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WSBK: Spies takes double, Haga injured



Ben Spies won twice at Donington as championship leader Noriyuki Haga was taken to hospital after a bad crash.
 
Spies boosted his championship hopes as the former AMA Superbike Champion’s two wins cut Haga’s points lead from 48 to 14, as the Japanese rider ended race 2 in a Derby hospital with a suspected fractured vertebrae.
 
The American Yamaha rider started race 1 on pole position and completed his ninth victory of the season in dominant fashion as he led all 23-laps from lights-to-flag.
 
He didn’t have things all his own way as Aprilia’s Max Biaggi was in close attendance throughout the race, but the Italian almost lost second place near the end when a fuel pick-up problem in the final 200 metres saw him coast over the line.
 
Haga (Ducati) scored his 100th career podium in third, but was never in a position to challenge the front two. Leon Haslam (Honda) edged a tightly-fought all-British battle for fourth ahead of Ducati’s Shane Byrne, with Shinya Nakano in sixth.
 
Spies produced a similarly dominant display in race 2, but this time had no pressure from behind, quickly pulling out a seven-second lead which he controlled all the way to the finish.
 
As the Texan romped clear at the front, there was disaster for Haga, who was running second on lap 5 and trying to close the gap when he crashed heavily and was taken to hospital with several injuries, including a suspected broken vertebrae.
 
Haga’s misfortune allowed Haslam to grab a popular podium at his home race, holding off Michel Fabrizio, who kept his own championship hopes alive in third after a gear selector problem limited him to 12th in race 1. Byrne produced another solid performance in fourth ahead of countryman Tom Sykes.
 
British Superbike regulars Leon Camier and James Ellison both enjoyed good races for Airwaves Yamaha, finishing sixth and eighth respectively. BMW’s Ruben Xaus finished ninth to secure a double-points finish for the German manufacturer, but there was disaster for Aprilia as both their riders crashed, Biagi cracking a bone in his foot but remounting to finish 21st.
 
“This was a picture perfect weekend for me,” said Spies, “although I know Haga had a big crash and I hope he’s ok. That’s not the way you want to do it but you’ve got to capitalise when things go wrong.”
 
World Superbike Championship results – Round 9, Donington Park
 
Race 1
 
1 Ben Spies, Yamaha WSB, Yamaha YZF R1, 34:57.230
2 Max Biaggi, Aprilia Racing, Aprilia RSV4 Factory, +7.156
3 Noriyuki Haga, Ducati Xerox Team, Ducati 1089R, +10.968
4 Leon Haslam, Stiggy Racing Honda, Honda CBR1000RR, +18:8.43
5 Shane Byrne, Sterilgarda, Ducati 1098R, +19.125
6 Shinya Nakano, Aprilia Racing, Aprilia RSV4 Factory, +21.286
7 Jonathan Rea, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda, +23.644
8 John Hopkins, Stiggy Racing Honda, Honda CBR1000RR, 32.849
9 Jakub Smrz, Guandalini Racing, Ducati 1098R, +32.904
10 Ryuichi Kiyonari, Ten Kate Honda Racing, Honda CBR1000RR, +33.192
11 Carlos Checa, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda, Honda CBR1000RR, +34.535
12 Michel Fabrizio, Ducati Xerox Team, Ducati 1098R, +35.093
13 Leon Camier, Airwaves Yamaha, Yamaha YZF R1, +35.441
14 Lorenzo Lanzi, DFX Corse, Ducati 1098R, +39.034
15 Ruben Xaus, BMW Motorrad Motorsport, BMW S1000 RR, +41.067
16 Matthieu Lagrive, Honda Althea Racing, Honda CBR1000RR, +46.452
17 Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki Alstare BRUX, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9, +47.924
18 Broc Parkes, Kawasaki World Superbike RT, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +48.246
19 Luca Scassa, Team Pedercini, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +50.932
20 Simon Andrews, MSS Colchester Kawasaki, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +55.032
21 Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki World Superbike RT, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +55.216
22 Alessandro Polita, Celani Race, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9, +1:02.758
23 David Salom, Team Pedercini, Kawsaki ZX 10R, +1:02.977
24 David Checa, Yamaha France GMT 94, Yamaha YZF R1, +1:12.255
25 Blake Young, Suzuki Alstare Brux, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9, +1:12.531
 
Not classified
Troy Corser, BMW Motorrad Motorsport, BMW S1000 RR
James Ellison, Airwaves Yamaha, Yamaha YZF R1
Roland Resch, TKR Suzuki Switzerland, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
Tom Sykes, Yamaha WSB, Yamaha YZF R1
Gregorio Lavilla, Guandalini Racing, Ducati 1098R
Vittorio Iannuzzo, Squadra Corse Italia, Honda CBR1000RR
 
Race 2
 
1 Ben Spies, Yamaha WSB, Yamaha YZF R1, 35:14.230
2 Leon Haslam, Stiggy Racing Honda, Honda CBR1000RR, +6.622
3 Michel Fabrizio, Ducati Xerox Team, Ducati 1098R, +6.816
4 Shane Byrne, Sterilgarda, Ducati 1098R, +7.349
5 Tom Sykes, Yamaha WSB, Yamaha YZF R1, +8.145
6 Leon Camier, Airwaves Yamaha, Yamaha YZF R1, +13.463
7 Ryuichi Kiyonari, Ten Kate Honda Racing, Honda CBR1000RR, +15.751
8 James Ellison, Airwaves Yamaha, Yamaha YZF R1, +16.837
9 Ruben Xaus, BMW Motorrad Motorsport, BMW S1000 RR, +22.891
10 Simon Andrews, MSS Colchester Kawasaki, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +30.347
11 Lorenzo Lanzi, DFX Corse, Ducati 1098R, +30.622
12 Matthieu Lagrive, Honda Althea Racing, Honda CBR1000RR, +31.562
13 Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki Alstare BRUX, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9, +32.148
14 Broc Parkes, Kawasaki World Superbike RT, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +32.607
15 Jonathan Rea, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda, +32.806
16 Luca Scassa, Team Pedercini, Kawasaki ZX 10R, +34.269
17 Blake Young, Suzuki Alstare Brux, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9, +40.644
18 Gregorio Lavilla, Guandalini Racing, Ducati 1098R, +40.956
19 David Salom, Team Pedercini, Kawsaki ZX 10R, +41.302
20 Troy Corser, BMW Motorrad Motorsport, BMW S1000 RR, +42.856
21 Max Biaggi, Aprilia Racing, Aprilia RSV4 Factory, +47.769
 
Not classified
Vittorio Iannuzzo, Squadra Corse Italia, Honda CBR1000RR
Roland Resch, TKR Suzuki Switzerland, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
Alessandro Polita, Celani Race, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
Carlos Checa, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda, Honda CBR1000RR
David Checa, Yamaha France GMT 94, Yamaha YZF R1
Noriyuki Haga, Ducati Xerox Team, Ducati 1089R
Jakub Smrz, Guandalini Racing, Ducati 1098R
Shinya Nakano, Aprilia Racing, Aprilia RSV4 Factory
Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki World Superbike RT, Kawasaki ZX 10R
John Hopkins, Stiggy Racing Honda, Honda CBR1000RR
 
Championship Standings (after 9 rounds)
 
1 Noriyuki Haga – 308pts
2 Ben Spies – 294
3 Michel Fabrizio – 257
4 Jonathan Rea – 177
5 Leon Haslam – 167
6 Max Biaggi – 155
7 Tom Sykes – 141
8 Jakub Smrz – 115
9 Carlos Checa – 114
10 Shane Byrne – 113
= Ryuichi Kiyonari – 113
 
Next race: Brno, Czech Republic – 24-26 July
 
Watch in-depth World Superbike highlights from Donington Park on Motors TV (Sky Channel 413, Virgin Media 545) on Thursday 2 July at 9.15pm (BST).
 
 
Andy Wilkinson

Published 29/06/2009 13:16

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