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30-04-2007, 12:38
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HM Plant Honda scored a one two finish at Silverstone for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Reigning Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari took the race win by 5.8secs ahead of his team-mate Johnny Rea.
Completing the podium was Chris Walker on the Rizla Suzuki making this his first podium appearance since returning to British Superbikes.
When the lights went out it was the heavily bruised Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducati who made a break for the front. He was followed by Walker who got a traditional Stalker start from the second row of the grid straight into second place with Rea and Kiyonari following.
Current Championship leader Gregorio Lavilla got a bad start and was down in seventh on the first lap, but he gradually started picking off the riders in front of him, his first victim was Shane Byrne on the Stobart Honda.
Kiyo was also on the move taking his team-mate Rea for third place and then the hunt for Walker began. Bryne's race was short lived when he crashed out on lap two at Abbey when he lost the front and slid off into the gravel.
Lap five saw Kiyo try to pass Walker at the difficult Woodcote chicane and out dragged him onto the main straight. With Haslam in his sights, Kiyo closed up on him in no time and two laps later he was into the lead and working hard to pull a gap over second place.
Haslam's injuries finally kicked in late in the race and he was passed by Walker on lap thirteen at Woodcote. A little further down the field Camier and Rea were battling with one another and closing on the front runners. Rea passed Camier but Camier took it back, they then clashed on the way into Woodcote but it was Rea who came out in front.
The bruised Haslam was to lose further places when Rea and Camier got him on lap sixteen. The young Honda riders now had the podium in sight and Rea forced his way under Walker while Camier dispensed with Lavilla. The yellow Bike Animal machine of Camier was now closing up on Walker, he tried to make his last lap move at Brooklands but Walker held it, crossing the line just 0.87secs ahead of Camier.
BSB race results (1) – Silverstone.
1 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing 28mins 49.5 secs
2 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +5.8 secs
3 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki +8.760 secs
4 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +8.847 secs
5 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati +16.073 secs
6 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +16.347 secs
7 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +18.012 secs
8 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +22.181 secs
9 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +26.095 secs
10 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +28.048 secs
11 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +28.212 secs
12 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +35.801 secs
13 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +40.75 secs
14 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki +40.915 secs
15 James Haydon GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +52.985 secs
16 Guy Martin GBR Hydrex Honda +1min 03.286 secs
17 Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing +1min 05.432 secs
18 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki +1min 11.503 secs
19 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha +1min 12.172 secs
20 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing Honda +1min 25.482 secs
21 Paul Barron C GBR PBM Racing Ireland +1min 29.815 secs
22 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR 1 lap 28.994 secs
23 Neil Faulkner C GBR Team Emco/NSF Racing 1 lap 29.296 secs
Not classified:
Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha 12 laps
Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki 10 laps
Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 2 laps
Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda 1 lap
HM Plant Honda scored a one two finish at Silverstone for round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Reigning Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari took the race win by 5.8secs ahead of his team-mate Johnny Rea.
Completing the podium was Chris Walker on the Rizla Suzuki making this his first podium appearance since returning to British Superbikes.
When the lights went out it was the heavily bruised Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducati who made a break for the front. He was followed by Walker who got a traditional Stalker start from the second row of the grid straight into second place with Rea and Kiyonari following.
Current Championship leader Gregorio Lavilla got a bad start and was down in seventh on the first lap, but he gradually started picking off the riders in front of him, his first victim was Shane Byrne on the Stobart Honda.
Kiyo was also on the move taking his team-mate Rea for third place and then the hunt for Walker began. Bryne's race was short lived when he crashed out on lap two at Abbey when he lost the front and slid off into the gravel.
Lap five saw Kiyo try to pass Walker at the difficult Woodcote chicane and out dragged him onto the main straight. With Haslam in his sights, Kiyo closed up on him in no time and two laps later he was into the lead and working hard to pull a gap over second place.
Haslam's injuries finally kicked in late in the race and he was passed by Walker on lap thirteen at Woodcote. A little further down the field Camier and Rea were battling with one another and closing on the front runners. Rea passed Camier but Camier took it back, they then clashed on the way into Woodcote but it was Rea who came out in front.
The bruised Haslam was to lose further places when Rea and Camier got him on lap sixteen. The young Honda riders now had the podium in sight and Rea forced his way under Walker while Camier dispensed with Lavilla. The yellow Bike Animal machine of Camier was now closing up on Walker, he tried to make his last lap move at Brooklands but Walker held it, crossing the line just 0.87secs ahead of Camier.
BSB race results (1) – Silverstone.
1 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing 28mins 49.5 secs
2 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +5.8 secs
3 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki +8.760 secs
4 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +8.847 secs
5 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati +16.073 secs
6 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +16.347 secs
7 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +18.012 secs
8 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +22.181 secs
9 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +26.095 secs
10 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +28.048 secs
11 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +28.212 secs
12 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +35.801 secs
13 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +40.75 secs
14 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki +40.915 secs
15 James Haydon GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +52.985 secs
16 Guy Martin GBR Hydrex Honda +1min 03.286 secs
17 Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing +1min 05.432 secs
18 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki +1min 11.503 secs
19 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha +1min 12.172 secs
20 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing Honda +1min 25.482 secs
21 Paul Barron C GBR PBM Racing Ireland +1min 29.815 secs
22 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR 1 lap 28.994 secs
23 Neil Faulkner C GBR Team Emco/NSF Racing 1 lap 29.296 secs
Not classified:
Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha 12 laps
Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki 10 laps
Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 2 laps
Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda 1 lap