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25-02-2007, 10:38
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Max Biaggi on board his Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki has taken the race one win on his debut World Superbike debut in Qatar.
Britain's James Toseland on the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda took the lead early on and had a tough battle on his hands with Biaggi only to come home in second place. The final step of the podium went to the young Italian talent of Lorenzo Lanzi on the Xerox Ducati.
Off the line it was Biaggi who got the hole shot but that wasn't to last as both he and Toseland ran wide into turn one allowing the Yamaha team of Troy Corser and Noriyuki Haga to slip into first and second places respectively.
Michel Fabrizio's race was short lived when someone clipped his DFX Treme Honda causing him to crash out. Karl Muggeridge's weekend also went from bad to worse when he crashed his Alto Evolution Honda on lap one. By the end of the opening lap Toseland was running third with Biaggi on his tail in fourth.
Toseland was taking no prisoners and wasted no time in chasing down Haga and passing him for second place. As the riders approached the start-finish straight, Toseland slip streamed the race leader Corser and took the lead from him. Biaggi at this point was still in fourth place but gaining on third place man Haga and by the end of lap three Biaggi pushed by the Japanese rider to steal third. Corser had commented earlier in the weekend that the Yamahas were slightly down on top speed and that was noticeable on the long straight of Losail.
Lap four saw Biaggi tackle Corser but the Australian wasn't letting him through, however over the line the speed of the Suzuki got the better of the all new Yamaha. At this point Biaggi was 0.98secs off Toseland and as the Roman followed him the two front runners upped the pace and started to pull away from the chasing pack.
Haga was up to his old hard passing tricks and this time his victim was his own team-mate Corser, moving him up to third place. Lap seven was a tough one for Corser as Kagayama charged under him too relegating the former World Champion to fifth place.
Up at the front the gloves came off with Biaggi taking the lead into turn one but Toseland wasn't having it and took his lead back again at the next corner. Further down the field the reigning World Champion Troy Bayliss who was running in sixth place ran very wide and ended up riding over the grass at the side of the track.
Over the line for the start of lap ten Biaggi came passed Toseland and clipped his knee on the way through, Toseland was still not giving in and went right back under him at the first corner. It was lap twelve where Biaggi made his decisive move and made it stick allowing him to gap Toseland.
Further down the field the PSG-1 Kawasaki team of Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi were crashing out together. Josh Brookes also bit the dust finishing off Alto Evolution Honda's tough first round. With five laps to go the running order was Biaggi from Toseland with Kagayama now up to third place, Lanzi was chasing hard and staying ahead of his team-mate Bayliss, Haga slid back to sixth, Max Neukirchner seventh and Corser running in eighth.
Two laps from the finish Lanzi blasted Kagayama out of the way with a superb over taking maneuver securing third place. Neukirchner got the better of Haga which was a superb result for the young German who had a bad 2006 season. Haga and Corser faded as the race went on and finished in eighth and ninth respectively, it looks like there is still some work to be done on the new Yamahas to improve duration in the race.
Steve Martin on the DFX Treme Honda just missed out on a top ten finish coming home eleventh and Britain's Dean Ellison scored a point on his World Superbike debut coming home in fifteenth place.
After the race Lanzi said, "That was hard work and it is a difficult circuit for Ducati. I am happy for my team and where I finish." Toseland looked a little disappointed with second place, "My bike was stronger in some places than Max's, it was just frustrating. Congratulations to Max for winning on his debut. For race two I'll try to get one across him for sure. I'm not used to racing him, he takes different line and braking points. I'll have him sussed for race two!!"
A very emotional Biaggi commented, "I'm very happy. I can only say thank you to Suzuki. We work well and want to win. The people around me want the same thing so I'm happy to be back and after three years with no wins! I try to do good race again and I enjoy battle with Toseland." He admitted he didn't expect this result, "I didn't expect, but it is great feeling, the rhythm was very fast. Toseland was only one to go so fast. I want to dedicate this win to Francis Batta (team manager) I hope he feels better soon and I wish he was here."
WSBK race results (1) - Qatar.
1 Max Biaggi ITA Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K7 36min 10.115 secs
2 James Toseland GBR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +1.483 secs
3 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox 999F07 +13.906 secs
4 Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K7 +14.819 secs
5 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 999F07 +17.305 secs
6 Max Neukirchner GER Suzuki Germany GSXR1000 K6 +24.931 secs
7 Roberto Rolfo ITA Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +25.165 secs
8 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 +27.320 secs
9 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 +31.237 secs
10 Ruben Xaus SPA Sterilgarda Ducati 999F06 +31.669 secs
11 Steve Martin AUS D.F.X. Corse Honda CBR1000RR +42.355 secs
12 Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Team Yamaha YZF R1 +46.845 secs
13 Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Team Suzuki Italia GSXR1000 K6 +59.207 secs
14 Jakub Smrz CZE Caracchi Ducati SC 999F05 +1min 0.269 secs
15 Dean Ellison GBR Pedercini Ducati 999RS +1min 21.043 secs
16 Christain Zaiser AUT LBR Racing MV Agusta +1min 44.306 secs
17 Mashel Al Naimi QAT D'Antin MotoGP Kawasaki ZX10R +1 lap
DNF
Fonsi Nieto SPA Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse ZX10R 7 laps
Regis Laconi ITA Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse ZX10R 7 laps
Josh Brookes AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR1000RR 7 laps
Jiri Drazdak CZE Yamaha Jr Pro SBK Racing YZF R1 11 laps
Michel Fabrizio ITA D.F.X. Corse Honda CBR1000RR 0
Karl Muggeridge AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR1000RR 0
Max Biaggi on board his Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki has taken the race one win on his debut World Superbike debut in Qatar.
Britain's James Toseland on the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda took the lead early on and had a tough battle on his hands with Biaggi only to come home in second place. The final step of the podium went to the young Italian talent of Lorenzo Lanzi on the Xerox Ducati.
Off the line it was Biaggi who got the hole shot but that wasn't to last as both he and Toseland ran wide into turn one allowing the Yamaha team of Troy Corser and Noriyuki Haga to slip into first and second places respectively.
Michel Fabrizio's race was short lived when someone clipped his DFX Treme Honda causing him to crash out. Karl Muggeridge's weekend also went from bad to worse when he crashed his Alto Evolution Honda on lap one. By the end of the opening lap Toseland was running third with Biaggi on his tail in fourth.
Toseland was taking no prisoners and wasted no time in chasing down Haga and passing him for second place. As the riders approached the start-finish straight, Toseland slip streamed the race leader Corser and took the lead from him. Biaggi at this point was still in fourth place but gaining on third place man Haga and by the end of lap three Biaggi pushed by the Japanese rider to steal third. Corser had commented earlier in the weekend that the Yamahas were slightly down on top speed and that was noticeable on the long straight of Losail.
Lap four saw Biaggi tackle Corser but the Australian wasn't letting him through, however over the line the speed of the Suzuki got the better of the all new Yamaha. At this point Biaggi was 0.98secs off Toseland and as the Roman followed him the two front runners upped the pace and started to pull away from the chasing pack.
Haga was up to his old hard passing tricks and this time his victim was his own team-mate Corser, moving him up to third place. Lap seven was a tough one for Corser as Kagayama charged under him too relegating the former World Champion to fifth place.
Up at the front the gloves came off with Biaggi taking the lead into turn one but Toseland wasn't having it and took his lead back again at the next corner. Further down the field the reigning World Champion Troy Bayliss who was running in sixth place ran very wide and ended up riding over the grass at the side of the track.
Over the line for the start of lap ten Biaggi came passed Toseland and clipped his knee on the way through, Toseland was still not giving in and went right back under him at the first corner. It was lap twelve where Biaggi made his decisive move and made it stick allowing him to gap Toseland.
Further down the field the PSG-1 Kawasaki team of Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi were crashing out together. Josh Brookes also bit the dust finishing off Alto Evolution Honda's tough first round. With five laps to go the running order was Biaggi from Toseland with Kagayama now up to third place, Lanzi was chasing hard and staying ahead of his team-mate Bayliss, Haga slid back to sixth, Max Neukirchner seventh and Corser running in eighth.
Two laps from the finish Lanzi blasted Kagayama out of the way with a superb over taking maneuver securing third place. Neukirchner got the better of Haga which was a superb result for the young German who had a bad 2006 season. Haga and Corser faded as the race went on and finished in eighth and ninth respectively, it looks like there is still some work to be done on the new Yamahas to improve duration in the race.
Steve Martin on the DFX Treme Honda just missed out on a top ten finish coming home eleventh and Britain's Dean Ellison scored a point on his World Superbike debut coming home in fifteenth place.
After the race Lanzi said, "That was hard work and it is a difficult circuit for Ducati. I am happy for my team and where I finish." Toseland looked a little disappointed with second place, "My bike was stronger in some places than Max's, it was just frustrating. Congratulations to Max for winning on his debut. For race two I'll try to get one across him for sure. I'm not used to racing him, he takes different line and braking points. I'll have him sussed for race two!!"
A very emotional Biaggi commented, "I'm very happy. I can only say thank you to Suzuki. We work well and want to win. The people around me want the same thing so I'm happy to be back and after three years with no wins! I try to do good race again and I enjoy battle with Toseland." He admitted he didn't expect this result, "I didn't expect, but it is great feeling, the rhythm was very fast. Toseland was only one to go so fast. I want to dedicate this win to Francis Batta (team manager) I hope he feels better soon and I wish he was here."
WSBK race results (1) - Qatar.
1 Max Biaggi ITA Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K7 36min 10.115 secs
2 James Toseland GBR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +1.483 secs
3 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox 999F07 +13.906 secs
4 Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K7 +14.819 secs
5 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 999F07 +17.305 secs
6 Max Neukirchner GER Suzuki Germany GSXR1000 K6 +24.931 secs
7 Roberto Rolfo ITA Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +25.165 secs
8 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 +27.320 secs
9 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 +31.237 secs
10 Ruben Xaus SPA Sterilgarda Ducati 999F06 +31.669 secs
11 Steve Martin AUS D.F.X. Corse Honda CBR1000RR +42.355 secs
12 Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Team Yamaha YZF R1 +46.845 secs
13 Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Team Suzuki Italia GSXR1000 K6 +59.207 secs
14 Jakub Smrz CZE Caracchi Ducati SC 999F05 +1min 0.269 secs
15 Dean Ellison GBR Pedercini Ducati 999RS +1min 21.043 secs
16 Christain Zaiser AUT LBR Racing MV Agusta +1min 44.306 secs
17 Mashel Al Naimi QAT D'Antin MotoGP Kawasaki ZX10R +1 lap
DNF
Fonsi Nieto SPA Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse ZX10R 7 laps
Regis Laconi ITA Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse ZX10R 7 laps
Josh Brookes AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR1000RR 7 laps
Jiri Drazdak CZE Yamaha Jr Pro SBK Racing YZF R1 11 laps
Michel Fabrizio ITA D.F.X. Corse Honda CBR1000RR 0
Karl Muggeridge AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR1000RR 0