Bayliss scores Brno double

From worldsbk.com

Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) bounced back to the winner's podium after a gap of eight races with a dominant double victory at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic on Sunday. The points leader took his seventh and eighth wins of the season in front of 63,000 spectators, and this was the 15th time the Australian has picked up the ‘double'.

The ninth round of the season also saw great performances by his teammate Michel Fabrizio, twice on the podium, and by Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati), third in race 2, while Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) was also in good form in the two races.

After starting from pole, Bayliss took the lead on lap 12 of race one and then powered to the chequered flag after setting the fastest lap of the race three from the end.

"It's been a while since I won and Brno has been up and down for me in the past so I'm happy to take a win," Bayliss said. "I was struggling a bit at the start to stay with everyone, but my bike just didn't get any worse and I continually got to grips with it and got a better feel throughout the race and felt very at ease towards the end."

Second place went to Corser after a great race in which he kept Bayliss under pressure until the final stages. The final podium slot went to Fabrizio, who passed Biaggi on the last lap after an exciting duel with his fellow Italian.

Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate) brought the first Honda home, the Japanese rider confirming his excellent Superpole performance with fifth place.

Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) managed to salvage a good result with sixth place after a difficult two days, finishing ahead of two other riders fighting for the title, Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda). Checa's teammate Kenan Sofuoglu did well to finish in 10th, while rookie Niccolò Canepa (Ducati Xerox) notched up his first Superbike points.

Bayliss again went on to pick up the win in race 2, on a track that has always proved to be difficult for Ducati in the past. Thanks to these wins, the Australian has increased his championship lead to 79 points over Neukirchner, fifth at the flag.

"Obviously I'm very happy with how the results have turned out, it's really great for me in the championship, but today I rode two really good races," Bayliss said. "I was feeling quite confident but Corser was setting a good pace until two-thirds distance, so then I thought it was time to go. It took quite a while and then in the end the guys behind were coming fast, but I didn't have many laps to do and relaxed a bit."

Fabrizio and Biaggi put on a terrific battle for the runner-up slot, which eventually went to the Xerox team rider with another passing move on the last lap. Fourth went to Corser, after the Australian had led for the first half of the race, and Kiyonari again had another good run to finish sixth.

Checa retired with a mechanical problem, while Haga finished in seventh place after starting last from the pit lane on his second R1 machine.

Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) scored his first win in his rookie World Supersport season, the talented young Northern Ireland rider edging out teammate Andrew Pitt on the line. The Australian has now increased his championship lead to 32 points.

The final podium slot went to Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda), ahead of Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport) and Barry Veneman (RES Software Suzuki), the Dutchman scoring his best result of the season.

Gianluca Nannelli (Honda Althea) was sixth, while Craig Jones (Parkalgar Honda) and Robbin Harms (Hannspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda) were both out of luck, retiring with mechanical problems while battling for the lead.

The Superstock 1000 race was dominated by Frenchman Maxime Berger (Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda). In the lead on lap 1, Berger gradually increased his advantage over his rivals and went on to win by an easy margin.

The fight for the remaining podium places was an exciting affair, and the runner-up slot eventually went to Brendan Roberts (Ducati Xerox Junior Team), who takes over the lead of the table by one point from Belgian Xavier Simeon (Suzuki Alstare), only fifth at the line.

Superbike Race 1 Results
1. Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 40:22.724 (160.57 km/h)
2. Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 +1.468
3. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 +3.272
4. Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 +3.475
5. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +3.791
6. Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 +9.120
7. Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +9.358
8. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR +11.787
9. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +17.228
10. Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR +17.705
11. Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR +22.347
12. Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 +25.563
13. Canepa N. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 +25.699
14. Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +34.064
15. Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR +36.545
16. Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R +43.934
17. Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R +44.339
18. Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +50.092
19. Pridmore J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR +58.827
20. Drasdak J. (CZE) Honda CBR1000RR +59.928
21. Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 +1:21.587
RET Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R
RET Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08
RET Cihak M. (CZE) Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8
RET Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08
RET Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R
RET Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08

Superbike Race 2 Results
1. Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 40:16.436 (160.988 km/h)
2. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 +0.928
3. Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 +1.259
4. Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 +1.785
5. Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +3.942
6. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +7.910
7. Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 +11.297
8. Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +11.375
9. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +13.103
10. Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR +18.978
11. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 +19.106
12. Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR +20.556
13. Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 +21.775
14. Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR +26.372
15. Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 +26.922
16. Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 +27.109
17. Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R +39.711
18. Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +39.953
19. Pridmore J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR +56.812
20. Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 +1:44.073
21. Cihak M. (CZE) Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 +1:46.620
RET Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08
RET Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Canepa N. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08
RET Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R
RET Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R
RET Drasdak J. (CZE) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R

Superbike Point Standings (Top 15)
1. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) 309
2. Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) 230
3. Troy Corser (Yamaha) 218
4. Carlos Checa (Honda) 215
5. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) 210
6. Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki) 161
7. Ruben Xaus (Ducati) 148
8. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) 147
9. Max Biaggi (Ducati) 146
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 115
11. Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 96
12. Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) 83
13. Gregorio Lavilla (Honda) 78
14. Jakub Smrz (Ducati) 77
15. Karl Muggeridge (Honda) 64