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10-04-2007, 11:41
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Gregorio Lavilla aboard his Airwaves Ducati has taken the race one win at Brands Hatch for the first round of Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Superbike Rookie, Leon Camier made an amazing debut on the Bike Animal Honda with a front row start that he translated into a second place finish. Taking up the final place on the podium was pole sitter Johnny Rea on the HM Plant Honda.
Off the line it was the distinctive yellow Honda of Camier that took the hole shot and dashed smartly into the lead. On his tail was the bright blue Rizla Suzuki of Chris Walker, with Leon Haslam and Lavilla chasing hard.
Lavilla pushed by his team-mate and took third at Sheene corner, while Camier continued to pull away from Walker. Two laps later Walker had a very determined Spaniard all over the back of him and Lavilla made his move at Graham Hill bend, securing second place. By this time Camier had a gap of 1.349secs over the second place man, so Lavilla got his head down and started chasing the former Supersport Champion.
In his haste to get into the lead Lavilla made heavy contact with Camier at the Druids hairpin, bashing fairings and unsettling both bikes. It wasn't until lap seven that Lavilla got his way, forcing Camier into a small mistake at Surtees and slipping passed him.
With the top two positions now decided, the race was on for third place as Haslam looked to be having tyre problems which Rea was hoping to capitalise on. Rea stole into third on lap fourteen as Haslam continued to run wide due to front end concerns.
Shane Byrne on the Stobart Honda also got in on the act pushing Haslam back another place. With Walker still holding third place, Rea decided that he wanted that position and passed him at Druids just two laps from home. Walker was to be finally relegated to fifth place by Byrne who get by him at Hawthorns on the final lap.
BSB race results (1) – Brands Hatch.
1 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 28min 56.903 secs
2 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +1.701 secs
3 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +4.576 secs
4 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +5.699 secs
5 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki +6.357 secs
6 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +14.868 secs
7 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +20.794 secs
8 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing +21.76 secs
9 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +26.591 secs
10 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +30.829 secs
11 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing +33.927 secs
12 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +37.549 secs
13 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +38.212 secs
14 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +39.923 secs
15 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki +40.116 secs
16 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki +44.001 secs
17 James Haydon GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +48.447 secs
18 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha +49.803 secs
19 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +50.742 secs
20 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda +1min 3.855 secs
21 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki +1min 5.936 secs
22 Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing +1min 6.127 secs
23 James Buckingham C GBR Quay Garage Honda +1min 9.427 secs
24 Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha +1min 20.297 secs
25 Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda +1min 20.462 secs
28 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR +1min 30.506 secs
Not classified:
Marty Nutt C GBR NuttTravel.com Yamaha 19
Guy Martin GBR Hydrex Honda 12
Gregorio Lavilla aboard his Airwaves Ducati has taken the race one win at Brands Hatch for the first round of Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Superbike Rookie, Leon Camier made an amazing debut on the Bike Animal Honda with a front row start that he translated into a second place finish. Taking up the final place on the podium was pole sitter Johnny Rea on the HM Plant Honda.
Off the line it was the distinctive yellow Honda of Camier that took the hole shot and dashed smartly into the lead. On his tail was the bright blue Rizla Suzuki of Chris Walker, with Leon Haslam and Lavilla chasing hard.
Lavilla pushed by his team-mate and took third at Sheene corner, while Camier continued to pull away from Walker. Two laps later Walker had a very determined Spaniard all over the back of him and Lavilla made his move at Graham Hill bend, securing second place. By this time Camier had a gap of 1.349secs over the second place man, so Lavilla got his head down and started chasing the former Supersport Champion.
In his haste to get into the lead Lavilla made heavy contact with Camier at the Druids hairpin, bashing fairings and unsettling both bikes. It wasn't until lap seven that Lavilla got his way, forcing Camier into a small mistake at Surtees and slipping passed him.
With the top two positions now decided, the race was on for third place as Haslam looked to be having tyre problems which Rea was hoping to capitalise on. Rea stole into third on lap fourteen as Haslam continued to run wide due to front end concerns.
Shane Byrne on the Stobart Honda also got in on the act pushing Haslam back another place. With Walker still holding third place, Rea decided that he wanted that position and passed him at Druids just two laps from home. Walker was to be finally relegated to fifth place by Byrne who get by him at Hawthorns on the final lap.
BSB race results (1) – Brands Hatch.
1 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 28min 56.903 secs
2 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +1.701 secs
3 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +4.576 secs
4 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +5.699 secs
5 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki +6.357 secs
6 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +14.868 secs
7 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +20.794 secs
8 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing +21.76 secs
9 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +26.591 secs
10 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +30.829 secs
11 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing +33.927 secs
12 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +37.549 secs
13 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +38.212 secs
14 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +39.923 secs
15 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki +40.116 secs
16 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki +44.001 secs
17 James Haydon GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +48.447 secs
18 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha +49.803 secs
19 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +50.742 secs
20 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda +1min 3.855 secs
21 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki +1min 5.936 secs
22 Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing +1min 6.127 secs
23 James Buckingham C GBR Quay Garage Honda +1min 9.427 secs
24 Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha +1min 20.297 secs
25 Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda +1min 20.462 secs
28 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR +1min 30.506 secs
Not classified:
Marty Nutt C GBR NuttTravel.com Yamaha 19
Guy Martin GBR Hydrex Honda 12