Bayliss SBK World Champion for the Third Time
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) clinched the FIM Superbike World Championship for the third time today after finishing third in race 1 at Magny-Cours in front of 78,000 spectators.
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 Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) clinched the FIM Superbike World Championship for the third time today after finishing third in race 1 at Magny-Cours in front of 78,000 spectators. The Australian rider then celebrated his title in the best possible way by winning race 2. Victory in race 1 and second place in race 2 went to Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB), who moves into second place in the table, with just the final round at Portimao (Portugal) remaining on November 2. With today's results, Ducati also celebrates its fifteenth Manufacturers' title. Race 1 The race was dominated by Haga, with his third win in a row, the Japanese rider finishing 6" ahead of Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare), who had a good race to finish runner-up, and Bayliss, who stayed out of trouble to take the title. Fourth went to Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati), who came on strong towards the end. Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) was sixth, followed by Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), who faded with tyre problems after a good early part. Three laps from the end Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) crashed out while fighting for a podium place with Nieto and Bayliss, while Frenchman Régis Laconi took his PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki to a respectable eleventh place. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB): "It's a great result, the bike is working very well. During this weekend the weather was not so good but my team made a good set-up on the bike for me and I had a very comfortable feeling riding it. I want to say thanks to Yamaha, congratulations for Nieto and of course Troy for winning the title." Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare): "For sure it was a really hard race with these conditions, it was very cold on the track. I tried to push at the beginning on a full fuel tank, but I had a lot of problems. In the end I came past Troy, I didn't want to make him crash because he was fighting for the championship. I love this track and it's great to be on the podium again." Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox): "This last championship has been up and down the whole year, everyone has been fast but a little bit inconsistent and that made it easier for me. Half-way through the year we were very confident but it was a case of not losing the title rather than winning it. I did what I set out to do and win three titles on three different Ducati machines, so that's a great achievement. Finally it's done and I can go out and relax a bit more and see if I can win race 2!" Race 2 Bayliss and Haga thrashed out a duel for the entire second race, but two laps before the end the newly-crowned champion made his attack and went on to conclude a triumphant day with the win. Third place on the podium went to Corser, who also rode an attacking race, with Checa finishing fourth. There was a terrific scrap for fifth between Sterilgarda team-mates Ruben Xaus and Max Biaggi, with the Spaniard getting the edge in a sprint finish with the Italian. The second race was not so good for the Suzuki riders, with Yukio Kagayama, Nieto and Max Neukirchner finishing in that order behind Biaggi. Roberto Rolfo (Honda Althea) and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati RG) both finished in the points, but it was a race 2 to forget for Fabrizio, who only finished 14th. Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox): "It was a great race in the end, we made one change and put on a harder front tyre for the second race. The grip was similar but more consistent during the race. I was struggling on the exits to the tight corner, losing a bit to Nori, but it's always like this. You lose some and gain some. I gave it my all, there wasn't much to lose, I put three good laps together at the end and it was a great win." Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia): "In the last five laps my rear tyre started to go off and I could not open the gas, but Troy and I had a great fight. Once again a big thanks to the team, they did a great job all weekend." Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia): Starting from the third row meant that it was going to be a tough race for me, but I managed to get a good start and get through the first few laps. I had a bit of a tussle with Rolfo and Checa, and then when the rain started to come, I thought this is my chance to make up some time. I caught these guys but couldn't go any further. The front tyre was almost finished on the right side and I almost took Troy out. Shame I was so far back, but now we'll see if we can win one at the next round." World Superbikes – Magny Cours Race One Result Pos – Rider – Team - Time 1 - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 38'33.367 2 - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 38'39.590 3 - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 38'40.242 4 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 38'40.604 5 - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 38'42.292 6 - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 38'44.081 7 - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 38'49.543 8 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 38'56.028 9 - Kenan Sofuoglu - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. - 39'00.591 10 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 39'04.667 11 - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 39'08.925 12 - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 39'09.141 13 - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 39'09.445 14 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 39'09.656 15 - Chris Walker - Ventaxia VK Honda - 39'13.839 16 - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 39'13.864 17 - Martin Bauer - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 39'16.717 18 - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 39'27.630 19 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 39'27.749 20 - Ivan Silva - D.F. Racing - 39'27.880 Not Classified RT - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing - 37'47.399 RT - Christian Zaiser - Grillini PBR Team - 37'26.361 RT - Lorenzo Lanzi - R.G. Team - 37'43.423 RT - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 31'52.665 RT - David Checa - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 29'31.710 RT - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 27'06.450 RT - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 23'56.842 RT - Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini - 10'30.953 World Superbike – Magny Cours Race Two Result Pos – Rider – Team - Time 1 - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 38'33.579 2 - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 38'34.488 3 - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 38'36.545 4 - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 38'40.754 5 - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 38'46.401 6 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 38'46.583 7 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 38'52.455 8 - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 38'53.091 9 - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 38'53.206 10 - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 38'55.004 11 - Lorenzo Lanzi - R.G. Team - 38'58.712 12 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 39'04.117 13 - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing - 39'08.913 14 - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 39'12.032 15 - Chris Walker - Ventaxia VK Honda - 39'13.587 16 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 39'14.381 17 - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 39'20.520 18 - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 39'23.751 19 - Kenan Sofuoglu - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. - 39'32.195 20 - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 39'34.001 21 - Ivan Silva - D.F. Racing - 39'36.431 22 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 39'54.957 23 - Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini - 40'05.868 Not Classified RT - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 37'31.013 RT - Christian Zaiser - Grillini PBR Team - 28'55.945 RT - David Checa - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 17'02.248 RT - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 6'57.907 RT - Martin Bauer - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 5'09.983 Championship Points after race one 1 - T. Bayliss - 410 - 2008 World Superbike Champion 2 - N. Haga - 325 3 - T. Corser - 316 4 - M. Neukirchner - 298 5 - C. Checa - 284 6 - M. Biaggi - 235 7 - F. Nieto - 234 8 - M. Fabrizio - 203 9 - R. Kiyonari - 193 10 - R. Xaus - 171
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