eni FIM Superbike World Championship
Misano World Circuit, San Marino
June 21, 2015
Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Tom SYKES, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 21 laps, 33:30.813
2. Jonathan REA, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -3.613 seconds
3. Chaz DAVIES, UK (Ducati Panigale R), -4.178
4. Davide GIUGLIANO, Italy (Ducati Panigale R), -5.944
5. Leon HASLAM, UK (Aprilia RSV4 RF), -12.155
6. Max BIAGGI, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 RF), -12.352
7. Ayrton BADOVINI, Italy (BMW S1000RR), -18.145
8. Michele PIRRO, Italy (Ducati Panigale R), -18.328
9. Sylvain GUINTOLI, France (Honda CBR1000RR SP), -20.088
10. Michael VD MARK, Netherlands (Honda CBR1000RR SP), -20.282
11. Leandro MERCADO, Argentina (Ducati Panigale R), -24.195
12. Alex LOWES, UK (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -26.625
13. Leon CAMIER, UK (MV Agusta F4 RR), -26.719
14. Roman RAMOS, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -31.898
15. Matteo BAIOCCO, Italy (Ducati Panigale R), -32.643
16. Markus REITERBERGER, UK (BMW S1000RR), -36.833
17. David SALOM, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -42.514
18. Christophe PONSSON, France (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -70.247
19. Santiago BARRAGÁN, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -70.536
20. G. VIZZIELLO, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -88.191
21. Gabor RIZMAYER, Hungary (BMW S1000RR), -98.856
22. Imre TOTH, Hungary (BMW S1000RR), -1 lap
23. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (Ducati Panigale R), -7 laps, DNF, retired
24. Randy DE PUNIET, France (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -11 laps,DNF, retired
25. Jordi TORRES, Spain (Aprilia RSV4 RF), -19 laps, DNF, crash
More, from a press release issued by Dorna WSBK Press Office:
Rea maintains 100% podium record in 2015 as he is second ahead of Davies.
Tom Sykes (GBR) takes his third win of the season
The opening race of the day at the Misano World circuit “Marco Simoncelli” was won by Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) who converted his 27th Pole Position into his 25th career win – his third of the year in front of an enthusiastic Italian crowd. In doing so he once more tied his teammate Jonathan Rea for both number of wins and podium finishes.
Leading from the start, Sykes led all 21 laps, coming home ahead of team mate and championship leader Jonathan Rea and Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) who delighted the Italian fans around the circuit with an incredible final lap duel for second position. Davies lunged past Rea into the final corner only to run wide, being passed again on the run to the flag by Rea.
Davide Giugliano put the second official factory Ducati into fourth, the Italian running second for the majority of the 21 lap encounter before being overhauled by the British pairing of Rea and Davies in the final two laps. He did however claim a new lap record, which he set on lap 3.
Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) was unable to show the pace he had in qualifying coming home fifth, 0.1s ahead of the returning Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) who had a steady ride to finish sixth. The six time World Champion survived a heart stopping moment on the opening lap when he collided with Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team).
Guintoli would eventually finish ninth after fighting for the full 21 laps with Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia), Michele Pirro (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) who finished seventh and eighth, and his own Pata Honda team-mate Michael van der Mark who finished just behind the Frenchman in tenth.
The final point scorers were Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing), Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven) and Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing).
Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) was running in the leading group before crashing at turn 3 on the third lap. The WorldSBK rookie was physically annoyed with himself as he walked back to the pits.