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Rea on the podium race two

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Monday, 08 October 2012 09:19
The FIM Superbike World Championship has now delivered Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) 29 career podiums in 98 individual career races after he finished second in race two today, making up for the disappointment of crashing out of race one while leading, and then limping home to finish 13th. Rea completed his latest SBK season in overall fifth place, with two race wins to his credit. He was only nine points from a top four finish in the points table.

The 25-year-old rider from Northern Ireland, who has combined MotoGP duties with his full-time SBK commitments, recently was going through his fifth consecutive race weekend at the SBK season finale. He fell in the first 23-lap race at the 4.411Km Magny-Cours circuit in wet and very slippery conditions that saw many top riders fall or run wide. He was lapping two seconds faster than his closest rivals for some time, but fell on lap 13 when his rear snapped out while he was almost upright. He was lucky to walk away with just bashes and bruises and was all ready to start race two.

He was glad he did when he ran eventual race two winner Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) a close second.
Sylvain Guintoli had won race one, in wet conditions on his privateer Ducati. In the championship Max Biaggi (Aprilia) won his second SBK title by finishing fifth in race two, winning the crown by an impossibly small margin of 0.5 points over Sykes. This was the closest ever finish in SBK’s 25 year history.

Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) qualified 18th at Magny-Cours and completed his rookie season in the same 18th place overall. He was a retiree in the first wet race today, but 14th and in the points in race two, in largely dry conditions.

CLUZEL’S WIN GIVES HONDA THE MANUFACTURERS’ TITLE

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) made the break at the front of the field in the FIM Supersport World Championship race at Magny-Cours that proved eventually decisive, finally winning his home race by1.591 seconds from a chasing Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda). Cluzel finishes the season second overall and Lowes is back up to third.

The combined efforts of many Honda riders gave the Manufacturers’ Title to Honda, for the ninth time.

After two dry days of practice a wet warm-up was the only chance the WSS riders had to put good settings in their machines. Some succeeded and some did not, with fortunes changing for many riders on the final raceday of the 13-round 2012 season.

New champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) was third over the line in today’s race, but was finally penalised back the fourth after colliding with eventual podium finisher Dan Linfoot (Kawasaki) and knocking him off.

Held in damp yet slowly drying conditions the 22-lap race was a tricky one for all and particularly for Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) who raced with a rear tyre that had too much pressure in it. Despite starting from pole he dropped back to pit and then get going again and finished 27th. Parkes is fifth in the final points table.

South African riders Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda) and Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda) had very different fortunes today, with Sholtz having his personal best race of the year in seventh after qualifying 16th, but Quarmby was fighting rear grip issues to go 26th. In the championship Quarmby finished eighth, Scholtz a much-improved 16th.

Roberto Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda) was 25th in the tricky conditions,p but overall he was 12th in the final rankings, the fifth Honda overall. Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) returned to form and was ninth, placing him 13th overall despite only competing in a few races this year.
He had been an impressive sixth in qualifying.

Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth Honda) was one place behind his team-mate Balazs Nemeth (Racing Team Toth Honda) in France, with Nemeth 12th and Toth 13th. They were the last Honda riders in the points today.

Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda) finished his season 18th in the order in France and 40th overall in points. Danilo Marrancone (Kuja Racing
Honda) had a DNF at Magny-Cours.

Miguel Praia (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) went 22nd today and Valentin Debise (SMS Racing Honda) retired.


HONDA RIDER COMMENTS:

Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team):
Race result: 13th / 2nd Championship position: 5th
“I needed some wings in race one because I really
got caught out by the conditions and had a
highside. My team gave me a really good bike to
ride this weekend in the dry and in the wet, so I
felt like such an amateur when I ended up in the
gravel, because even when I picked the bike up I
was still in the lead. So I felt for the guys in
the team. In race two I did my best and was not
so aggressive in the beginning, but later on I
was able to bridge the gap back to the front. To
be honest Tom Sykes never made any mistakes and
did a superb job in race two. I am really happy
to be part of this championship this year because
it has been up and down for everybody, not just
me, and it has excited me that so many different riders could win races.”

Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team):
Race result: DNF / 14th Championship position: 18th
“My last race was also a tough one in the
championship season. It was not such an easy
racetrack here as well, and we also had some
issues with the shaking of the bike and grip
problems. It was a nice experience for me to race
in Superbike in 2012 and it was a new challenge
for me. It did not work very well sometimes and I
suffered sometimes, but I have to thanks to the
team because they worked very hard to solve the
problems. Also big thanks to the sponsors and everyone around the team.”

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda):
Race result: 1st Championship position: 2nd
“I am really happy. I have won at home. I had
nothing to prove today as the Championship was
already finished so I just tried to enjoy myself.
This morning my feeling with the bike was bad,
but my PTR team did a great job with my bike so I
was able to lead and control the race. It was
great with my family and friends here. Thanks to
my PTR team, it has been a great year for me. I
finished the season strong. I need to learn more
about the first five races for next year.”

Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda):
Race result: 2nd Championship position: 3rd
“The conditions were not perfect, but I knew we
had a good chance this weekend because I was
quietly working for the race. We've been a little
bit unlucky with the weather today as I had a
really good pace in the dry, but the team did an
awesome job and again gave me a great bike for
the wet today. I'm very happy to get second in
the race and third in the championship. Thanks to
the team, as the whole squad worked fantastic all
year long. We didn't quite do the job we wanted
to do this year, but we've managed to get third
in the championship and I'm happy with that."

Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda):
Race result: 27th Championship position: 5th
“I got a good start and I had felt very confident
in the warm-up in the rain. Kenan Sofuoglu passed
me early on and in the early laps in the first
corners it just kept losing the rear and spinning
up. I thought I may be just because it was the
first lap, but it was so bad I could not ride it,
then I started to go back, back and back. I
pulled in and I think there was the wrong
pressure in the rear tyre. Then I went back out again to finish the race.”

Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda):
Race result: 26th Championship position: 8th
“I was really going for it in the race; I felt
good. Then I had a big moment going into a corner
and ran off the track. I got back on track, but
lost confidence - the conditions were very
difficult with the track wet and dry and I felt I
had little grip. I am pleased to finish eighth in
the World Championship, my best ever result.”

Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda):
Race result: 7th Championship position: 16th
“My start wasn't very good and I didn't have a
lot of feeling. I was sliding a lot and dropped
down to around 19th. After a few laps I got the
feeling back and started to make my way up. I got
up to eighth and Talmacsi was quite far in front,
but I managed to catch and pass him to get my
best result of the season. I'm very happy with
how we've ended the year. The first half of the
season wasn't very good for me but I got to
finish better in the second half, with a few top
ten results and now seventh today.”

Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda):
Race result: 9th Championship position: 13th
“I was expecting a little bit better, but the
tyre dropped down so quickly and our set-up was
not the best for the wet in general. But, anyway,
eight times I have started races and eight times
we have taken points, which is good, and I hope
that next year we can expect more.”

Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda):
Race result: 22nd Championship position: 40th
“I went backwards on the first four laps when it
was still wet and I had no confidence. As the
track dried I came back quite strong and made up
a lot of places and set good lap times. I learned
a lot this year and enjoyed riding in WSS, it is
a great class and I've enjoyed being part of this paddock.”

Miguel Praia (Bogdanka Honda PTR):
Race result: 22nd Championship Position: N/A
"The conditions were really tricky today. I
dropped towards the back of the pack at the start
but got the feeling and started making my way up.
In the end, I've finished in 22nd which wasn't
what I was hoping for, but considering how tricky
the conditions were today, it's good to be at the
finish and it's an OK result."


RESULTS

SUPERSPORT
RACE : (Laps 22 = 97,042 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / J. CLUZEL / FRA / PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 42'20.985
2 / S. LOWES / GBR / Bogdanka PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 1.591
3 / D. LINFOOT / GBR / MSD R-N Racing Team India / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 27.615
4 / K. SOFUOGLU / TUR / Kawasaki Lorenzini / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 27.854
5 / F. FORET / FRA / Kawasaki Intermoto Step / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 31.601
6 / A. BALDOLINI / ITA / Power Team by Suriano / Triumph Daytona 675 / 46.745
7 / M. SCHOLTZ / RSA / Bogdanka PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 50.82
8 / A. ANTONELLI / ITA / Bike Service R.T. / Yamaha YZF R6 / 50.934
9 / G. TALMACSI / HUN / PRORACE / Honda CBR600RR / 53.09
10 / J. METCHER / AUS / Rivamoto Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R6 / 55.664
11 / F. MARINO / FRA / MSD R-N Racing Team India / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 57.222
12 / B. NEMETH / HUN / Racing Team Toth / Honda CBR600RR / 58.375
13 / I. TOTH / HUN / Racing Team Toth / Honda CBR600RR / 1'00.363
14 / S. MORAIS / RSA / Kawasaki Lorenzini / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 1'16.824
15 / M. ROCCOLI / ITA / Team PATA by Martini / Yamaha YZF R6 / 1'17.175

Fastest Lap: 19° Kenan Sofuoglu 1'51.861 141,958 Km/h
Lap Record: 2009 C. Crutchlow 1'41.407 156,590 Km/h
Best Lap: 2009 C. Crutchlow 1'40.980 157,250 Km/h

FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS:
1 SOFUOGLU 231, 2 CLUZEL 210, 3 LOWES 172, 4 FORET 171, 5 PARKES 135,
6 MORAIS 96, 7 BALDOLINI 96, 8 QUARMBY 84, 9 IANNUZZO 60, 10 ANTONELLI 60,
11 LEONOV 52, 12 TAMBURINI 50, 13 TALMACSI 44, 14 METCHER 40, 15 ROCCOLI 30.

FINAL MANUFACTURER STANDINGS:
1 HONDA 287, 2 KAWASAKI 273, 3 TRIUMPH 125, 4 YAMAHA 110, 5 SUZUKI 6.



SUPERBIKE
RACE1: (Laps 23 = 101,453 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 44'06.299
2 / M. MELANDRI / ITA / BMW Motorrad Motorsport / BMW S1000 RR / 6.127
3 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 16.595
4 / M. BERGER / FRA / Red Devils Roma / Ducati 1098R / 21.857
5 / L. HASLAM / GBR / BMW Motorrad Motorsport / BMW S1000 RR / 25.149
6 / A. BADOVINI / ITA / BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet / BMW S1000 RR / 32.778
7 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 34.311
8 / D. GIUGLIANO / ITA / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 47.269
9 / C. CORTI / ITA / Team Pedercini / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 49.72
10 / L. BAZ / FRA / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 50.192
11 / N. BRIGNOLA / ITA / Grillini Progea Superbike Team / BMW S1000 RR / 1 Lap
12 / M. FABRIZIO / ITA / BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet / BMW S1000 RR / 2 Laps
13 / J. REA / GBR / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 5 Laps

Fastest Lap: 17° Sylvain Guintoli 1'53.143 140,350 Km/h
Lap Record: 2009 N. Haga 1'38.619 161,020 Km/h
Best Lap: 2012 T. Sykes 1'36.950 163,790 Km/h


RACE2: (Laps 23 = 101,453 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 38'15.725
2 / J. REA / GBR / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 1.354
3 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 2.393
4 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 13.122
5 / M. BIAGGI / ITA / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 13.955
6 / D. GIUGLIANO / ITA / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 18.229
7 / C. CHECA / ESP / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 18.43
8 / C. DAVIES / GBR / ParkinGO MTC Racing / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 26.648
9 / A. BADOVINI / ITA / BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet / BMW S1000 RR / 33.809
10 / L. CAMIER / GBR / FIXI Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 37.217
11 / M. BERGER / FRA / Red Devils Roma / Ducati 1098R / 38.871
12 / C. CORTI / ITA / Team Pedercini / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 55.714
13 / L. ZANETTI / ITA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 57.621
14 / H. AOYAMA / JPN / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 1'05.487
15 / N. BRIGNOLA / ITA / Grillini Progea Superbike Team / BMW S1000 RR / 1 Lap

Fastest Lap: 5° Davide Giugliano 1'39.237 160,017 Km/h
Lap Record: 2009 N. Haga 1'38.619 161,020 Km/h
Best Lap: 2012 T. Sykes 1'36.950 163,790 Km/h

FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS:
1 BIAGGI 358, 2 SYKES 357.5, 3 MELANDRI 328.5, 4 CHECA 287.5, 5 REA 278.5,
6 LAVERTY 263.5, 7 GUINTOLI 213.5, 8 HASLAM 200,
9 DAVIES 164.5, 10 GIUGLIANO 143,
11 FABRIZIO 137.5, 12 BADOVINI 133, 13 BAZ 122, 14 CAMIER 115.5, 15 SMRZ 92.5.

FINAL MANUFACTURER STANDINGS:
1 APRILIA 444.5, 2 BMW 421, 3 DUCATI 416, 4 KAWASAKI 397.5, 5 HONDA 293.5,
6 SUZUKI 136.5.

Article source: Honda Pro Images 
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