakiESP3720.Sebastien GimbertYamahaFRA2923.Kevin
CurtainYamahaAUS25
Manufacturer Standings
09/09/2007
Pos.
Manufacturer
Points
1.Honda2462.Yamaha1953.Kawasaki1384.Suzuki775.Ducati49
RACE REPORT
09/09/2007
Yamaha 1st
and 3rd in German Superstock Round
Superstock podium
Yamaha took first and third today at Lausitz as Didier Van Keymeulen took
his
first win of the season with Claudio Corti coming in third.
The first race of the day was blessed with dry and sunny weather
following a
washout two days of qualifying. The rain hadn't stopped Van Keymeulen or
Corti
from running in the top thee in every session throughout the weekend
though, with
Corti qualifying in second overall and Van Keymeulen in third despite
crashing
during Saturday's free practice session.
Both riders got a good start and Corti took the lead with Van Keymeulen
just
behind in second. They battled for the duration of the race for the
lead, swapping
places every few laps, with Canepa riding shotgun in third. The
challenge for the
win went right down to the final lap, when a late braking mistake by
Corti lost
him the win as well as well second place, which went to Canepa. Today's
result is
Corti's tenth podium of the season.
Corti's team mate Michele Pirro had less success this weekend, having
struggled to
qualify on the front row during the weekend. He started from ninth and
got a good
start to take fourth. It was during a four-way battle with Tode,
Aitchison and
Dionisi that he had a gear lever problem and went down to 11th place,
before
eventually retiring on lap 11.
Championship leader Matteo Baiocco also struggled this weekend with the
weather
and set-up problems. He qualified in 15th but managed to claim eighth
finishing
position and eight valuable points to stay ahead in the championship. He
now leads
by nine points going in to the 12th round, which is at Vallelunga in
three weeks.
Didier Van Keymeulen (1st - TTSL-MGM Racing)
"I'm very happy today after everything that has happened this weekend -
my crash
yesterday and the weather. When I crashed I hurt my middle finger on my
clutch
hand but it hasn't been too sore today. From the start of the race I
knew I needed
to get to the front and I'm very happy to have won only three months
after my bad
accident at Silverstone. The doctors said it would take three months to
recover
from a broken pelvis and I feel that I can focus on the future now
rather than the
past. I'd like to thank the team for all their hard work this weekend."
Claudio Corti (3rd - Yamaha Team Italia)
"I tried to keep up the same pace as Van Keymeulen but in the end my tyre
wasn't
up to it. I also had problems with my set-up in the second section of
the circuit
and wasn't fast enough there. Third place though is good and important
for my
championship challenge."
Matteo Baiocco (8th - Team Umbria Bike)
"During practice I was in deep trouble but during the race my bike
improved a lot.
The championship standings are not so different to before this weekend
and now we
only have two races left. The next round is at Vallelunga and I have won
the
Italian national championship there before so I am confident I can do it
again."
Michele Pirro (DNF - Yamaha Team Italia)
"In the first part of the race I was very close to Simeon but later on I
had a
problem with my gear shift and my race was over. My target for today was
to finish
in the top five but now I'm just focusing on the future and Vallelunga."
Circuit Length: 4265
Temp: 15
Crowd: 49,500
Weather: Dry
2007 Superstock Lausitzring 09/09/2007
Race 1 - 14 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Didier Van Keymeulen
Yamaha
BEL
24'20.075
2
Nicolo Canepa
Ducati
ITA
0'0.194
3
Claudio Corti
Yamaha
ITA
0'0.527
4
Mark Aitchison
Suzuki
AUS
0'0.556
5
Xavier Simeon
Suzuki
BEL
0'2.410
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