Superbike Laverty?s double in the Monza Grand Prix

Superbike Laverty's double in the Monza Grand Prix

Dura lex sed lex. Biaggi throws to the wind already won a race that would allow him to reopen the championship. During the twelfth lap, the Aprilia rider made a mistake entering the first corner and having to reduce his speed is back on track. The Corsair probably did not know what had been announced Thursday afternoon during a briefing which was attended by all the drivers except him. In that case, the clerk of the course had informed riders that in the case of the variant was cut along the lanes have been specially prepared. Otherwise it would have been fined a ride trough. The law does not allow ignorance and Biaggi has thus lost a race he had dominated.

Returning to the track in eleventh place after the penalty, Max angrily reassembled until the eighth position by overcoming Carlos Checa finished tenth. Paddock during the show fans whistling Biaggi covered the three pilots on the podium and did well to calm them by saying that Fabrizio Biaggi was the winner of the race but it was not his fault he was stopped by the regulations. Melandri was buried instead of boos as he tried to say pretty much the same things.

Double victory for Laverty, therefore, that here in Monza has passed its test of maturity and success with these two rooms on the fifth place overall and is setting up with the right of the top riders in the category. The Irish have long struggled with his teammates in which dish went off opened the door that led to its second consecutive victory.

Equally attractive if a little harder the fight for third place between Haga and Fabrizio. Michel has a little forced entry to Japanese who then tried in every possible way to overcome his former team-mate but did not succeed. A prize to the determination of the work of Fabrizio and his team. Corser has finished fifth, the first of BMW drivers. The Bavarian house Badovini also an excellent place to sixth place. The other S1000RR, that of Haslam had fallen at the first corner of the race involving Rea and Smrz.

Checa has declared that if he had proposed to start from Monza with thirteen points would have signed immediately. Althea Spanish team also had a problem with his bike during the fall triggered by Haslam was damaged and lost oil. And good luck. What is your year? Checa square between the two Kawasaki Lascorz and Sykes preceding Xaus and Rolfo. Pedercini rider in race one was forced to retire in the second and took home a few points above his team-mate Fabrizio Lai Aitchison and concludes that his appearance in the championship with a deserved punticino.

A weekend that will have many laughs trough mainly due to the aftermath of Biaggi. But in fact, the chart tells us that Checa maintains its first place with 27 points from Biaggi, Melandri and 28. Nothing irreparable then the Aprilia rider but if he could win in race two would lead to just eleven points gap to Carlos that his smile and can not wait to leave for Salt Lake City

Rank
Monza – Superbike – Race 1

1. Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 31’09 .584
2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) 31’11 .159 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
3. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 31’12 .662
4. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 31’12 .839
5. Michel Fabrizio (Team Alstare Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 31’21 .396
6. Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 31’21 .955
7. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 31’22 .864
8. Leon Camier (Alitalia Aprilia Racing Team) 31’27 .003 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
9. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 31’27 .153
10. Jakub Smrz (Team Racing-Liberty Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 31’28 .004
11. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Superbike Team Italy) BMW S1000 RR 31’29 .615
12. Sylvain Guintoli (Effenbert-Liberty Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 31’29 .989
13. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) Kawasaki ZX-10R 31’36 .277
14. Maxime Berger (Supersonic Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 31’48 .013
15. Ruben Xaus (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 31’49 .748
16. Noriyuki Haga (PATA Aprilia Racing Team) 31’58 .665 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
17. Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 32’07 .514
18. Fabrizio Lai (Echo Company Sport Racing) Honda CBR1000RR 32’12 .623
RT. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) 15’45 .819 Kawasaki ZX-10R
RT. Roberto Rolfo (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 10’46 .955

Monza – Superbike – Race 2

1. Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 31’19 .948
2. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 31’20 .275
3. Michel Fabrizio (Team Alstare Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 31’22 .414
4. Noriyuki Haga (PATA Aprilia Racing Team) 31’22 .531 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
5. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR 31’24 .450
6. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Superbike Team Italy) BMW S1000 RR 31’30 .813
7. Sylvain Guintoli (Effenbert-Liberty Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 31’30 .986
8. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) 31’38 .672 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
9. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) 31’40 .041 Kawasaki ZX-10R
10. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 31’40 .324
11. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) Kawasaki ZX-10R 31’41 .059
12. Ruben Xaus (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR 31’48 .556
13. Roberto Rolfo (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 31’53 .407
14. Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 32’02 .758
15. Fabrizio Lai (Echo Company Sport Racing) Honda CBR1000RR 32’15 .707
RT. Maxime Berger (Supersonic Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 23’46 .643
RT. Leon Camier (Alitalia Aprilia Racing Team) 12’09 .427 Aprilia RSV4 Factory
RT. Jakub Smrz (Team Racing-Liberty Effenbert) Ducati 1098R 1’43 .023
RT. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) BMW S1000 RR?
RT. Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda) Honda CBR1000RR?

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/e2-QzLOv1Mw/Superbike+Laverty+double+Monza+Grand+Prix

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