FIM Supersport World Championship Magny-Cours, France October 7, 2012 Race Results (wet conditions, all on Pirelli tires): 1. Jules CLUZEL, France (Honda CBR600RR), 22 laps, 42:20.985 2. Sam LOWES, UK (Honda CBR600RR), -1.591 seconds 3. Dan LINFOOT, UK (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -27.615 4. Kenan SOFUOGLU, Turkey (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -27.854 (includes 25-second penalty) 5. Fabien FORET, France (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -31.601 6. Ayrton BALDOLINI, Italy (Triumph Daytona 675), -46.745 7. Mathew SCHOLTZ, South Africa (Honda CBR600RR), -50.820 8. Andrea ANTONELLI, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R6), -50.934 9. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (Honda CBR600RR), -53.090 10. Jed METCHER, Australia (Yamaha YZF-R6), -55.664 11. Florian MARINO, France (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -57.222 12. Balazs NEMETH, Hungary (Honda CBR600RR), -58.375 13. Imre TOTH, Hungary (Honda CBR600RR), -60.363 14. Sheridan MORAIS, South Africa (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -76.824 15. Massimo ROCCOLI, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R6), -77.176 27. Broc PARKES, Australia (Honda CBR600RR), -1 lap, pitted World Championship Point Standings (after 13 of 13 races): 1. Sofuoglu, 231 points 2. Cluzel, 210 3. Lowes, 172 4. Foret, 171 5. Parkes, 135 6. TIE, Morais/Baldolini, 96 8. Quarmby, 84 9. TIE, Iannuzzo/Antonelli, 60 More, from a press release issued by PTR Honda: Jules wins at home in PTR 1-2 PTR HONDA’S Jules Cluzel won the 13th and final round of the World Supersport Championship at his home event at Magny Cours in France with his Bogdanka PTR Honda team mate Sam Lowes in second place to end the season on a high for the British based PTR team. Ronan Quarmby on his PTR Honda had battled up to seventh place by lap five but ended up 26th after losing confidence in the damp but drying conditions. Martin Jessopp on the Riders PTR Honda showed good race pace to start in 24th and finish 18th. It has been a successful year for the Louth, Lincolnshire based PTR Honda World Supersport race team, with Jules finishing second and Sam third in the Championship overall after securing six wins out of 13 starts between them. Jules also won the fastest lap and qualifying awards from Sam, both of them way ahead of the rest of the field. Ronan Quarmby in eighth in the Championship scored a lifetime best third place and rookie Mathew Scholtz took a best result of seventh at the last race. In addition, PTR’s performance was key in winning the Manufacturer’s title for Honda. PTR is already making plans for the 2013 World Supersport season, visit www.performancetechnicalracing.co.uk for more information or to buy race proven products as used by the team in the World Championship – GBRacing motorcycle protection, HEL brake lines, EBC brake pads, Pipercross air filters, Oerlikon Balzars diamond like coatings, PTR performance parts and IRC tyre warmers. PTR is also looking for new partners to join it in the 2013 Championship, enquiries welcome to [email protected]. Jules: “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.” Martin: “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.” Ronan: “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. I am pleased to finish eighth in the World Championship, my best ever result, it’s been a great season.” Simon Buckmaster, PTR Honda Team Manager: “In warm up we didn’t have the set up right for any of our riders but the boys did a fantastic job to get the bikes dialled in for the race. Jules rode well and controlled the race and is justifiably proud in front of his home crowd. Ronan was riding well, lost the front into a corner and lost confidence and dropped back. He’s had good rides and it is a disappointing way for him to finish the season. Martin stuck at it and had a good strong ride and it is a shame he was not in the points. “Once again Kenan Sofuoglu showed a lack of respect for other riders. He is a great rider and champion but he knocked Dan Linfoot off. It is very difficult for race direction but I think Kenan needs a bigger penalty so he learns for the future. “PTR has finished second in the Championship for the third time in four years, won the fastest lap and qualifying awards, and got third place in the Championship as well; it’s been a great season. Well done to the whole team and a big thank you to all our sponsors for all their support, see you all again in 2013. More, from a press release issued by Bogdanka PTR Honda: Lowes second at Magny Cours and third overall BOGDANKA PTR HONDA’s Sam Lowes finished the last race of the 2012 World Supersport Championship in a hard fought second position at Magny Cours in France to move himself into third in the overall standings. Mathew Scholtz scored his best result of the season by finishing in seventh position to end his rookie World Supersport campaign in 16th in the overall standings, while Miguel Praia finished the race in 22nd onboard the Bogdanka Honda PTR bike. Bogdanka PTR Honda had also taken third position in the 2012 World Supersport team standings. Sam Lowes: “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.” Mathew Scholtz: “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. It gives me more confidence for 2013 and I can’t wait for the next year. Thank you to the whole team, Bogdanka, PTR, Honda and all the fans.” Miguel Praia: “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.” Simon Buckmaster, Bogdanka PTR Honda Team Manager: “After difficulties in warm up the team worked well and got a set up for the race, Sam finished second in the race and third overall in the Championship, well done to him. Mathew after a difficult mid season has gone from strength to strength finishing with his best result of the year and is in great shape going into 2013.” More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki: Podium For Kawasaki At Final WSS Round WSS, Magny-Cours, France, 7 October 2012 Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Lorenzini) finished third across the line today but he was relegated to fourth, leaving Dan Linfoot (MSD R-N Racing Team India) in third place for his first Kawasaki podium. With Sofuoglu fourth after a 25 second time penalty Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) was a top five race finisher and he also finished fourth in the championship overall. Florian Marino (MSD R-N Racing Team India Kawasaki) was 11th today at his home race. Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki Lorenzini) had a difficult race after he could not get the correct settings for the conditions dialled in during morning warm-up and alternate settings did not work so well for most of the 22-ap race. Romain Lanusse was 28th. Kenan Sofuoglu: “The only problem for us today is that we did not have any wet set-up and it looks like ours was a bit too hard on a wet track. When it started to dry it got a bit better and I could go faster but it was too late and there was a very big gap. I needed a couple of laps more and I tried too much. In the end we bumped and another rider fell. This was the third time I have been penalised in 2012 but in the end I am the World Champion even with these things. I wanted to win today but the main thing is that we won the world championship last time out in Portugal.” Sheridan Morais: “Not a good race and this morning in warm-up we were not terribly happy with the bike so the guys tried a new rear shock setting and unluckily in the race it was way worse. At the beginning when it was really wet it was difficult to ride. The track dried a bit so I could come back and get some points but it was pretty horrible out there. Not what I wanted to end the season with. I have to thank the team for letting me get sixth on the championship, for my rookie year that was not bad.” Dan Linfoot: “It was a very aggressive race and I have to say a massive thank you to my team and everybody involved. It has been a tough end to a season and of course we only stared at Silverstone. We got here and were quite on the pace in qualifying and the rain helped, it was a good leveller. I am really happy and really grateful to be a part of this team in this class.”