eni FIM Superbike World Championship
Jerez Circuit, Spain
September 7, 2014
Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Marco MELANDRI, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 20 laps, 34:25.940
2. Sylvain GUINTOLI, France (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), -2.845 seconds
3. Tom SYKES, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -6.097
4. Chaz DAVIES, UK (Ducati 1199 Panigale R), -7.749
5. Jonathan REA, UK (Honda CBR1000RR), -7.935
6. Eugene LAVERTY, Ireland (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -10.510
7. Loris BAZ, France (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -16.078
8. Leon HASLAM, UK (Honda CBR1000RR), -16.098
9. Alex LOWES, UK (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -16.554
10. Toni ELIAS, Spain (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), -25.840
11. Sylvain BARRIER, France (BMW S1000RR), EVO, -36.839
12. Sheridan MORAIS, South Africa (Kawasaki ZX-10R), EVO, -55.531
13. Jeremy GUARNONI, France (Kawasaki ZX-10R), EVO, -55.980
14. Gabor RIZMAYER, Hungary (BMW S1000RR), EVO, -78.354
15. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (Ducati 1199 Panigale R), EVO, -86.338, crash
16. Aaron YATES, USA (EBR 1190 RX), -91.468
17. Alessandro ANDREOZZI, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-10R), EVO, -8 laps, DNF, crash
18. Imre TOTH, Hungary (BMW S1000RR), -9 laps, DNF
19. Geoff MAY, USA (EBR 1190 RX), -10 laps, DNF, retired
20. Claudio CORTI, Italy (MV Agusta F4 RR), -14 laps, DNF, retired
21. Davide GIUGLIANO, Italy (Ducati 1199 Panigale R), -18 laps, DNF, retired
22. David SALOM, Spain (Kawasaki ZX-10R), EVO, -19 laps, DNF, crash
23. Bryan STARING, Australia (Kawasaki ZX-10R), EVO, DNS
World Championship Point Standings (after 20 of 24 races):
1. Sykes, 352 points
2. Guintoli, 321
3. Rea, 285
4. Melandri, 267
5. Baz, 262
6. Davies, 188
7. Laverty, 154
8. Giugliano, 153
9. Elias, 151
10. Haslam, 150
11. Lowes, 126
12. Salom, 95
13. Canepa, 54
14. Guarnoni, 41
15. Camier, 37
16. Barrier, 32
17. Morais, 24
18. Andreozzi, 21
19. Luca Scassa, 16
20. TIE, Fabien Foret/Corti, 14
22. Staring, 12
23. Glenn Allerton, 6
24. TIE, Kervin Bos/Ivan Goi/Riccardo Russo, 5
27. Rizmayer, 3
28. TIE, Larry Pegram/Toth/Michel Fabrizio, 2
31. Lanusse, 1
More, from a press release issued by Aprilia:
APRILIA DOMINATES AT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA
IN THE TENTH ROUND OF THE WORLD SBK CHAMPIONSHIP IT’S A DOUBLE ONE-TWO FOR THE ITALIAN BIKES ON THE SPANISH TRACK.
MARCO MELANDRI WINS BOTH RACES IN FRONT OF TEAM MATE GUINTOLI.
Jerez de la Frontera, 7 September 2014 – Aprilia had no rivals at Jerez in the tenth round of the World SBK Championship. The RSV4s from Noale proved their superiority taking first and second place in both Race 1 and Race 2.
It was Melandri who earned both wins with authority and employing a similar strategy. In both Race 1 and Race 2 Marco found himself behind in the initial phases, sixth in the first race and fifth in the second. In both cases he skilfully and steadfastly came back, demonstrating undisputed superiority and an optimum feeling with his RSV4. This takes Melandri to five wins this season.
In both races Sylvain Guintoli took the lead early, trying to pull away from his rivals. Once overtaken by Melandri Guintoli confidently managed his position, finishing in second place twice to earn 13 championship points and close the gap behind championship leader, Sykes, whose advantage has now been reduced to just 31 points over Aprilia Racing’s Frenchman.
The double win at Jerez also has an impact on the Manufacturers Championship: with the 50 points earned in Spain, Aprilia makes up 23 on Kawasaki which now places them just one point from the top spot in the championship standings.
Marco Melandri: “After the crash in Race 2 at Laguna Seca I was very disappointed because we could have taken a double win there. This weekend my team and I started off well straight away, changing very little on the bike and my RSV4 performed very well today. The second race was a bit more difficult because with the higher temperatures the track has less grip. I tried to be consistent even though I wasn’t really fast at the beginning of the race, but I managed to maintain my pace steadily, making up places over my rivals. This was a great Sunday for me. Now I can relax for a few days before getting back on the track.”
Sylvain Guintoli: “Our goal here was to make up points on Tom and that’s what we did. Last year I didn’t do too well here so I wasn’t expecting to be able to battle for the win in both races. I gave it my all, working hard to solve the problems we had during practice and pushing to the limit today. The next round is at Magny Cours, a track that I like and where I know I can count on support from our French fans to keep fighting for the Championship. With 100 points left on the table anything can still happen.”
More, from a press release issued by Voltcom Crescent Suzuki:
Double sixth for Laverty in Jerez
Voltcom Crescent Suzuki’s Eugene Laverty secured two sixth place finishes at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain for today’s eni FIM Superbike World Championship races with teammate Alex Lowes consolidating his qualifying position in ninth.
Laverty leaves the Championships’ final Spanish race in seventh position overall after a solid performance saw him mirror his grid position across the line in both of the day’s two races.
Despite a poor start to the morning’s action relegating him to 10th, the Irishman dug deep on-board his Yoshimura-powered GSX-R, his persistence paying off as, after a brief battle with Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes for fifth in the final quarter, the Irishman eventually claimed sixth place at the flag. The afternoon race saw the Suzuki rider away from the lights quickly, maintaining his position amongst the front group. Laverty moved to fifth on lap seven before a late challenge from Rea relegated him back, matching his finish from the previous race and awarding him 20 points for the day’s endeavours.
Reunited in action with his Suzuki GSX-R1000, Lowes’ got off to a blistering start in the opening contest; holding second as he crossed the line for the initial revolution, the British racer retained the final podium position for the opening four laps. Circulating in 10th for the middle stint of the race he eventually succumbed to the track’s greasy conditions at turn one on lap 14. The second outing saw Lowes sustain a steady pace, looking to challenge the two riders in front by lap 10 he eventually settled into a rhythm to bring his Suzuki home in ninth for seven championship points.
A cloudy and humid Jerez circuit greeted the fans and competitors for the 10th round of the Championship this morning. Aprilia’s Marco Melandri took victory ahead of his teammate in both of the day’s races, with Kawasaki’s David Salom and BMW’s Sylvain Barrier sharing the spoils in the EVO class.
Voltcom Crescent Suzuki now heads back to its UK Headquarters to prepare for the next round of competition at Magny-Cours in France in a month’s time.
Eugene Laverty:
“Unfortunately today wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. Race one was really disappointing, we had a problem with the start off the line and dropped backwards, we made good progress but sixth wasn’t what we expected. In the second race we made a better start, and I think from start to finish it was the best race I could have possibly had but it was only good enough for sixth. We are going to put our heads together and try to figure out how to get back up on to the podium now because I want to be challenging the top three and improve our championship position.”
Alex Lowes:
“It was a frustrating day and not the results we wanted but, as ever, I never give in and pushed hard on the GSX-R. I’m frustrated with the crash as I don’t really know what happened but the team worked really hard to make the changes needed for race two. If it wasn’t for the bad start I think we would’ve had a chance of running with Eugene in the second race, but I lost time getting caught up with Elias. I’m looking forward to the next round and will be working hard with the team to get back up there for Magny-Cours.”
Paul Denning – Team Manager:
“The results today were below our target but at the same time both riders and the team gave it everything and different conditions just didn’t quite work for us. Eugene rode two very strong races – the first one massively compromised by a dreadful start – and was able to achieve two very solid finishes. The margins are so fine between the podium and sixth place that it’s a case of us continuing to work hard to make the GSX-R as adaptable as it can be to all circuits and all conditions so that we can achieve those targets.
“The greasy conditions caught Alex out in the first race, but he showed a lot of fight today and in the second race he learnt a lot and maintained a very consistent pace right to the end. Not the best day, but not the worst and as a step towards the future a lot of learning and good effort by the full Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team.”
More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki:
Points Leader Sykes Takes A Podium Finish At Jerez
Tom Sykes scored fifth and then third place finishes at the Jerez round of the FIM Superbike World Championship on his Kawasaki Racing Team Ninja ZX-10R to maintain a strong championship lead with two rounds to go. His team-mate Loris Baz was on course for a first race podium until he collided with another rider, while David Salom in the SBK Evo class had a mixed day, but still enjoys a significant Evo championship lead.
In the first 20-lap WSBK race Sykes moved up and down the order after missing a gear near the start, and had to work hard to overcome a less than ideal race set-up in cool conditions to finish fifth.
A strong recovery from Tom in race two, in which he finished third, saw him defend his championship leading status in determined fashion, with his 14th podium finish of the year leaving him now 31 points in the championship lead over Jerez double second place man, Sylvain Guintoli.
Baz, starting from pole in convincing fashion, was always a factor in race one until he fell shortly after double race winner Marco Melandri passed him into a hairpin and they touched at the apex. Loris went out for race two with high hopes again but despite a full effort he had to work hard to finish seventh. He battled strongly and won a three-rider battle over the line. Loris is now fifth in the rankings, five points from fourth place.
In the SBK Evo class David Salom won the first race-within-a-race on his Ninja ZX-10R, but was unfortunate to fall in race two, on the second lap. He is now 41 points ahead in the Evo class and ranked 12th overall in the SBK table.
The FIM Superbike World Championship calendar will now head to Magny Cours in France for the penultimate round, between 3 and 5 October.
Tom Sykes: “A lot of hard riding got me the podium in race two because physically it was really difficult. I had to use a lot of rider input. We made some changes in race two and came close to the front in third place. There was nothing more I could do and tried my hardest. I always thought this weekend could be a little bit uphill. Overall, I have to say I am satisfied, particularly as we had some misfortunes in race one. We did a decent job and we have not lost too much ground. I am very motivated and we have tried a lot of things this weekend. We will continue with our racing season and the guys have worked super hard to cater to my requests and needs here, so it was nice to repay them with a podium finish in race two.”
Loris Baz: “In race one I touched with Melandri on my handlebar – and that is racing sometimes. Maybe I did not give him enough space when I saw him. I thought he was going to take the corner straight away but instead he pulled the bike straight – maybe he lost the front or something – and then he touched my handlebar. It was a shame because I could have won that one. We did not change anything for race two but the bike did not feel the same and I am not sure what happened. We could have done something really good here and taken some good big but I lost some instead.”
David Salom: “Maybe with six or seven laps to go in race one I had no force left in my hand but I pushed to pass Barrier. The bike was sliding a lot but I did not use the throttle too hard and tried to ride smoothly. When Barrier ran wide on the final corner I could pass him back inside and take the Evo win. I was happy for the whole team, Kawasaki and everybody after race one, so it was a shame to fall in race two. Even with that, we took a bigger points lead in the Evo championship.”
More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:
Davies and the Ducati Superbike Team back on the podium in SBK race 1 at Jerez!
Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), Sunday 7 September 2014 – Today’s first SBK race at Jerez saw the Ducati Superbike Team celebrate a return to the podium with Chaz Davies. The British rider crossed the line in third place in race one, fourth in race two.
Race 1 – from second and seventh respectively on the grid, both Giugliano and Davies got away well, finding themselves together, in fourth and fifth place, through the opening laps. With a particularly fast pace in the initial stages, the Italian recorded the fastest lap of the race on lap two (1’41.939). On the very next lap, both Ducati factory riders were able to find a way past Lowes to move up into third (Davide) and fourth (Chaz) position. While Davies battled with Melandri, Giugliano gave chase to the two leaders, Guintoli and Baz. Although there were some traction issues for Davies in the second half of the race, he was able to manage the situation and cross the line in final third position, to score his fourth podium of the 2014 season. Unfortunately, on lap twelve, while pushing hard to reach those ahead of him, Giugliano lost the front of his 1199 Panigale and fell. Unable to rejoin the race, he was forced to retire.
Race 2 – Davies, having started well, was able to move up from eighth to fourth place over the course of only four laps. Positioned behind the two Aprilias and Sykes’ Kawasaki, Chaz maintained a strong pace for the entire duration of the race, despite being unable to close the gap between himself and the race leaders, concluding the race in final fourth position. Getting away fast once again, Giugliano was lying in second position after the opening lap, fighting with the two Kawasakis and the two Aprilias. Unfortunately, on lap four, a technical problem caused the rear of the bike to suddenly move, forcing the Italian rider to go off track and into the gravel, from where he was unable to rejoin the race.
After ten of twelve rounds, Davies lies sixth in the championship standings, with 188 points, while Giugliano is eighth with 153 points. Ducati holds fourth position in the manufacturers’ standings, with 249 points.
Carlos Checa, 2011 world champion and Ducati “ambassador” was also on track at Jerez today. Just before the start of race 2, the Spanish rider completed a lap of honour in front of the Superbike crowd on board a 1199 Panigale with a special livery dedicated to him.
Quotes after the races:
Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team #7) – 3rd, 4th
“I’ve been coming here to Jerez for about fifteen years and have never reached the podium; it’s always been a tough track for me and so of course I’m very pleased with today’s result. In race one, the bike was really behaving well in the opening stages and I was able to make some fast laps but then, from about lap eight onwards, it became increasingly difficult to manage the drop in grip. We made a few changes to the rear to try to improve the ‘skatey’ feeling that we had in race 1 but, to be honest, it wasn’t a lot better in race 2. Our pace wasn’t bad but we didn’t have enough in the second half of the race with which to make consistently fast lap times. But, all in all, a third and a fourth, at what I consider to be one of my weakest tracks, is a good result and I’m really happy. I think these results will give us confidence for the final races of the season.”
Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team #34) – DNF, DNF
“Today was a really difficult day. In race one we made a good start and I thought I would be able to score a good result. The conditions this weekend have been particularly tough and it hasn’t been easy to understand the limit. We want to win and feel we are getting closer to this result each weekend, I’m giving it 150% and so there is always a risk. I’m obviously disappointed but looking at the positives, we have been consistently there with the fastest guys this weekend and this is fundamental – it can only give us confidence and spur us on to continue to fight. I want to be finishing the races in a strong position and not on the ground obviously. We made a few small changes for race 2 and my feeling improved but unfortunately when I tried to push, to reach those up front, a technical problem caused the rear of the bike to shift unexpectedly and I was forced off track into the gravel. We’re looking at the data to understand exactly what happened…”
Ernesto Marinelli – Ducati Superbike Project Director
“Today’s races were 50% positive with, on the one hand, Chaz’s podium in race 1 and fourth place in race 2, results that confirm our competitiveness. The heat has been a big problem for us but the developments made in recent months have meant that we now suffer less than at the start of the season. On the other hand, two DNFs for Davide, after great results during practice, are not a positive of course. In both races his pace matched those of the leaders and his desire to win is undeniable, as is his talent. But to be up front, he still needs to ride too close to the limit and in these conditions the risk of crashing is always just around the corner. We need to continue to work to give him the margin that he needs in order to be able to ride more calmly. In race 2 a technical problem caused the rear of his bike to move dramatically, meaning that he ended up in the gravel. Once home, we will analyse the situation carefully to understand the cause of this.”
More, from a press release issued by Team Hero EBR:
Team Hero EBR Close To Spanish Points In Jerez
Team Hero EBR were close once again to their first world championship points of the season after a spirited ride from Aaron Yates saw the American finish 16th in race 2 after a race long dual with Gabor Rizmayer.
Race one, which was held in slightly cooler conditions unfortunately saw Aaron Yates crash out of a potential point scoring fight, thankfully without injury while Geoff brought his 1190RX machine home in a respectable 17th.
Race two saw an improved performance from both riders until Geoff was forced to retire on lap 11. Aaron on the other hand was able to run the pace of the riders around him in the early stages eventually finishing just outside the points in 16th.
Understandably the team are disappointed after all their hard work to come so close once again to scoring points but they are looking forward to the remaining races in France and Qatar with renewed optimism.
Geoff May: “I am sorry I was forced to give up in race 2 because of a technical problem, because I really wanted to score some points here at Jerez and until the problem it looked very possible. Now I want to keep focused on the last two races and will try to end the season in the best possible way.”
Aaron Yates: “I am quite satisfied this weekend. I had a good feeling with the bike and during race two I had the chance to fight inside the top 20 and narrowly missed scoring our first point. Unfortunately we missed the chance to score it here in Spain but I am confident in a positive ending to the season.”
More, from a press release issued by Pata Honda:
Pata Honda delivers strong Superbike results in Spain
Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea took his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP to fourth and fifth place finishes in today’s two 10th-round World Superbike championship races at Jerez in Spain, retaining his third place in the series with just two rounds to go.
The two races were won by Italian Marco Melandri, with French rider Sylvain Guintoli taking two second places and series leader Tom Sykes scoring a third in race two but seeing his championship lead reduced.
Rea’s Pata Honda team-mate Leon Haslam finished seventh and eighth in the two 20-lap outings which were run in cooler, more overcast conditions than the earlier practice and qualifying sessions at the 4.423km Jerez circuit.
Following the cancellation of the Moscow round, the World Superbike championship will reconvene in one month’s time for round 11 at the French circuit of Magny-Cours.
Jonathan Rea – P4 and P5
I’m really happy with today because it was hard to have high expectations last night, knowing we had to make a big change. But when we reverted to the previous spec engine and made some changes to the front of the bike I was able to ride the way I like without having to change my style too much. Starting from tenth on the grid really didn’t help me to use the tyre to its full potential and gain lap times at the beginning; but in the end my pace was really, really strong in both races. We can take a lot of positives but, to be honest, we were chasing our tails a little earlier in the weekend.
Leon Haslam – P7 and P8
In race one I had a terrible start and struggled a bit. When we got to half race distance I think I went the wrong way with the buttons and made hard work for myself in the second half of the race. We made better steps in race two but I just couldn’t get past Loris [Baz]. I made a few mistakes but always caught him back within a lap. It was good to have a battle but it would have been nice to get by him and maybe get up to Eugene [Laverty]. But I was happy enough – we made good steps between the two races electronically. We knew this round would be tough but we’ve come away with two top eights and, even though I would prefer to fight with the next group, I enjoyed a battle so, all-in-all not too bad.
Pieter Breddels – technical co-ordinator
Jonathan had quite a positive warm-up and the changes we made worked out well. He had a good start from tenth and then really got into the races. Fourth was a good result in race one and he was just a little short from another fourth in race two. With fourth and fifth, however, he is still third in the championship, so that’s good. Leon had a lonely seventh in race one but we matched the electronics better with tyre life for race two and he was able to battle until the end. The second race was actually better, despite finishing eighth, and I think he’ll be fighting in the top five by the end of the season.
More, from a press release issued by WSBK Dorna Press Office:
Melandri does the double, van der Mark clinches WSS title
Jerez (Spain), Sunday 7 September 2014 – Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) took his second double of the year today after another dominating performance at Jerez in race 2. The experienced Italian rider elevated himself into the lead in the final third of the encounter after overtaking his teammate Sylvain Guintoli, then he pulled away to secure the first position at the chequered flag. The former 250cc World Champion added another win to his tally to become the second most successful Italian race winner in the series after Max Biaggi.
Thanks to another second place finish, Guintoli has narrowed the gap to the top of the standings to 31 points as championship leader Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) was 3rd. The podium finishers were awarded with their trophies by Alfa Romeo Ambassador Jorge Lorenzo.
Completing the top six were Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team), Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team), and Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) while the best EVO classified rider was Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia) who finished 11th overall and comfortably ahead of 12th placed Sheridan Morais (Iron Brain Grillini Kawasaki) who scored on of his best results of the year.
Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) endured another difficult race as he was forced to retire at the end of lap 3 due to a technical problem. Both EVO points leader David Salom (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Alessandro Andreozzi (Team Pedercini Kawasaki) failed to make it to the finish line after falling off their respective machines.
There was jubilation for Team Toth BMW who achieved their third point scoring finish of the season courtesy of a 14th place finish by replacement rider Gabor Rizmayer.
Results: 1. Melandri (Aprilia) 20 Laps/88.460 km in 34’25.940 average 154.146 kph; 2. Guintoli (Aprilia) 2.845; 3.Sykes (Kawasaki) 6.097; 4. Davies (Ducati) 7.749; 5. Rea (Honda) 7.935; 6. Laverty (Suzuki) 10.510; 7. Baz (Kawasaki) 16.078; 8. Haslam (Honda) 16.098; 9. Lowes (Suzuki) 16.554; 10. Elias (Aprilia) 25.840; 11. Barrier (BMW) 36.839; 12. Morais (Kawasaki) 55.531; 13. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 55.980; 14. Rizmayer (BMW) 1’18.354; 15. Canepa (Ducati) 1’26.338; 16. Yates (EBR) 1’31.468; RT. Andreozzi (Kawasaki); RT. Toth (BMW); RT. May (EBR); RT. Corti (MV Agusta); RT. Giugliano (Ducati); RT. Salom (Kawasaki); NS. Staring (Kawasaki).
Standings (Round 10 of 12): 1. Sykes 352; 2. Guintoli 321; 3. Rea 285; 4. Melandri 267; 5. Baz 262; 6. Davies 188; 7. Laverty 154; 8. Giugliano 153; 9. Elias 151; 10. Haslam 150; 11. Lowes 126; 12. Salom 95; 13. Canepa 54; 14. Guarnoni 41; 15. Camier 37; 16. Barrier 32; 17. Morais 24; 18. Andreozzi 21; 19. Scassa 16; 20. Foret 14; 21. Corti 14; 22. Staring 12; 23. Allerton 6; 24. Bos 5; 25. Goi 5; 26. Russo 5; 27. Rizmayer 3; 28. Pegram 2; 29. Toth 2; 30.Fabrizio 2; 31. Lanusse 1. Manufacturers: 1. Kawasaki 369; 2. Aprilia 368; 3. Honda 285; 4. Ducati 249; 5. Suzuki 220; 6. BMW 69; 7. MV Agusta 21; 8. EBR
World SupersportA race long fight at the front involving 5 riders raged in Spain this afternoon as Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team) became the 2014 World Supersport Champion in style by winning at Jerez as his closest championship rival Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) crashed out of the lead at the end of the penultimate lap. Completing the podium were the Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki (read more)
Results: 1. vd Mark (Honda) 19 Laps/84.037 km in 33’34.503 average 150.178 kph; 2. Jacobsen (Kawasaki) 0.363; 3. Marino (Kawasaki) 0.508; 4. Kennedy (Honda) 0.960; 5. Coghlan (Yamaha) 2.951; 6. Zanetti (Honda) 4.639; 7. Rolfo (Kawasaki) 5.860; 8. Wilairot (Honda) 6.460; 9. Nocco (Kawasaki) 10.477; 10. Tamburini (Kawasaki) 10.875; 11. Schmitter (Yamaha) 16.916; 12. Leonov (Honda) 18.066; 13. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 19.253; 14. Debise (Honda) 20.916; 15. Gamarino (Kawasaki) 23.624; etc.
Standings (Round 9 of 11): 1. Vd Mark 185; 2. Marino 109; 3. Cluzel 107; 4. Zanetti 90; 5. Coghlan 88; 6. Jacobsen 87; 7. Sofuoglu 86; 8. Rolfo 71; 9. De Rosa 67; 10. Kennedy 56; 11. Tamburini 54; 12. Wilairot 43; 13. Bussolotti 30; 14. Nocco 27; 15. Wahr 26; 16. Russo 25; 17. Gamarino 23; 18. Menghi 20; 19. Leonov 19; 20. Gowland 9; 21. Roccoli 8; 22. Schmitter 8; 23. Zaidi 7; 24. Coveña 7; 25. Debise 4; 26. Calero 3; 27. Rogers 1. Manufacturers: 1. Honda 206; 2. Kawasaki 155; 3. MV Agusta 121; 4. Yamaha 98; 5. Triumph 9.