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WSB : Haga and Pitt move up in Germany
Round: 10 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Date: 11 September 2005
Crowd: 48500
Temp: 21ēC
Weather: Changeable
Yamaha Motor Italia riders Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt moved themselves up the
Superbike World Championship table after a productive day at round 10 at
EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany.
Haga extended his run of successive podium finishes to seven with second and
third placings to move him up to third in the championship in the Yamaha
YZF-R1's debut season at this level. The Japanese ace overcame a weekend of
set-up problems throughout practice to push eventual winner Chris Vermeulen
(Honda) all the way in the opener, although he was denied the opportunity to
make a pass when rain brought the red flags out after 20 of the 24 scheduled
laps. Haga was again in the thick of the action in race two, battling with
Vermeulen and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) in a tough race that saw the Yamaha and
Ducati touch on several occasions. Despite setting the fastest lap in both
races, Haga was unable to make his tyres last race distance and slipped back to
third in the second race.
Pitt continued his consistent form with a brace of sixth places to move him up
two places in the championship to seventh overall in his rookie superbike
campaign. The Australian struggled with front tyre wear in both races but put in
a typically gritty performance to bring his R1 home for 20 points over the two
races.
Yamaha Motor France rider Norick Abe put in a pair of solid performances on his
EuroSpeedway debut. The former MotoGP rider enjoyed some good battles in his two
races, finishing ninth and eighth. Team-mate Sebastien Gimbert scored two points
for 14th in race two.
Troy Corser (Suzuki) maintained his championship lead despite a race two crash.
He is now 60 points ahead of Vermeulen with two rounds remaining. Haga leads the
battle for third with Pitt in seventh. Despite his top 10 finishes, Abe slips
back to 12th. The penultimate round of the championship takes place at the Imola
circuit in Italy on 2 October.
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia)
"I tried so many different setting this weekend but I couldn't find one for the
race. Even in warm-up I was trying to get one that worked, so the race one
result was good and I am very happy with it. On the last five laps the tyres was
already finished and it was difficult to turn the bike. I had a plan to catch up
and pass Chris anyway, but then it started raining. Race two we had the same
tyre problem but it was more difficult because we made the full race distance.
Always I want to win but we really cannot complain with two podium finishes this
weekend."
Andrew Pitt (Yamaha Motor Italia)
"In the first race I could not carry any corner speed. I had to brake hard into
corners and that just lost me all my corner speed. If I ran in too fast the bike
just bounced off the track. Our usual advantage on the Yamaha is the ability to
carry corner speed but when you can't do that it limits the lap time. We used
the same front tyre in race one that we had been using all weekend with no
problems but it was destroyed in 12 laps. Maybe it had a lot to do with the fact
that the temperature then was a lot lower in race one than it had been in
qualifying."
Norick Abe (Yamaha Motor France)
"My first race at Lausitz was race one and my second was race two! We changed
some parts between races and there was a lot less chatter at the beginning of
race two. I felt good for that, but as the rear tyre grip came down the chatter
returned so then I could not go faster. I made a good battle with Neukirchner,
which I lost, because we were passing each other a lot, but it was still a fun
race."
Sebastien Gimbert (Yamaha Motor France)
"Not such a good race for me. In the first race I had a problem that stopped the
bike steering properly and in the second race I felt like I had no power and no
grip from the rear. This is my first time in Lausitz and I do like the track,
just not the results. Now I must focus on the important Bol d'or 24 hour race
next weekend."
Massimo Meregalli (Team Coordinator - Yamaha Motor Italia)
"I think we have had a good race day, especially after practice, when we had
some trouble finding a good set-up. We did a good job, - Nori on the podium both
times and Andrew in sixth twice. So not too bad really, especially as Haga is
now in third place overall and Andrew seventh."
Martial Garcia (Team Manager - Yamaha Motor France)
"Not so bad for Norick, just the last lap for Neukirchner catching him was a
negative point. But the result is not so bad. For Gimbert we lost the first race
because and air duct was broken and he could not turn. In the second race he
took two points but it was not fantastic for him."
Race classification WSB
Round: 10 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Circuit Length: 4265m
Lap Record: 1' 39.679 (Ruben Xaus, 2002)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 39.019 (Lorenzo Lanzi, 2005)
Race: 20 Laps
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS 33'36.341
2 N. Haga Yamaha JPN +0.269
3 T. Corser Suzuki AUS +2.299
4 J. Toseland Ducati GBR +7.058
5 Y. Kagayama Suzuki JPN +12.708
6 A. Pitt Yamaha AUS +14.053
7 M. Neukirchner Honda GER +16.616
8 L. Lanzi Ducati ITA +19.023
9 N. Abe Yamaha JPN +24.651
10 B. Bostrom Honda USA +34.354
11 G. McCoy Petronas AUS +44.385
12 G. Bussei Kawasaki ITA +45.020
13 J. Cardoso Yamaha ESP +51.811
14 N. Brignola Ducati ITA +51.943
15 S. Cruciani Kawasaki ITA +1' 4.111
16 M. Praia Yamaha POR +1'18.520
Race 2: 24 Laps
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 L. Lanzi Ducati ITA 40'20.947
2 C. Vermeulen Honda AUS +0.840
3 N. Haga Yamaha JPN +4.598
4 Y. Kagayama Suzuki JPN +5.291
5 K. Muggeridge Honda AUS +16.236
6 A. Pitt Yamaha AUS +18.362
7 M. Neukirchner Honda GER +26.360
8 N. Abe Yamaha JPN +26.453
9 S. Martin Petronas AUS +27.076
10 P. Chili Honda ITA +37.303
11 J. Toseland Ducati GBR +40.997
12 G. Bussei Kawasaki ITA +44.309
13 T. Corser Suzuki AUS +44.485
14 S. Gimbert Yamaha FRA +48.459
15 B. Bostrom Honda USA +53.264
18 M. Praia Yamaha POR +1'24.896
Fastest Race Lap:
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 N. Haga Yamaha JPN 1'39.790
Championship standings WSB
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Troy Corser Suzuki AUS 389
2 Chris Vermeulen Honda AUS 329
3 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha JPN 239
4 James Toseland Ducati GBR 215
5 Regis Laconi Ducati FRA 214
6 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki JPN 211
7 Andrew Pitt Yamaha AUS 137
8 Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 130
9 Pierfrancesco Chili Honda ITA 125
10 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 118
11 Karl Muggeridge Honda AUS 111
12 Norifumi Abe Yamaha JPN 110
13 Max Neukirchner Honda GER 98
14 Giovanni Bussei Kawasaki ITA 56
15 Ben Bostrom Honda USA 46
16 Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 37
Manufacturers standings WSB
Pos.Manufacturer Points
1 Suzuki 408
2 Honda 345
3 Ducati 331
4 Yamaha 280
5 Kawasaki 153
6 Petronas 37
WSS : Curtain and Parkes give perfect result for Yamaha Germany
Round: 10 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Date: 11 September 2005
Crowd: 48500
Temp: 21ēC
Weather: Changeable
Kevin Curtain and Broc Parkes gave their Yamaha Motor Germany squad the perfect
result in the team's home round of the Supersport World Championship at
EuroSpeedway Lausitz.
The Australians finished first and second in the rain affected race, with
Curtain taking his third career win in the class, his first since winning at the
same venue four years ago, to move him up to second in the championship.
Starting from the front row, the pair set off at a rapid pace to head the field.
Recently crowned world champion Sebastien Chapentier (Honda) was the only man to
go with the R6 riders, but his challenge ended as early as lap three, when he
slid out from third position. Curtain was able to establish a two second lead
over his young countryman and a 10 second lead over third placed Robbin Harms
(Honda) when light drizzle brought the red flags out as the riders entered their
12th lap. A delay followed to allow the riders a 15 minute wet practice session
before the resumption of the race in virtually dry conditions.
Parkes took the lead in the second start with Curtain close behind. The
pre-stoppage order was restored on lap 15 of the 23 lap total, when Curtain
retook the lead. Hard charging Fabien Foret (Honda) took the lead on the road on
the final lap but with the Yamaha riders' dominance in part one, Curtain took
the win from Parkes by over three seconds, with Foret a further 10 seconds
behind in third.
With the championship decided in Charpentier's favour, Curtain moves up to
second in the standings, seven points clear of third placed Katsuaki Fujiwara
(Honda). Parkes' podium finish moves him up one place to sixth in the series.
Kevin Curtain
"I'm really pleased to get the win and it's a great reward for all the team's
hard work. It's been a tough year but we've never stopped trying. It was a bit
touch and go whether we could go the distance on the front tyre we chose today.
We had our strategy, which was to build as big a lead as possible and with the
red flags coming out we were able to take advantage of that a little."
Broc Parkes
"We made a lot of changes to the bike this weekend, especially to the gearing,
and it really transformed the R6 for me. We did all the hard work in the first
part of the race. The second half was easy: we knew the aggregate times and just
did what we had to do. It's great to be back on the podium and I really feel
that I'm back. We'll celebrate tonight and already I'm looking forward to Imola.
It's a track I love and right now I feel like I can go for the win there."
Race classification WSS
Round: 10 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Circuit Length: 4265m
Lap Record: 1' 42.438 (Kevin Curtain, 2005)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 42.017 (Sebastien Charpentier, 2005)
Race: 23 Laps
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 K. Curtain Yamaha AUS 39'39.394
2 B. Parkes Yamaha AUS +2.578
3 F. Foret Honda FRA +12.033
4 K. Fujiwara Honda JPN +18.284
5 M. Fabrizio Honda ITA +25.996
6 S. Chambon Honda FRA +26.016
7 A. Corradi Ducati ITA +29.150
8 J. Stigefelt Honda SWE +32.326
9 T. Lauslehto Honda FIN +34.636
10 W. Daemen Honda BEL +35.957
11 A. Tode Honda GER +36.379
12 K. Andersen Kawasaki NOR +39.176
13 R. Harms Honda DNK +46.478
14 X. Fores Suzuki ESP +53.369
15 J. Jansen Suzuki NED +1'10.252
Championship standings WSS
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Sebastien Charpentier Honda FRA 210
2 Kevin Curtain Yamaha AUS 147
3 Katsuaki Fujiwara Honda JPN 140
4 Fabien Foret Honda FRA 126
5 Michel Fabrizio Honda ITA 109
6 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 89
7 Stephane Chambon Honda FRA 86
8 Xavi Fores Suzuki ESP 60
9 Tatu Lauslehto Honda FIN 56
10 Gianluca Nannelli Ducati ITA 56
11 Johan Stigefelt Honda SWE 40
12 Robbin Harms Honda DNK 34
13 Alessio Corradi Ducati ITA 34
14 Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 33
15 Craig Jones Honda GBR 18
Manufacturers standings WSS
Pos.Manufacturer Points
1 Honda 241
2 Yamaha 147
3 Ducati 85
4 Suzuki 73
5 Kawasaki 25
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup : Van Keymeulen takes debut win amid Lausitz drama
Round: 8 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Date: 11 September 2005
Crowd: 48500
Temp: 20ēC
Weather: Overnight Rain
Didier van Keymeulen took his first FIM Superstock 1000 Cup win in a dramatic
race that saw Yamaha Motor Germany team-mate Kenan Sofuoglu given a 20 second
penalty after cutting a corner on the final lap.
In spite of overnight rain and a wet morning warm-up, a dry line greeted the
riders for the 14 lap race which saw Sofuoglu lead the field from start to
finish. But after making a mistake under braking on the final lap Sofuoglu, cut
across the wet grass. The Turkish rider was able to rejoin ahead of his
team-mate and take what he though was his fourth victory of the season, only for
race officials to apply the penalty after the flag and deny the Yamaha Motor
Germany team a one-two finish at their home race. After the penalty Sofuoglu was
credited with sixth place in the final classification.
On his first visit to the circuit, Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni rider Massimo
Roccoli ended the day in the grass. The 20-year-old from Rimini spent the
opening laps battling to pass Riccardo Chiarello (Suzuki) for fourth place,
finally getting by on lap five but finding the leading trio out of reach. A
mistake on lap nine, when he out braked himself into turn one, saw him slip back
to seventh only to crash out on the infield section one lap later. Yamaha rider
Luca Scassa eventually finished second, ahead of Chiarello.
With two rounds remaining Sofuoglu now leads his team-mate by 137 points to 127.
Craig Coxhell (Suzuki) is third on 109, with Roccoli still mathematically able
to take the championship, 34 points behind Sofuoglu with just 50 available.
Didier van Keymeulen (Yamaha Motor Germany)
"It feels good to finally take that win! I would rather not have won it this
way, of course I would rather have crossed the line ahead of Kenan but he did
pull in across me when he joined so maybe the result is fair. During the race I
could see that Kenan was looking behind him so I kept the pressure on. I think
on the last lap he wanted to make a gap and that's when he made the mistake.
This is my new tactic! I never looked at my pit board throughout the race, I
just kept pushing as hard as I could and was able to take advantage of Kenan's
problem."
Kenan Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motor Germany)
"I believe that today fate did not want me to win this race. Ok, I made a
mistake but I think that the penalty was harsh as I did not gain an advantage: I
was half-a-second ahead of Didier when I made the mistake and when I rejoined
the track he was right behind me. At least I scored some points today and kept
the championship lead."
Massimo Roccoli (Lorenzini by Leoni)
"I made a bad start and then made the mistake at the first corner. This let two
riders through and I knew that I had to pass them and chase after the leaders,
but I pushed so hard that I lost the front. When I saw what happened to Sofuoglu
it was even more disappointing, as I should have closed the points difference to
him. Now I will go to the last two races thinking only of the race win. I know
both the circuits and I want to show everyone exactly what I am capable of
doing."
Race classification FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Round: 8 - Germany
Circuit: Lausitzring
Circuit Length: 4265m
Lap Record: 1' 42.612 (Kenan Sofuoglu, 2005)
Race: 14 Laps
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 D. Van Keymeulen Yamaha BEL 24'11.899
2 L. Scassa Yamaha ITA +9.153
3 R. Chiarello Suzuki ITA +16.200
4 A. Polita Suzuki ITA +16.700
5 C. Coxhell Suzuki AUS +16.745
6 K. Sofuoglu Yamaha TUR +19.452
7 E. Rocamora Suzuki ESP +26.963
8 A. Badovini MV Agusta ITA +26.999
9 R. Cooper Honda GBR +29.581
10 W. De Angelis Yamaha ITA +32.177
11 J. Mazuecos Yamaha ESP +36.210
12 E. Pasini Suzuki ITA +38.842
13 H. Gantner Yamaha CHE +44.544
14 P. Solli Yamaha NOR +46.165
15 M. Jerman Suzuki SVN +48.306
Fastest Race Lap:
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 K. Sofuoglu Yamaha TUR 1'42.612
Championship standings FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Pos.Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Kenan Sofuoglu Yamaha TUR 137
2 Didier Van Keymeulen Yamaha BEL 127
3 Craig Coxhell Suzuki AUS 109
4 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 103
5 Alessandro Polita Suzuki ITA 90
6 Riccardo Chiarello Suzuki ITA 82
7 Luca Scassa Yamaha ITA 58
8 William De Angelis Yamaha ITA 50
9 Alex Martinez Yamaha ESP 46
10 Ilario Dionsi Suzuki ITA 44
11 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta ITA 43
12 Enrique Rocamora Suzuki ESP 43
13 Richard Cooper Honda GBR 32
14 Vittorio Iannuzzo MV Agusta ITA 30
15 Denis Sacchetti Kawasaki ITA 22
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