Superbike World Championship Round 2 Phillip Island, Australia March 5, 2006 Race One Results: 1. Troy CORSER, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 22 laps, 34:33.545 2. Alex BARROS, Honda CBR1000RR, -0.450 second 3. James TOSELAND, Honda CBR1000RR, -7.974 seconds 4. Noriyuki HAGA, Yamaha YZF-R1, -15.121 seconds 5. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati 999F05, -16.292 seconds 6. Troy BAYLISS, Ducati 999F06, -17.120 seconds 7. Ruben XAUS, Ducati 999F05, -17.192 seconds 8. Fonsi NIETO, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -22.457 seconds 9. Andrew PITT, Yamaha YZF-R1, -22.490 seconds 10. Chris WALKER, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -23.176 seconds 11. Lorenzo LANZI, Ducati 999F06, -28.347 seconds 12. Yukio KAGAYAMA, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -28.413 seconds 13. Regis LACONI, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -28.833 seconds 14. Steve MARTIN, Foggy Petronas FP1, -28.977 seconds 15. Michel FABRIZIO, Honda CBR1000RR, -29.122 seconds 16. Pierfrancesco CHILI, Honda CBR1000RR, -30.825 seconds 17. Norick ABE, Yamaha YZF-R1, -30.955 seconds 18. Max NEUKIRCHNER, Ducati 999RS, -35.417 seconds 19. Ivan CLEMENTI, Ducati 999RS, -46.919 seconds 20. Franco BATTAINI, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -68.373 seconds 21. Shinichi NAKATOMI, Yamaha YZF-R1, -6 laps, DNF, crash 22. Karl MUGGERIDGE, Honda CBR1000RR, -7 laps, DNF, mechanical 23. Fabien FORET, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -10 laps, DNF, mechanical 24. Craig JONES, Foggy Petronas FP1, -12 laps, DNF, crash 25. Vittorio IANNUZZO, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -13 laps, DNF, crash 26. Marco BORCIANI, Ducati 999F05, -14 laps, DNF, mechanical 27. Sebastien GIMBERT, Yamaha YZF-R1, -18 laps, DNF, mechanical 28. Lucio PEDERCINI, Ducati 999RS, -19 laps, DNF, mechanical More, from a press release issued by Team Klaffi Honda: First Podium for Alex Barros at Phillip Island “At Phillip Island we will see Alex on the podium!” This was Klaus Klaffenböck’s forecast and already in the first race today it came true. Alex was 5th in the grid, Bayliss, Corser, Toseland and Martin in front of him. A good start was important and Alex did it. When the riders came back from lap one Alex was on 5th position. Only a few laps later the Brazilian started his first attack. He passed Haga, moved forward to position 4. Bayliss was ahead having a big lead over his followers, Corser and Toseland. Alex put the screws on Toseland and passed him in lap 8. Bayliss, Corser and Barros the parts seemed to be assigned for the rest of the race. Everybody expected Bayliss to be winner of the first heat. But there were still 6 laps to go the Australian lost speed. He had a tyre problem and Corser and Barros passed him. Now Alex was on second position just behind Troy Corser. In the last laps he tried to challenge the Australian but it was not possible to pass him. – Alex Barros finished second in his third race of World’s Superbike Championship. Alex Barros: “The team worked very hard and so I had a perfect adjustment of the Klaffi Honda Fireblade in the race. I organised my tyres very well to have enough grip even at the end of race. When I was chasing Corser I planned to attack him in the last lap. But then in the crucial moment I was not close enough to him. It was too risky and it was better to assure the second position. The first heat was quite okay. I hope the second race today will be as good as the first.”