Crutchlow doubles at Silverstone

From the WSBK Pressoffice

Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) was the undisputed star of the World Superbike Silverstone show on Sunday as he added two race wins to his Superpole triumph on Saturday. He is also the new lap record holder, thanks to a 2:05.259 lap in race one.

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) lost a small amount of ground at the top of the championship, with his fifth and sixth places as Leon Haslam scored a second and a fourth on his Suzuki Alstare machine. Biaggi now has 373 points and Haslam 313, a difference of 60 with three rounds and six races left to run.

The 65,000 weekend crowd saw Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) take two strong second places, consolidating his third place overall in the series on 243 points.

Leon Camier, Biaggi’s team-mate was third in race two, his first podium since Miller Motorsport Park in May. The all-British podium in race one was the first since Assen this year, and five British riders filled the top five places in race two, the first time this has happened for UK riders in WSBK history.

Fourth place rider in the standings, Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) was seventh and 10th on Sunday and is on 204 points, with Crutchlow moving up to fifth overall, on 188 points.

James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda) had to settle for eighth and fifth places, remaining sixth in the rankings, nine points behind Crutchlow.

For some fancied runners raceday was hard, with Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) dropping down the order to finish 10th in race one, then crash after passing Biaggi early in race two.

Crutchlow took his first career WSB race win in the 18-lap opening race, also giving his Yamaha Sterilgarda team its first win of the year. Crutchlow eventually pushed away from early leader Rea at lap record pace, setting his 2:05.259 best on lap 13.

“I think that one of the nicest things about the win is that we repaid Yamaha back for their efforts," Crutchlow said. "It’s not been easy on us, we’ve been trying hard all year, but I’m absolutely ecstatic about bringing the win home.”

“Cal quite simply had a little more pace than me in the race, a couple of tenths a lap on average," Rea said. "My bike worked very well, but I think we got a bit let down by the tire. It’s nice to be on the podium and I’m enjoying riding around Silverstone.”

Third place rider was Haslam, which made it a clean sweep of British riders on the podium at their home race.

“It was a hard fight and Johnny and Cal have had a good pace all weekend," Haslam said. "I managed to catch them a little bit but dropped off towards the end. It was a bit frustrating as they looked as if they were having a lot of fun.”

Michel Fabrizio was fourth, having qualified on the front row on his Ducati Xerox machine. Biaggi was fifth and his team-mate Camier sixth.

Crutchlow completed a perfect weekend in race two, pushing away in the last few laps to overhaul long time leader Rea once again. Third went to another British rider, Camier, fourth to Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) and fifth to Toseland; complete domination from the home riders.

“As people have said, it’s a dream come true for a lot of Brits, three on the podium in both races," Crutchlow said. "All credit to the fans, they gave us tremendous support here today.

"What a brilliant day for Yamaha and a brilliant day for me. I couldn’t believe both wins came at once, I would rather have had one earlier in the year and one today, but we’ve been fighting for this all the year and here it is.”

“Halfway through the race I was thinking ‘Have I got the pace?” Rea explained. "It was a bit slower than race one but well done to Cal, he rode absolutely superb. On my side the team gave me a good bike this weekend. I’m really happy and enjoyed riding this weekend, it’s a good result to go into the summer break with.”

“It’s a dream come true, from 16th to third, you could never imagine doing it," Camier added. "We’ve been having a bit of a rough time lately, but this weekend has more than made up for it. For this race, the team just told me to get involved so I’m so happy with the result.”

Biaggi raced to sixth, maintaining a healthy championship lead despite being beaten by Haslam twice.

Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) was the long time leader in the World Supersport race but a strong charge from Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) made the final laps a close contest, with Laverty finally re-passing the former champion to take the Silverstone win.

Gino Rea (Intermoto Czech Honda) was a hometown hero, taking his first podium in this class.

In the points standings, Sofuoglu now leads Laverty by 203 to 186.

Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard.com) and fast qualifier Roberto Tamburini (RT Racing Yamaha) were both injured in a crash that halted the first attempt to race, and caused a complete re-start.

Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) had to work hard to get to the front of the field for his seventh straight Superstock 1000 win of the year, but in taking a full points score he also secured the outright championship win.

Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Junior Race Honda) hit the front early on but could not hold off the lap record pace of Badovini, in race or championship terms. Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini Honda) finished third, but the day belonged to BMW and Badovini, the new Superstock FIM Cup champion.

Superbike Race One Results
1. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF-R1 37:47.851 (168.64km/h)
2. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR +1.621
3.Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +11.433
4. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R +15.874
5. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +17.085
6.Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +17.532
7. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R +18.250
8. Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF-R1 +18.938
9. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R +22.997
10. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000RR +25.830
11. Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR +30.972
12. Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +31.808
13. Smrz J. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +32.193
14. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R +33.206
15. Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R +34.207
16. Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR +35.939
17. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000RR +38.282
18.Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R +39.923
19. Yanagawa A. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R +1:21.620
20. Bridewell T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR +1:21.678
21. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +1:21.793

Superbike Race Two Results
1. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF-R1 37:48.348 (168.603km/h)
2. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR +2.070
3. Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +8.834
4. Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +13.232
5. Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF-R1 +13.258
6. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +13.568
7. Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 +13.963
8. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R +14.432
9. Smrz J. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +16.399
10. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R +19.874
11. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000RR +26.268
12. Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR +28.003
13. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R +28.550
14.Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R +30.117
15. Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R +30.415
16. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR +58.607
17. Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX-10R +1:03.157
18. Bridewell T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR +1:03.298
19.Yanagawa A. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R +1:20.285
20. Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R +1:20.419

World Superbike Points (after 10 rounds of 13)
1. Biaggi 373
2. Haslam 313
3. Rea 243
4. Checa 204
5. Crutchlow 188
6. Toseland 179
7. Haga 177
8. Camier 164
9. Fabrizio 160
10. Corser 155

Pirelli Performance Awards:
SBK Race 1 - Pirelli BEST LAP
Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team), 2:05.259 (Lap 13)

SBK Race 2 - Pirelli BEST LAP
Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team), 2:05.421 (Lap 17)

WSS - Pirelli BEST LAP
Kenan Sofuoglu (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda), 2:08.717 (Lap 9)