Haga wins German Superbike motorcycle racing series
The Staff of Clutch and Chrome
June 16th 2008
A technical end
to the German edition of the World Superbike championship
motorcycle racing series gave Noriyuki Haga a win which
added up to a double victory.
A battle on
the track between Noriyuki Haga and teammate Troy Corser was
brought to an end by red flags called for rain. Corser was
leading the second race but with the count-back rule the
race was deemed finished after lap 15, where Haga was ahead
of the Australian.
The win was significant after Haga broke his collarbone two
weeks ago.
The double win takes Haga's championship points tally to 172
and leaves him 55 shy of leader Troy Bayliss who came second
in race one and fourth in the second outing after making
mistakes in both legs.
Race one results:
1 Noriyuki Haga, Japan, Yamaha, 39 minutes, 19.427 seconds
2 Troy Bayliss, Australia, Ducati, 2.025 seconds back
3 Max Neukirchner, Germany, Suzuki, 2.792.
4 Troy Corser, Australia, Yamaha, 5.458
5 Carlos Checa, Spain, Honda, 10.225
6 Ruben Xaus, Spain, Ducati, 10.462
7 Michel Fabrizio, Italy, Ducati, 17.018
8 Fonsi Nieto, Spain, Suzuki, 20.520
9 Makoto Tamada, Japan, Kawasaki, 21.162
10 Karl Muggeridge, Australia, Honda, 22.650.
Race two results:
1 Noriyuki Haga, Japan, Yamaha, 27:26.594
2 Troy Corser, Australia, Yamaha, 0.150.
3 Max Neukirchner, Germany, Suzuki, 5.316
4 Troy Bayliss, Australia, Ducati, 7.651
5 Carlos Checa, Spain, Honda, 7.951
6 Michel Fabrizio, Italy, Ducati, 9.027
7 Max Biaggi, Italy, Ducati, 9.420
8 Ruben Xaus, Spain, Ducati, 9.916
9 Fonsi Nieto, Spain, Suzuki, 12.862
10 Regis Laconi, France, Kawasaki, 13.559.
Rider standings
(after 7 of 14 rounds):
1 Troy Bayliss, Australia, Ducati, 227 points
2 Carlos Checa, Spain, Honda, 188
3 Max Neukirchner, Germany, Suzuki, 176
4 Noriyuki Haga, Japan, Yamaha, 172
5 Troy Corser, Australia, Yamaha, 154
6 Fonsi Nieto, Spain, Suzuki, 141
7 Ruben Xaus, Spain, Ducati, 110
8 Michel Fabrizio, Italy, Ducati, 106
9 Max Biaggi, Italy, Ducati, 97
10 Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan, Honda, 89. |
