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FIM SUPERBIKE / SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 12 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY PREVIEW

MULTITASKING REA ALL SET FOR FINAL FEW SBK ROUNDS

Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) will have a busy time in the forthcoming final three rounds of the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship over the next month or so, but he has already started down the road of MotoGP testing for the official Repsol Honda team.

His immediate focus after the completion of an ongoing MotoGP test at Motorland Aragon in Spain is the 12th round of the Superbike World Championship, which begins with free practice and first qualifying on Friday September 7 at the famous Nürburgring circuit in Germany.

The 5.137Km long track, which sits high in the Eifel Mountains not far from the borders of the Benelux countries, is now a firm favourite with the stars of SBK racing. It is a particular favourite of Rea’s given that he has won a race there in 2010, and it was the scene of a positive comeback from injury last year.

Rea is now on a total of 212.5 championship points, 96 from the new championship leader Marco Melandri (BMW) with three rounds left. Jonathan is in fifth place overall, 21-points behind Carlos Checa (Ducati), but 32.5 points ahead of Leon Haslam (BMW).

For Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) the Nürburgring is yet another new track for the Japanese former 250cc GP champion to face. Some competitive showings in testing and practice for the previous round in Russia could not be converted into top ten finishes on raceday, but Aoyama was unlucky not to score points in race two.

Once more Hiroshi’s primary aim is to get into the top 16 after regular qualifying and then progress through the three stages of Superpole.
In the championship standings he is 18th, on 44.5 points.

CLUZEL AND LOWES ALL OUT FOR RACE WIN IN GERMANY

The 2012 FIM Supersport World Championship has three more rounds to run, the first being at the world famous Nürburgring in Germany this coming weekend. For Honda’s two top runners, Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) and Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR
Honda) the task ahead of each of them until the end of the championship may be a tough one, but it is one that gives each of them a clear aim.

With championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu 33 points ahead of Cluzel and 35 ahead of Lowes each Honda rider has to aim to win all three races now, starting off at the iconic Nürburgring circuit this weekend.

Lowes and Cluzel have been adept at finding their way to winners’ circle this year, with the Frenchman taking victories in Monza and Silverstone; Lowes winning at Donington and Aragon. Cluzel has five podiums in total, Lowes the same number.

Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products) is yet to score a race win 2012, but he has found his way into the top three on three occasions so far. He sits fifth overall on 109 points, with a burning desire to take more podium finishes and if possible a valuable race win.

The previous round in Russia was a blip on the upward slope of the progress of Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda), but he is looking to reset himself this weekend and find positive outcomes from the final three races to move up from his current seventh place ranking.

Talented Italian rider Roberto Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda) is still tenth on the championship rankings, looking for his first podium of the year, after two season-best finishes of fourth so far.

Hungarian star Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) has made rapid progress since joining the Supersport championship, claiming eighth last time out in Russia. He is 14th in the rankings despite missing the first five rounds of the year.

Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth Honda) and his team-mate Balazs Nemeth have found little good fortune in the most recent rounds and thus Toth sits 19th and Nemeth 23rd in the rankings, despite some good early showings.

Rookie rider Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda) hopes he has recovered from a run of punishing no-scores thanks to his most recent results of 11th and tenth place finishes. He has now moved up the table to 24th, into the double-digit point scores. Valentin Debise (SMS Honda) is looking for points once more to move him back towards the top 20.

Martin Jessop (Riders PTR Honda) has found the transition from riding a BSB machine in 2011 to a WSS machine in 2012 a tricky one, but he is positive about his approach to the next round, and his chances of scoring points again.
Recovering Polish racing star Pawel Szkopek is scheduled to make another comeback ride on his Bogdanka Honda PTR machine in Germany.

HONDA RIDER COMMENTS

Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team):
"I have been busy enough after the Moscow race with some MotoGP testing, but I did get some rest in at home. It is going to be a busy couple of weeks for me. I do not think that my MotoGP testing is going to hurt my Germany Superbike weekend at all. Having sampled those GP bikes I think it will be an easier transition to go back to Superbike. It is a case of my brain feels a little bit like an ECU right now; after I finish one I have to re-programme it again to cope with the other. Nürburgring is where I made my comeback last year after being injured. It is a track that has been good to me in the past. I like the circuit, the layout of it, and it is a track that can be affected by weather. I am hoping that the weather is positive and we can have a good safe weekend."

Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team):
"Another new track for me and it is a very famous one in Europe. I am looking forward to riding it, very excited by it. I know it is not the long circuit, but the small one. I understand that last year it was raining, so I also have to think of that. I think we found some good things in testing and practice in the previous round in Russia. I am sure the first day will be tough for me in Germany, but then we should get better and then we need to get up to the same speed as the others. Our pace in Russia was often quite good so we will continue in the work in the same direction with the machine."

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda):
"I have never been to the Nürburgring. Like in the last races, I want to try to do my best, to be at the front, beat Kenan and continue my good form. Everything now is clear. I know the PTR team better and my crew chief - we have more experience together to improve the bike and work for the weekend. Also I know my PTR race bike better. When I started the first race it was all last minute, but now I am much more comfortable.
I need to be on the front and do well and then something can happen. Every time I have had to learn a new circuit we have had a good weekend so I hope we can continue like this."

Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda):
"I am OK now after Russia. It was one of those things and I just made a mistake. I love Germany and I really enjoyed it last year. The pressure is off me now. I can just go there and focus on enjoying riding my bike and winning races. To be fair the last three tracks are very good for me, some of my strongest anyway. We had good pace in Russia and if I had not jump-started we would have been there. I feel good that we can go there and get riding all-out now. It would be better to be in Kenan’s position, but I am not. But it is not over yet. If we win the next two races then it has to go to the last race anyway, so that is what I am focused on doing."

Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda):
"Three more races and thee more chances to go for a win. That is the plan now, to try and win a race before the end of the year. Last race we just made a mistake with the tyre choice. We had a good pace all weekend, so that was a bit unfortunate. All three tracks we are coming to are good tracks for me and normally I finish strongly, so hopefully we can win a race before the end of the year. Nothing to lose and a lot to gain because I can still realistically be in the top three in the championship, so that is the goal."

Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda):
"I have been working on my fitness and maybe at some other rounds I have put my expectations too high and been trying way too hard. I really enjoy Germany as it has fast and flowing corners so I am going there with a clear head and ride to have some fun, and maybe a good result will come from that. I am excited and want to get back riding. I am not putting my expectations too high, but I want to enjoy my riding and the success will follow."

Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda):
“I am looking forward to the race in Germany although I do not know this track as I have never been there. I hope to learn it quickly and take a good result and to help with this I am going there a day early to ride my bicycle and learn the layout. My bike should be good at every track so I am looking forward to this weekend.”

Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda):
“This is a new track for me and I've been looking forward to going to it. It is up and down and there is massive history, which I like. I was riding the bike a lot different to normal at the last round and want to pick up from where we left off. Sam (Lowes) is coming over with me this time and I hope he can show me the way round the circuit the day before and I can start in a better position straight away."

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FIM SUPERBIKE / SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 12 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 NURBURGRING, GERMANY

Weather: Dry and sunny
Temperature: Ambient 24/25 degrees C / Track 35/47 degrees C
Attendance: 46,000

REA FOURTH IN RACE TWO AS AOYAMA TAKES A TOP TEN

FIM Superbike World Championship competitor Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) left the Nürburgring circuit in Germany with one fourth place race finish to his credit and fifth place overall in the championship fight.

Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team) recorded a tenth place in race one and was the top Honda rider after Rea had fallen early in the race while pushing in the front group. Hiroshi also scored a point for 15th in race two. Hiroshi is 18th in the championship rankings, on 51.5 points.

Max Biaggi and Chaz Davies (both Aprilia) won the races in Germany, with Biaggi back in the overall lead on 318 points. Double faller in Germany Marco Melandri (BMW) has an unchanged 308.5 in second place and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) is on 291.5 in third. Carlos Checa is fourth overall on 247.5 points and Rea is just behind on 225.5.

In qualifying Rea was had been fifth on the grid after superpole while Aoyama had been 19th in qualifying. Track conditions were dry and warm all weekend, for one of the very few times in the 2012 season so far.

Rea looked set for two good results in Germany until he became one of many top riders to lose the front at this tricky 5.137Km circuit while negotiating turn six of lap three during the opening race. In race two Rea had to fight hard with Eugene Laverty (Aprilia) for the second weekend in succession, before dropping back to finish a couple of seconds from a podium finish.

The next race is at a modern classic of circuit design, Portimao in Portugal, on September 23.

CLUZEL FIGHTS ALL THE WAY FOR PODIUM FINISH

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) was unable to convert his fifth pole position of the season into a race win, but came very close to it in his pursuit of eventual race winner Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) at the Nürburgring.

Cluzel was in the hunt for the victory in the 19-lap race, for the whole race distance, but only a couple of small errors late on, and the relentless push of Sofuoglu, stopped Jules from making a last lap passing attempt. Jules was only
0.541 seconds down at the flag and is still second in the championship itself. He trails Sofuoglu by 38 points with two rounds remaining and is now the only rider still capable of overhauling the Turkish rider before the season end. The final podium place went to Fabien Foret (Kawasaki) today.

Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda) rode to a lonely fourth place after some fast early laps. He could not keep in contention with the leading group as the race timed out and rode on his own to score as many points as possible.

Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) fell while fighting to stay in the podium positions. He had also fallen in warm-up this morning, but he restarted in the race to finish an eventual 13th, after Russian rider Vladimir Leonov (Yamaha) was disqualified from fifth, and all the riders behind him moved up one place. Lowes dropped to fourth in the points today, on 141.

Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda) was once more in the fight at the sharp end, trailing the leading group for some time at the beginning. He finished sixth; his best single result to date and is 13th in the rankings.

Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda) was ninth, one up on his original finishing place, after a race spent fighting an imperfect set-up.

No other Honda riders scored points today, but single-race stand-in rider for the Bogdanka Honda PTR team, Miguel Praia, was close to it, in 16th place. Balazs Nemeth (Racing Team Toth Honda), Dino Lombardi (Team Lorini Honda), Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda) and Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth Honda) finished in that order behind Praia.

Danilo Marrancone (Kuja Racing Honda) was 22nd, Luca Hansen (SMS Racing Honda) 23rd. Roberto Tamburini (Lorini Honda) and Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda) both fell and no-scored today.

HONDA RIDER COMMENTS:

Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team):
Race result: DNF / 4th Championship position: 5th “It’s been frustrating again because we had top five pace for race one, but looking at the data, I made a mistake in the corner before the crash.
I arrived at a slower speed, but I was carrying a bit more lean angle than on the previous lap. It was a strange crash, but it was a mistake. Race two was OK at the beginning and we were fortunate that two of the front guys crashed out, which gifted us a couple of positions. But we still need to work on the throttle connection and the rideability of the bike off the corner because chassis-wise we’re almost in the ballpark at every race. But getting off the corner, especially when the tyre drops, is our biggest problem and that affects our top speed. It’s been a positive weekend for my riding and the guys are working really hard in the box but, like the previous few rounds, we haven’t been able to convert it into two solid results, so that’s frustrating. Today wasn’t helped by the fact that I spent more time in the bathroom last night than in bed after picking up a stomach complaint, so I didn’t start the day in a good way. But I felt much stronger for race two.”

Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike Team):
Race result: 10th / 15th Championship position: 18th “In the first race we still had the same problem that we’ve had all season, which is out of the corner I cannot open the throttle as I want. The race was critical for the front, as well, and I didn’t have such a good feeling here. But maybe there was another problem because many riders crash on the front. It was difficult and we managed to finish the race in tenth. For race two, the conditions were different and the grip levels went down. I had a big problem out of the corners and I could not go faster than this morning. I struggled a bit, but this was my first race at the Nürburgring and we improved in every session. In the end, we could not reach our potential, but we have some data so I hope we can find some new solutions for the next race in Portugal, which will be another new track for me.”

Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda):
Race result: 2nd Championship position: 2nd “I am happy for second place in the championship and I was able to enjoy the race. I was able to pass Sofuoglu, but I did two mistakes in the last two laps and it was too much to try and make up to be in a position to pass him on the last corner. I had a great bike I just lost time in the first split, and then came back in the last sectors. I could have passed him, but I finished second, so obviously I am a little bit disappointed. The track was not easy, but very enjoyable. It was my first time here and it was possible to win the race.”

Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda):
Race result: 14th Championship position: 4th “All weekend we have been having a few little issues. Not big, but just missing that last little bit. For the race it was the best it had been all weekend. I had lots of problems in the rear, but not many on the front. I made on mistake and it costs me. It has been a difficult weekend for me and I hurt my arm when I fell this morning, but I felt I was in with a shout. I have two races to go, the next one at Portimao, which is a track I love, so I will be going there to ride hard.”

Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Racing Products Honda):
Race result: 4th Championship position: 5th “I was hoping to run with the front guys. I got a good start and went with them, but it was difficult to say up front and I was just missing something. I could not stay up front mostly in needing a little bit of punch out of corners. I dropped back and then it was just a lonely race.
I pushed my limits to see what I could do but unfortunately we could not be at the front, which is where we want to be.”

Gabor Talmacsi (PRORACE Honda):
Race result: 6th Championship position: 13th “My best race result and our best weekend all round because we qualified on the second row in seventh and finished sixth, which was an excellent result for us. I am so happy because every time we have improved the bike and we still have two more rounds to go, so I am very confident.”

Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda):
Race result: 9th Championship position: 8th “It was OK in the race, but we just never had the right set-up all weekend. We never got it done and we did not quite know which way to go. I was struggling for grip in the race and I could not turn the bike and not getting drive out of the corners so I though to myself that I just needed to get some points. I finished ninth and took some points and it all counts towards the championship total. I gained a few points and hopefully by the end I can get up to sixth position in the championship.”

Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda):
Race result: DNF Championship position: 24th “What can I say? It seems that the bad luck keeps following us this season. Another rider tried to pass me and clipped my handlebar and that was it.
Anyway, I'm already looking forward to Portimao and can't wait to see what the track is like there.”

Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda):
Race result: 19th Championship position: 39th “Starting at the back I took the gamble of going round the outside and got past a few guys. It took me a couple of laps to get past the next rider, but the group in front had got away. I was matching their times and kept the same gap. It would have been nice to qualify better as I have the same pace as the lads in front and my end of race pace was good. We'll work on qualifying at Portimao.”

Miguel Praia (Bogdanka Honda PTR):
Race result: 16th Championship Position: N/A "It was a good, but hard race. I was fighting for a point, but in the end had to settle with 17th after a very hard battle right until the end.
We've made progress all through the weekend and I'm happy with my World Supersport return. I'd like to say thank you to Bogdanka and Mike Piasecki. It was a pleasure to work together. The team worked very well and it's just a shame I wasn't able to say thanks with some points but we've all done our best and it was a good weekend."

RESULTS

SUPERSPORT
RACE : (Laps 19 = 97,603 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / K. SOFUOGLU / TUR / Kawasaki Lorenzini / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 38'13.709
2 / J. CLUZEL / FRA / PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 0.541
3 / F. FORET / FRA / Kawasaki Intermoto Step / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 6.258
4 / B. PARKES / AUS / Ten Kate Racing Products / Honda CBR600RR / 10.345
5 / A. BALDOLINI / ITA / Power Team by Suriano / Triumph Daytona 675 / 18.303
6 / G. TALMACSI / HUN / PRORACE / Honda CBR600RR / 22.366
7 / V. IANNUZZO / ITA / Power Team by Suriano / Triumph Daytona 675 / 27.23
8 / D. LINORTNER / AUT / Gerin-Skm Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6 / 33.213
9 / R. QUARMBY / RSA / PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 33.526
10 / M. ROCCOLI / ITA / Team PATA by Martini / Yamaha YZF R6 / 35.932
11 / R. LANUSSE / FRA / Kawasaki Intermoto Step / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 36.146
12 / F. MARINO / FRA / MSD R-N Racing Team India / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 39.446
13 / S. LOWES / GBR / Bogdanka PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 41.099
14 / A. ANTONELLI / ITA / Bike Service R.T. / Yamaha YZF R6 / 47.345
15 / J. METCHER / AUS / Rivamoto Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R6 / 47.477

Fastest Lap: 12° Sam Lowes 2'00.222 153,825 Km/h Lap Record: 2009 C. Crutchlow 1'58.726 155,760 Km/h Best Lap: 2009 C. Crutchlow 1'57.866 156,900

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 SOFUOGLU 198, 2 CLUZEL 160, 3 FORET 144, 4 LOWES 141, 5 PARKES 122,
6 MORAIS 84, 7 BALDOLINI 78, 8 QUARMBY 77, 9 IANNUZZO 60, 10 TAMBURINI 50,
11 ANTONELLI 49, 12 LEONOV 48, 13 TALMACSI 36, 14 METCHER 32, 15 LANZI 25.

SUPERBIKE
RACE1: (Laps 20 = 102,740 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / M. BIAGGI / ITA / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 38'52.751
2 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 3.027
3 / C. DAVIES / GBR / ParkinGO MTC Racing / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 3.127
4 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 12.306
5 / L. CAMIER / GBR / FIXI Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 14.131
6 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 19.523
7 / L. HASLAM / GBR / BMW Motorrad Motorsport / BMW S1000 RR / 27.017
8 / L. ZANETTI / ITA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 33.116
9 / A. BADOVINI / ITA / BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet / BMW S1000 RR / 34.937
10 / H. AOYAMA / JPN / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 39.132
11 / M. BERGER / FRA / Team Effenbert Liberty Racing / Ducati 1098R / 41
12 / C. CHECA / ESP / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 41.125
13 / J. HOPKINS / USA / FIXI Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 46.925
14 / L. LANZI / ITA / Liberty Racing Team Effenbert / Ducati 1098R / 54.659
15 / B. MCCORMICK / CAN / Team Effenbert Liberty Racing / Ducati 1098R / 56.342

Fastest Lap: 3° Max Biaggi 1'55.267 160,438 Km/h Lap Record: 2010 J. Rea 1'55.392 160,260 Km/h Best Lap: 2012 M. Biaggi 1'53.855 162,430 Km/h

RACE2: (Laps 20 = 102,740 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / C. DAVIES / GBR / ParkinGO MTC Racing / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 39'00.327
2 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 3.022
3 / L. CAMIER / GBR / FIXI Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 3.222
4 / J. REA / GBR / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 5.705
5 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 7.304
6 / C. CHECA / ESP / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 7.541
7 / D. GIUGLIANO / ITA / Althea Racing / Ducati 1098R / 14.709
8 / L. BAZ / FRA / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 19.782
9 / A. BADOVINI / ITA / BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet / BMW S1000 RR / 19.925
10 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 20.028
11 / L. ZANETTI / ITA / PATA Racing Team / Ducati 1098R / 25.653
12 / J. HOPKINS / USA / FIXI Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 29.142
13 / M. BIAGGI / ITA / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 29.579
14 / M. BERGER / FRA / Team Effenbert Liberty Racing / Ducati 1098R / 36.09
15 / H. AOYAMA / JPN / Honda World Superbike Team / Honda CBR1000RR / 40.912

Fastest Lap: 4° Carlos Checa 1'56.148 159,221 Km/h Lap Record: 2012 M. Biaggi 1'55.267 160,440 Km/h Best Lap: 2012 M. Biaggi 1'53.855 162,430

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 BIAGGI 318, 2 MELANDRI 308.5, 3 SYKES 291.5, 4 CHECA 247.5, 5 REA 225.5,
6 LAVERTY 213.5, 7 HASLAM 189, 8 DAVIES 156.5, 9 GUINTOLI 143.5, 10 GIUGLIANO 125,
11 FABRIZIO 119.5, 12 CAMIER 104.5, 13 BADOVINI 99, 14 BAZ 98, 15 SMRZ 92.5.

NEXT EVENT: ROUND12 SEPTEMBER 23 PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL.

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Nürburgring (Nürburg), 09. September 2012 – Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) führt nach den beiden Rennen in Deutschland einmal mehr die Tabelle der eni FIM World Superbike WM an. Biaggi gewann das erste Rennen in beeindruckender Manier, wodurch er sich seinen einundzwanzigsten Sieg seiner Karriere und seinen fünften der Saison sicherte. Im zweiten Rennen holte sich Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Team Aprilia) seinen ersten SBK-Sieg überhaupt und wurde in dieser Saison damit der achte Rennsieger der SBK.

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) gab trotz einer souveränen Führung in Rennen 2 durch seine Stürze in beiden Rennen die Meisterschaftsführung ab, für die er in Russland noch so hart gearbeitet hatte. Biaggi hob es bereits in Runde 1 des zweiten Rennens aus dem Sattel, jedoch stieg er sofort wieder auf und begann eine famose Aufholjagd, wodurch er sich am Ende immerhin noch drei wichtige Punkte sichern konnte.

Außerdem standen nach Rennen 1 zum ersten Mal überhaupt drei Aprilia-Fahrer auf dem Podest. In Rennen 2 bescherte der britische Fahrer Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) seinem Team den ersten Podestplatz der Saison mit einem guten dritten Platz. Der in beiden Rennen zweitplatzierte Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) sicherte seinem italienischen Team durch seine gute Leistung das erste Doppelpodium.

In der Meisterschaft hat Biaggi nun 318 Punkte, Melandri 308,5 und Sykes 291,5, wodurch die drei Führenden in der Tabelle nun wieder enger zusammenrücken. Lediglich 26,5 Punkte liegen zwischen allen dreien. In den verbleibenden vier Rennen kann noch alles passieren.

Rennen 1
Im ersten Rennen lieferte Biaggi einen seiner souveränsten Siege ab, um die Meisterschaftsführung zurück zu gewinnen. Nachdem er den immer langsamer werdenden Sykes an der Spitze überholte und vor dem Ende der letzten Runde auch Laverty und Davies an Sykes vorbeizogen, konnte Aprilia einen 1-2-3 Sieg für sich verbuchen, während Marco Melandri bereits in Runde 6 ausschied.
Max Biaggi: „Ich freue mich hier zu sein. Wir haben heute das für uns bestmögliche Ergebnis erzielt und können somit stolz auf unsere Arbeit während des gesamten Wochenendes sein. Insgesamt hatte ich ein wirklich gutes Gefühl fürs Bike und konnte trotz einiger rutschiger Stellen auf der Strecke gute Rundenzeiten erzielen. Ich war beeindruckt von Sykes Geschwindigkeit während der ersten Renhälfte, scheinbar hat er mit der Zeit aber an Kraft und Grip verloren, wodurch ich ihn überholen konnte.“

Ergebnisse: 1. Biaggi (Aprilia) 20 Runden/102.740 km in 38'52.751 mit durchschnittlich 158.553 kmh; 2. Laverty (Aprilia) 3.027; 3. Davies (Aprilia) 3.127; 4. Sykes (Kawasaki) 12.306; 5. Camier (Suzuki) 14.131; 6. Guintoli (Ducati) 19.523; 7. Haslam (BMW) 27.017; 8. Zanetti (Ducati) 33.116; 9. Badovini (BMW) 34.937; 10. Aoyama (Honda) 39.132; etc.

Rennen 2
Im zweiten Rennen war Chaz Davies siegreich, und legte einen Abstand von 3 Sekunden zwischen sich und den zweitplatzierten Laverty. Die Top-Kontrahenten Melandri und Biaggi stürzten, wobei Biaggi aber weiterfahren konnte. In einem regelrechten Punkte-Regen für britische und irische Fahrer wurde Laverty zweiter und Camier, nach einem weniger glücklichen Start, durch einen späten Angriff von Laverty dritter. Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) wurde vierter, Sykes fünfter. Biaggi beendete nach seinem Sturz seine Aufholjagd als dreizenter, eine halbe Minute hinter dem Sieger.
Chaz Davies: „Was für ein Gefühl! Ich hatte einen eher mittelmäßgen Start und bin deshalb die erste Kurve außen gefahren. Es war riskant, hat aber fuktioniert und ich war somit vierter. Das Rennen über war ich mit meiner Position zufrieden und ich wusste, wenn ich mit den Führenden mithalten könnte, würde ich auch meine Position halten können, was auch der Fall war. Allerdings habe ich nicht mit den Fehlern von Marco und Max gerechnet! So war es am Ende lediglich eine Frage der Konzentration meinerseits, um meine Rundenzeiten konstant zu halten. Was für eine super Chance, dem ParkinGO Team etwas für seine Bemühungen zurück zu geben!“

Ergebnisse: 1. Davies (Aprilia) 20 Runden/102.740 km in 39'00.327 mit durchschnittlich 158.039 kmh; 2. Laverty (Aprilia) 3.022; 3. Camier (Suzuki) 3.222; 4. Rea (Honda) 5.705; 5. Sykes (Kawasaki) 7.304; 6. Checa (Ducati) 7.541; 7. Giugliano (Ducati) 14.709; 8. Baz (Kawasaki) 19.782; 9. Badovini (BMW) 19.925; 10. Guintoli (Ducati) 20.028; etc.

Punkte (nach 12 von 14 Runden): 1. Biaggi 318; 2. Melandri 308,5; 3. Sykes 291,5; 4. Checa 247,5; 5. Rea 225,5; 6. Laverty 213,5; 7. Haslam 189; 8. Davies 156,5; 9. Guintoli 143,5; 10. Giugliano 125; etc. Hersteller: 1. Aprilia 384.5; 2. BMW 377; 3. Ducati 342; 4. Kawasaki 322.5; 5. Honda 240.5; 6. Suzuki 120.5.

World Supersport
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) gewann am Sonntag sein viertes Rennen der Saison mit 0,541 Sekunden vor dem zweitplatzierten Julez Cluzel (PTR Honda). Mit seinem Start-Ziel-Sieg konnte Sofuoglu den Vorsprung auf Cluzel ausbauen, mit mittlerweile 198 Punkten zu den 160 Punkten des Franzosen. Dritter des Rennens wurde Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step Racing), der auch in der Meisterschaft auf Platz drei vorrückte, nachdem sein Kontrahent Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda) stürzte. Lowes berappelte sich zwar wieder, wurde aber nur vierzehnter und ist damit auf Platz 4 der Gesamtwertung abgerutscht, vier Punkte hinter Foret. Broc Parkes (Ten Kate racing Products Honda) wurde vierter.

Ergebnisse: 1. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 19 Runden/97.603 km in 38'13.709 mit durchschnittlich 153.189 kmh; 2. Cluzel (Honda) 0.541; 3. Foret (Kawasaki) 6.258; 4. Parkes (Honda) 10.345; 5. Baldolini (Triumph) 18.303; 6. Talmacsi (Honda) 22.366; 7. Iannuzzo (Triumph) 27.230; 8. Linortner (Yamaha) 33.213; 9. Quarmby (Honda) 33.526; 10. Roccoli (Yamaha) 35.932; etc.

Punkte (nach 11 von 13 Runden): 1. Sofuoglu 198; 2. Cluzel 160; 3. Foret 144; 4. Lowes 141; 5. Parkes 122; 6. Morais 84; 7. Baldolini 78; 8. Quarmby 77; 9. Iannuzzo 60; 10. Tamburini 50; etc. Hersteller: 1. Kawasaki 237; 2. Honda 237; 3. Triumph 107; 4. Yamaha 97; 5. Suzuki 6.

Superstock 1000
Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) war durchweg im Kampf um den Sieg am Nürburgring beteiligt, wurde schlussendlich aber durch die Ausfälle seiner drei Hauptkonkurrenten beschenkt. Zuerst fiel Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Italia Ducati) aus, dann Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) und schließlich der Polemann Bryan Staring (Team Pedercini Kawasaki). Kevin Coghlan (DMC Racing Ducati) profitierte von den Missgeschicken an der Spitze und wurde Zweiter. Auch Markus Reiterberger (Team Alpha Racing BMW) profitierte von den Ausfällen und fuhr als starker dritter aufs Podium. In der Meisterschaft führt LaMarra jetzt mit 119 Punkten, vor Barrier mit 113, Staring 86 und Guarnoni mit 82 Punkten.

Ergebnisse: 1. Barrier (BMW) 11 Laps/56.507 km in 21'56.069 average 154.570 kph; 2. Coghlan (Ducati) 11.212; 3. Reiterberger (BMW) 13.096; 4. Mercado (Kawasaki) 14.954; 5. Savadori (Ducati) 15.775; 6. Massei (Honda) 16.757; 7. Bergman (Kawasaki) 20.619; 8. Jezek (Ducati) 21.972; 9. Bussolotti (Ducati) 22.043; 10. Lussiana (Kawasaki) 22.358; etc.

Punkte: (nach 8 von 10 Runden): 1. La Marra 119; 2. Barrier 113; 3. Staring 86; 4. Guarnoni 82; 5. Savadori 78; 6. Reiterberger 78; 7. Coghlan 68; 8. Bergman 68; etc. Hersteller: 1. Ducati 152; 2. Kawasaki 143; 3. BMW 141; 4. Honda 62; 5. Aprilia 17.

KTM European Junior Cup
Lukas Wimmer (MSC Schalchen) zeigte eine reife Leistung, als er das 7 Runden Rennen des KTM Junior Cups mit 6 Sekunden Vorsprung gewann und damit seine Meisterschaftsführung ausbaute. Gaston Garcia (KTM Spanien) wurde zweiter des Rennens und damit auch in der Meisterschaftstabelle. Artur Wilebski (Bogdanka Junior Team Poland) wurde dritter im Rennens, vor Javier Orellana (Europ Foods). Eine Runde steht noch aus, in Magny-Cours, Frankreich.

Ergebnisse: 1. Wimmer (KTM) 7 Laps/35.959 km in 15'39.133 mit durchschnittlich 137.842 kmh; 2. Garcia (KTM) 6.441; 3. Wielebski (KTM) 6.657; 4. Orellana (KTM) 6.834; 5. De Lange (KTM) 6.873; 6. Vidal (KTM) 6.917; 7. Fazzina (KTM) 14.699; 8. Pasek (KTM) 14.861; 9. Odegard (KTM) 23.864; 10. Kaczmarek (KTM) 23.946; etc.

Punkte: (nach 7 von 8 Runden): 1. Wimmer 95; 2. Garcia 78; 3. Orellana 75; 4. Vidal 64; 5. Wielebski 59; 6. Patterson 57; 7. Pasek 54; 8. Demoulin 48; etc