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Monza World Supersport Race Results:

1. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600F, 16 laps, 30:42.007
2. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600F, -0.124
3. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suz GSX-R600, -1.166
4. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -2.461
5. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, -2.461
6. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, -3.309
7. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, -12.470
8. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600F, -17.883
9. Jorg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, -18.122
10. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600F, -18.246
11. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, -27.365
12. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, -27.764
13. Diego Giugovaz, Yamaha YZF-R6, -38.441
14. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, -40.911
15. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600F, -51.459
16. Christian Zaiser, Yamaha YZF-R6, -51.781
17. John McGuiness, Honda CBR600F, -58.991
18. David DeGea, Honda CBR600F, -1 lap
19. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, -6 laps
20. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600F, -7 laps, DNF
21. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, -8 laps, DNF
22. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, -11 laps, DNF
23. James Whitham, Yamaha YZF-R6, -14 laps, DNF
24. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, -15 laps, DNF
25. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, -15 laps, DNF
26. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600F, -15 laps, DNF
27. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -16 laps, DNF
28. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, DNS

World Supersport CHampionship Point Standings:

1. Chambon, 88 points
2. Foret, 84 points
3. Pitt, 83 points
4. Fujiwara, 49 points
5. Kellner, 47 points
6. Vermeulen, 45 points
7. Casoli, 40 points
8. Bontempi, 39 points
9. Teuchert, 37 points
10. Whitham, 30 points

More, from a Ten Kate Honda press release:

Ten Kate Honda celebrate a fabulous win for Foret at Monza

Fabien Foret thrilled the crowd with a fantastic victory at Monza with a tremendous World Supersport race that saw him dicing with young Chris Vermeulen for the lead.

Chris Vermeulen, who rides for Van Zon Honda TKR, a satellite team of Ten Kate Honda, took second place after a tremendous battle with Foret in front of the 82,000 crowd.

“Towards the end of the race my brakes were fading because the pace was so unbelievably hot,” explained a delighted Foret who broke the lap record in the race. “But the Pirelli tyres were fantastic, even right at the end of the race they were giving full grip. The Honda CBR600FS is extremely fast, perfect for Monza, and I made a break away from the pack with Chris Vermeulen in the last few laps. I knew it would be all down to the last bend between Chris and me. I was able to get the better line in that last turn to get victory and to close up to Chambon in the championship. Now I am really looking forward to Silverstone.”

The result left in-form Foret only four points behind championship leader Stephane Chambon after five races.

Team Manager Ronald ten Kate was delighted with the result; “It’s a double for us as Chris Vermeulen came in second using a Ten Kate machine. I’m delighted for both of them and I have to thank Pirelli for providing such fantastic tyres for this meeting. Everyone has worked hard to get the Honda CBR600FS working so well, including the WP suspension people who help make all this possible.”

Iain MacPherson, who struggled in qualifying, finished the race eighth after finding a good race set up. Iain, who joined the team only days before the start of the season, hadn’t benefited from any pre-season testing with Ten Kate Honda so has been playing catch up all year. “I think we’ve started to find the right set up for me here,” said MacPherson who’s riding style is so different to Foret’s. “We’ll be testing at Misano and then Silverstone so we’ve got time before the next race to perfect it.”

The team now go straight to Misano for testing before heading to England for the next championship race in Silverstone.

More, from a Van Zon Honda press release:

Brilliant second place for young Vermeulen

The Van Zon Honda TKR team watched their young prodigy Chris Vermeulen started from pole position and took a brilliant second place at Monza.

Vermeulen locked horns with the fiery Frenchman Fabien Foret in a battle that showed that he has what it takes to take on the best in the World Supersport championship.

The pair used the superior speed of their Ten Kate prepared Honda CBR600FS machines to shake off the rest of the pack as the all-action race drew to a thrilling finale. Chris looked to have the race in the bag when he passed Foret in the closing stages, but a small mistake entering the final turn allowed Foret to sneak back past for a win.

“That was a great race out there, I loved it!” enthused the young Australian, who is still only 19 years of age and the youngest rider ever to take pole in World Supersport history. “Some guys were a bit out of control at the start, but I tried to stay smooth and bide my time. When Fabien broke away I had to go with him and I slowly reeled him in.

“I thought I had him going down the back straight but when I braked the front tucked a bit. I had to pick it up and I ran a little bit wide and he was just straight in there.”

“The Pirelli tyres had done 16 laps but they still worked awesome on the last lap. The bike’s really fast – the Ten Kate guys have done a really good job preparing the Honda CBR600FS and the WP Suspension was spot on as usual.

Vermeulen team mate Werner Daemen looked really strong early in the weekend but an unfortunate crash in qualifying resulted in a dislocated shoulder. Brave Daemen decided to race through the pain and was rewarded with tenth place and some championship points. A brilliant result considering just how battered Werner’s body was!

“The pain was intense, especially in the last three laps,” said Werner, who will have surgery when he arrives home in Belgium. “I don’t want to have to go through an experience like that again!”