Video and Result : WSBK San Marino 2012, Max Biaggi make double win

Max Biaggi managed to become a winner in race two World Superbike Championship (WSBK) San Marino, held Sunday, 06/10/2012.

These results were repeated in first race where The Roman Emperor managed to become champion. In the second race, Biaggi looks very dominant and make a difference about 5 seconds from second place Jonathan Rea.

Position of third won by BMW rider, Leon Haslam followed by teammate Marco Melandri in fourth position.

With this win, Biaggi stronger at championship standing with advantage 38.5 points or a total of 210.5 points.

Results Race 1 WSBK San Marino 2012
1. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 39m 01.869s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +5.355s
3. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR +5.731s
4. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR +7.004s
5. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR +7.921s
6. Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR +17.291s
7. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +17.351s
8. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +17.630s
9. Jakub Smrz CZE Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R +18.211s
10. Matteo Baiocco ITA Barni Ducati 1098R +28.131s

11. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +28.407s
12. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +38.060s
13. Niccolo Canepa ITA Red Devils Ducati 1098R +49.003s
14. John Hopkins USA Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +51.881s
15. Leon Camier GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +55.502s

16. Leandro Mercado ARG Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 06.361s
17. Federico Sandi ITA Grillini Progea BMW S1000RR +1m 29.918s

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18. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 19 laps completed
19. Chaz Davies GBR ParkinGO MTC Aprilia RSV-4 15 laps completed
20. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 laps completed
21. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Ducati 1098R 5 laps completed
22. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 3 laps completed
23. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA PATA Ducati 1098R 2 laps completed
24. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1 lap completed

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Video : WSBK Imola 2012 Race 2, Carlos Checa make double wins

Carlos Checa obtained encouraging results in WSBK Imola 2012. After winning the first race, the Spaniard is back wins race 2.

Competition in race 2 is almost same as race 1. Four leading rider is Checa, Sykes, Biaggi and Haslam competing to win the race.

However, a perfect race from Checa make him win the race and beat Tom Sykes as well as in race 1. Haslam won third position followed by Biaggi in fourth place.

Results WSBK Imola 2012 Race 2
1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 37mins 57.571s
2. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +1.935s
3. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR +2.969s
4. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 +3.346s
5. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +18.925s
6. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 +21.180s
7. Jakub Smrz CZE Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R +21.392s
8. Leon Camier GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +23.797s
9. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +24.219s
10. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR +25.599s
11. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +25.776s
12. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +26.004s
13. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA PATA Ducati 1098R +31.172s
14. Chaz Davies GBR ParkinGO MTC Aprilia RSV-4 +33.837s
15. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR +45.541s

16. Brett McCormick CAN Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R +50.807s
17. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +51.083s
18. Mark Aitchison AUS Grillini Progea BMW S1000RR +57.833s

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19. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Ducati 1098R 20 laps completed
20. Niccolo Canepa ITA Red Devils Ducati 1098R 17 laps completed
21. Leandro Mercado ARG Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 laps completed
22. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR 12 laps completed
23. Lorenzo Alfonsi ITA Pro Ride Honda CBR1000RR 8 laps completed
24. John Hopkins USA Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 4 laps completed
25. Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 0 laps completed

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Video : WSBK Imola 2012 Race 1, Carlos Checa wins, Sykes second

Carlos Checa won World Superbike series Imola 2012 race 1. In the race that ended a while ago, Checa beat Tom Sykes who start race from Superpole.

Meanwhile, Italian Max Biaggi could only finish in fourth position after overtaken by Leon Haslam and eligible for third podium.

On race incidents involving Sylvain Guintoli and Chaz Davies. Both drivers failed to finish the race.

Results WSBK Imola 2012 Race 1
1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 21 laps
2. Tom Sykes GBR Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R 3.206s
3. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 5.593s
4. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 6.519s
5. Eugene Laverty IRL Racing Aprilia RSV-4 24.662s
6. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR 27.261s
7. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki ZX-10R Racing 27.384s
8. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA Ducati 1098R PATA 28.299s
9. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda CBR1000RR 34.067s WSBK
10. Niccolo Canepa ITA Ducati 1098R Red Devils 35.724s
11. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 36.738s
12. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 37.257s
13. John Hopkins USA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 50.418s
14. Leandro Mercado ARG Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 53.623s
15. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW S1000RR 53.842s Italy Goldbet

16. Brett McCormick CAN Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 54.139s
17. Mark Aitchison AUS BMW S1000RR 57.944s Grillini Progea
18. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda CBR1000RR 1m 06.233s WSBK
19. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 laps

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20. Italian Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW S1000RR 8 laps completed Goldbet
21. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati 1098R Althea 8 laps completed
22. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1 lap completed
23. Chaz Davies GBR ParkinGO MTC Aprilia RSV-4 1 lap completed
24. Lorenzo Alfonsi ITA Pro Ride Honda CBR1000RR 0 laps completed
25. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 0 laps completed

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Video : WSBK Phillip Island 2012 Race 2, Carlos Checa won, Biaggi great race

Carlos Checa won race two on first race WSBK 2012 at Phillip Island. Althea Racing racer recovered from his race one crash to reach his first win in 2012.

Biaggi took second place after run of track on lap one. But he can kept his bike upright and make a big race by past the racers in front of him.

Tom Sykes took third place after passing Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) in final lap.

Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) took fifth place while his team-mate Marco Melandri was one place behind.

Result of WSBK 2012, Phillip Island Race Two
1-Checa Carlos- Althea Racing – 34’26.728
2-Biaggi Max- Aprilia Racing Team – 34’32.435
3-Sykes Tom- Kawasaki Racing Team – 34’39.249
4-Rea Jonathan- Honda World Superbike Team – 34’39.383
5-Haslam Leon- BMW Motorrad Motorsport – 34’44.907
6-Melandri Marco- BMW Motorrad Motorsport – 34’45.559
7-Berger Maxime- Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – 34’45.667
8-Laverty Eugene- Aprilia Racing Team – 34’46.206
9-Aoyama Hiroshi- Honda World Superbike Team – 34’46.282
10-Canepa Niccolò- Red Devils Roma – 34’53.017
11-Smrz Jakub- Liberty Racing Team Effenbert – 34’53.207
12-Camier Leon- Crescent Fixi Suzuki – 34’55.873
13-Giugliano Davide- Althea Racing – 35’03.210
14-Zanetti Lorenzo- PATA Racing Team – 35’04.841
15-Brookes Joshua- Crescent Fixi Suzuki – 35’09.962
16-Staring Bryan- Team Pedercini – 35’10.254
17-De Rosa Raffaele- Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda – 35’20.657

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RT-Badovini Ayrton- BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet – 17’35.557
RT-Lascorz Joan- Kawasaki Racing Team – 15’42.247
RT-Guintoli Sylvain- Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – 14’11.367
RT-Salom David- Team Pedercini – 12’50.634
RT-Fabrizio Michel- BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet – 6’22.268
RT-Johnson David- Rossair AEP Racing – 6’32.856
RT-Aitchison Mark- Grillini Progea Superbike Team – 1’42.22

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Video : WSBK Phillip Island 2012 Race 1, Biaggi won

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) won the first round of WSBK 2012 after defeat his compatriot, Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Meanwhile, third position reacy by Sylvian Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing.

Carlos Checa crashed out of the race while leading after fall on final corner early the race. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) took fourth place after leading early on follow by Jakub Smrz on fifth.

Result of WSBK 2012, Phillip Island Race One
1-Biaggi Max- Aprilia Racing Team – 34’13.963
2-Melandri Marco- BMW Motorrad Motorsport – 34’21.067
3-Guintoli Sylvain- Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – 34’21.341
4-Sykes Tom- Kawasaki Racing Team – 34’26.152
5-Smrz Jakub- Liberty Racing Team Effenbert – 34’30.387
6-Fabrizio Michel- BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet – 34’34.163
7-Rea Jonathan- Honda World Superbike Team – 34’34.186
8-Aoyama Hiroshi- Honda World Superbike Team – 34’38.071
9-Giugliano Davide- Althea Racing – 34’42.035
10-Staring Bryan- Team Pedercini – 34’48.195
11-Zanetti Lorenzo- PATA Racing Team – 34’48.413
12-Haslam Leon- BMW Motorrad Motorsport – 34’49.611
13-Berger Maxime- Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – 34’50.355
14-Salom David- Team Pedercini – 34’55.463
15-Lascorz Joan- Kawasaki Racing Team – 34’56.049
16-Brookes Joshua- Crescent Fixi Suzuki – 34’56.568
17-Camier Leon- Crescent Fixi Suzuki – 34’57.329
18-Aitchison Mark- Grillini Progea Superbike Team – 34’59.188
19-Johnson David- Rossair AEP Racing – 35’22.745
20-Canepa Niccolò- Red Devils Roma – 35’24.403

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21-Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 19 laps completed
22-Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 14 laps completed
23-Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 5 laps completed
24-Raffaele De Rosa ITA Pro Ride Honda CBR1000RR 0 laps completed

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News : WSBK 2012, Russia will host for the first time

World Superbike Championship season 2012 will start aabout 1.5 months. This season will be held of 14 rounds.

First round will be held at Phillip Island, Australia on February 26. While closing round will be held at Magny Cours, France, on Oct. 7.

Italy became the largest country that organizes WSBK 2012 which is 3 times at Imola, Monza and Misano (San Marino).

One interesting point is Moscow International Raceway in Russia will hosted WSBK for the first since last 23 years race history.

Video Honda Team test session in Phillip Island.

2012 World Superbike Calendar
Round 1: Phillip Island, Australia (Feb. 26)
Round 2: Imola, Italy (April 1)
Round 3: Assen, Netherlands (April 22)
Round 4: Monza, Italy (May 6)
Round 5: Donington Park, Great Britain (May 13)
Round 6: Miller Motorsport Park, USA (May 28)
Round 7: Misano, San Marino (June 10)
Round 8: Motorland Aragon, Spain (July 1)
Round 9: Brno, Czech Republic (July 22)
Round 10: Silverstone, Great Britain (Aug. 5)
Round 11: Moscow International Raceway, Russia (Aug. 26)
Round 12: Nurburgring, Germany (Sept. 9)
Round 13: Portimao, Portugal (Sept. 23)
Round 14: Magny-Cours, France (Oct. 7)

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Video : WSBK 2012, Honda Factory Team test in Phillip Island

About 1.5 months WSBK 2012 will begin. The riders and teams continued preparations for 2012 racing season.

No exception for Honda factory team are undergoing preparation by conducting a test session at Phillip Island Circuit, Australia. In this trial two drivers using Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade 2012.

This year Honda factory team again will be strengthened by Jonathan Rea (GBR), which has strengthened team since 2009. Rea will start using the number 65.

Meanwhile, the former MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama will be teammates Rea in WSBK 2012 and will use the number 4.

video courtesy of youtube

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News : Hiroshi Aoyama moved to World Superbike next season

There is a possibility in the upcoming 2012 season MotoGP class will not be followed by any rider from Japan.

Hiroshi Aoyama - the only rider from the land of Sakura in the MotoGP class in the last two years - has decided to move into the arena of World Superbike next season. Aoyama will join the team Ten Kate Racing accompany Jonathan Rea.

I have been racing in MotoGP in the last two years and it really has been a great experience for me. I really would like to thank Fausto Gresini and all the staff and technicians Team San Carlo Honda Gresini for extraordinary period in my career.

Now I have the opportunity to go to World Superbikes with Honda and Ten Kate Racing and I am very excited about this new challenge. I do not know much about the Superbike but I really hope to make a good job with my new team, "Aoyama said in a press release Honda Racing.

Aoyama currently competing in MotoGP with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini. Last 250cc world champion is now located at number-10 standings. Aoyama also had to replace Dani Pedrosa at the Dutch GP.

Until now, the San Carlo Honda Gresini team has signed a contract with a rider that is Marco Simonmcelli. There has been no confirmation whether the upcoming 2012 season Fausto Gresini's team that will go down with a single rider or will find rider that will replace the position vacated by Aoyama.

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