Bayliss and Kiyonari Share the Honours in Donington
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) powered to the two wins in the eleventh round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship, which was held in front of 45,000 spectators at Donington Park

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Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) powered to the two wins in the eleventh round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship, which was held in front of 45,000 spectators at Donington Park. In difficult track and weather conditions, the Australian won the first race, but then crashed out in the second, leaving his Japanese rival to take his third win of the year. Race 1 Bayliss's chief rivals for the title were all eliminated and the Australian went on to break his jinx at the Leicestershire track. The race was interrupted for the first time when Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) deposited oil on the track, while Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki), Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Kiyonari crashed out. The second podium slot went to British wild-card Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) ahead of Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati), who moved onto the podium after team-mate Ruben Xaus had crashed after the red flags had been brought out for rain. Gregorio Lavilla (VentAxia Honda) had a good run to finish fourth ahead of Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki Alstare) and Jakub Smrz (Guandalini Ducati), while Roberto Rolfo (Althea Honda) missed a chance for a good result when he crashed out of fourth overall and Corser notched up his sixth crash of the weekend. Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox): "I've been coming to Donington since 1998 and so am pretty happy with that race win. All weekend everything has been going great, we've had mixed conditions but we've been strong in both dry and wet. I was basically racing my lapboard the whole time because of the aggregate time and could have settled for second but I haven't won here before and so really wanted the win." Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki): "I was a bit disappointed they stopped the first part because I felt my pace was a bit stronger than Troy's. In the second part the bike got off the line well, but then I made a mistake and misread one of the flags and also had a moment. But Troy was too quick today, he broke me with his fast laps so congratulations to him." Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati): "I was already in the pit taking off my leathers and someone from the organization called me onto the podium so it was a bit of a surprise for me to take third place. My team made a very good change between the two parts and actually everything was very good, we made a good job." Race 2 Kiyonari was back at the front in the second race after his crash in race 1. The Honda rider took his third win of the season, holding off a late surge from Cal Crutchlow (HM Plant Honda). The final podium slot went to a battered and bruised Corser, who finished his difficult weekend with a gutsy third place. James Ellison (Hydrex Bike Animal Honda) was fourth, ahead of Italians Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) and Biaggi. The race was held in the pouring rain, and the tricky conditions caught out Bayliss (Ducati), who crashed while in second place. Race 2 was again disappointing for Neukirchner and Checa, while Haga was black-flagged for not coming in for a ride-through penalty. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda): "It was very difficult for me, the race was hard and I made a few mistakes because I pushed very hard. At the start of the race it was just too wet, which made things even more difficult, but I had a good setting and a good machine. The last ten laps were even tougher because Cal was getting closer and closer all the time!" Cal Crutchlow (HM Plant Honda): "We thought maybe in the dry we would have the advantage because we had a race here before, but it's a fantastic result for myself and the team, we've both put a lot of effort in this weekend. To come out in the second race after having a technical problem in race 1 is fantastic, all credit to our guys, but I'd like to dedicate that result to Jonesy." Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB): "This is one of the toughest weekends we've had, the conditions out here were quite slippery in practice, qualifying and the races. I had six highsides before the first race and another one there, so I'm pretty sore. But thanks to the guys, they've done a great job repairing the bike and getting it back on the track." World Superbike – Donington Park Race 1 Result Pos – Rider –Team - Time 1 - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 29'55.384 2 - Tom Sykes - Rizla Suzuki - 29'56.650 3 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 30'24.020 4 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 30'28.950 5 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 30'31.350 6 - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing - 30'31.418 7 - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 30'31.826 8 - Leon Haslam - HM Plant Honda - 30'37.017 9 - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 30'37.459 10 - James Ellison - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 30'38.860 11 - David Checa - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 31'07.962 12 - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 31'08.531 13 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 31'30.048 14 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 31'52.110 Not Classified RT - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 30'17.415 RT - Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini - 31'22.642 RT - Christian Zaiser - Grillini PBR Team - 32'40.791 RT - Lorenzo Lanzi - R.G. Team - 23'25.953 RT - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 19'29.237 RT - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 16'27.064 RT - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 14'30.076 RT - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 14'59.817 RT - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 15'00.515 RT - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 15'11.842 RT - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 10'07.128 RT - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 8'16.991 RT - Chris Walker - Ventaxia VK Honda - 8'18.747 RT - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 11'49.600 RT - Matt Lynn - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 5'19.204 RT - Luca Morelli - D.F. Racing - 5'22.141 RT - Cal Crutchlow - HM Plant Honda - 3'33.674 RT - Ryuichi Kiyonari - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 1'41.547 RT - Kenan Sofuoglu - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. - 1'48.448 World Superbike – Donington Park Race 2 Result Pos – Rider –Team - Time 1 - Ryuichi Kiyonari - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 40'26.508 2 - Cal Crutchlow - HM Plant Honda - 40'28.769 3 - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 40'36.235 4 - James Ellison - Hydrex Bike Animal Honda - 40'46.735 5 - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 40'53.983 6 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 40'54.559 7 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 40'57.430 8 - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 41'04.861 9 - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 41'16.704 10 - Tom Sykes - Rizla Suzuki - 41'23.854 11 - Lorenzo Lanzi - R.G. Team - 41'29.601 12 - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing - 41'33.205 13 - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 41'34.565 14 - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 41'41.784 15 - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 42'05.356 16 - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 40'42.704 17 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 41'23.990 18 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 41'31.559 19 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 42'06.894 Not Classifide RT - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 38'28.197 RT - Leon Haslam - HM Plant Honda - 35'27.264 RT - David Checa - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 33'08.478 RT - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 33'11.044 RT - Matt Lynn - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 34'21.857 RT - Chris Walker - Ventaxia VK Honda - 29'36.496 RT - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 22'33.616 RT - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 16'44.620 RT - Christian Zaiser - Grillini PBR Team - 14'25.460 RT - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 11'39.287 RT - Luca Morelli - D.F. Racing - 6'29.925 RT - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 4'07.676 RT - Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini - 4'19.639 Championship Points after race two 1 - T. Bayliss - 359 2 - T. Corser - 258 3 - M. Neukirchner - 254 4 - C. Checa - 240 5 - N. Haga - 230 6 - F. Nieto - 192 7 - M. Biaggi - 192 8 - R. Kiyonari - 190 9 - M. Fabrizio - 172 10 - R. Xaus - 156
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