FIM Supersport World Championship Brands Hatch, England August 6 Race Results: 1. Broc PARKES (Yam YZF-R6), 23 laps, 34:27.306 2. Kevin CURTAIN (Yam YZF-R6), -1.758 seconds 3. Kenan SOFUOGLO (Hon CBR600RR), -2.088 seconds 4. Robbin HARMS (Hon CBR600RR), -12.146 seconds 5. Cal CRUTCHLOW (Hon CBR600RR), -12.309 seconds 6. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Hon CBR600RR), -12.570 seconds 7. Stephane CHAMBON (Kaw ZX-6RR), -15.144 seconds 8. Gianluca NANNELLI (Duc 749R), -16.848 seconds 9. Massimo ROCCOLI (Yam YZF-R6), -17.058 seconds 10. Leon CAMIER (Hon CBR600RR), -17.380 seconds 11. Johan STIGEFELT (Hon CBR600RR), -19.834 seconds 12. Yoann TIBERIO (Hon CBR600RR), -20.967 seconds 13. Maxime BERGER (Kaw ZX-6RR), -21.597 seconds 14. Mauro SANCHINI (Yam YZF-R6), -24.048 seconds 15. Barry VENEMAN (Suz GSX-R600), -25.071 seconds 16. Kai Borre ANDERSON (Suz GSX-R600), -41.099 seconds 17. Tatu LAUSLEHTO (Hon CBR600RR), -42.438 seconds 18. William DE ANGELIS (Hon CBR600RR), -42.574 seconds 19. Matthieu LAGRIVE (Hon CBR600RR), -43.639 seconds 20. Tom TUNSTALL (Hon CBR600RR), -44.224 seconds 22. Chris PERIS (Yam YZF-R6), -56.300 seconds Championship Point Standings (Aafter 8 of 12 races): 1. TIE, Charpentier/Curtain, 131 points 3. Parkes, 119 points 4. Harms, 87 points 5. Roccoli, 78 points 6. TIE, Tiberio/Sofuoglu, 67 points 8. Stigefelt, 57 points 9. Fores, 49 points 10. Vizziello, 37 points More, from a press release issued by Winston Ten Kate Honda: SOFUOGLU THIRD AND HONDA’S BEST Kenan Sofuoglu (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) scored his third podium of the season after a tough 23-lap race around the classic Brands Hatch circuit, finishing just over two seconds from the race winner. Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) looked set for a podium until his physical condition forced him to slow at half race distance, and he eventually had to settle for sixth place, not fourth, after being overtaken by two riders on the final lap. At the head of the championship Charpentier is still in the overall lead, due to the count back of race wins, but he now shares 131 points with second place Brands race finisher Kevin Curtain. Charpentier is also 12 points ahead of Brands race winner Broc Parkes. Sofuoglu moved from eighth in the championship to seventh, on the same 67 points as Monza race winner, Yoann Tiberio, but placed one behind because of the count back of race wins. Ronald Ten Kate – Team Manager “Very happy with the podium for Kenan, the second one in a row and he was fighting hard for second place with Kevin for a time. I’m very happy with the progress he keeps making, improving with every race, which is good. For Sebastien, I feel sorry, because we were in a very good position after qualifying, and the first laps of the race. It looked like he could go for at least a podium position, but after ten laps or so he had some physical problems, cramp in his arms and legs, so he could hardly hold onto the bike sometimes. Unfortunately he got passed by a couple more people on the last lap, so it seems the championship game has been reset back to the start. The championship starts again after today for us. Luckily for Seb we have a month or so for him to recover his condition to a higher level. So let’s see what happens.” Sebastien Charpentier – WSS Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider (6th – Championship Position: 1st with 131 points) “My team has worked very well this weekend, I am happy for the tyres. I was OK for the race, I made a good start, and Broc Parkes also made a good start. After 12 laps my body was completely destroyed, no power, my muscle strength is just not what it was before my accident, so for sure after this really bad injury it has not been easy for me to recover. I am hungry to win, so it is a big disappointment to not be able to challenge. I need the best result every time but it is not easy for me. It was impossible for me to control the bike properly at the end. I prepared as well as I could, but I am not Superman.” Kenan Sofuoglu – WSS Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider (3rd – Championship Position: 7th with 67 points) “I wanted to win today but for me this is a good podium. I still have to learn how to finish the long races, and the end was difficult to stay with Kevin. I have to say thank you to my team because they have really helped me and I hope every weekend can be like this for us from now on.” More, from a press release issued by Honda: CHARPENTIER EQUAL ON POINTS AFTER A BRAVE FIGHT AT BRANDS Despite being forced to drop his pace in the second section of the 23-lap Brands Hatch Supersport race, due to loss of physical stamina after recent pelvic and collarbone injury, Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) still heads the championship table after finishing sixth in the Brands race. Thanks to his greater number of race wins than Kevin Curtain, the rider he now shares a 131 points total with, Charpentier is classified one place above Curtain, despite the points tie. The Brands race was taken by Broc Parkes, with Curtain second and the resurgent Kenan Sofuoglu (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) a fine third. In the final analysis Sofuoglu was just over two seconds from the race winner, scoring podium number three of his rookie full WSS season to boot. Both Charpentier and Sofuoglu had qualified on the front row, and made good launches from their ideal start positions. With four rounds still to come, Charpentier now has a month to recover and make himself ready for the next challenge, at Assen on September 3. Sofuoglu’s aggressive riding earned him a fine third place, and he moves up one place in the rankings to seventh, on a share of 67 points with French rookie Yoann Tiberio (Team Megabike Honda CBR600RR), who was 12th at Brands, fading after a strong start from the third row, as tyre wear took its toll. Simone Sanna (Team Megabike Honda CBR600RR) had a tough qualifying and was only 16th on the grid, retiring from the race when his machine lost power and then stopped. Charpentier had prepared as thoroughly as possible for the Brands weekend, but has simply not had long enough to get back the overall fitness and muscle strength required to run at this level. “My team has worked very well this weekend,” affirmed Charpentier after the race, “I am happy for the tyres. I felt I was OK for the race, I made a good start, and Broc Parkes also made a good start. But after 12 laps my body was completely destroyed, no power, my muscle strength is just not what it was before my accident. So, for sure, after this really bad injury it has not been easy for me to recover. I am hungry to win, so it is a big disappointment to not be able to challenge. I need the best result every time but it is not easy for me. It was impossible for me to control the bike properly at the end. I prepared as well as I could, but I am not Superman.” Sofuoglu, who had designs on the race win after a front row qualifying performance, tried his best to stay with eventual second place rider Curtain at the end, and was tantalisingly close to second at the flag. “I wanted to win today but for me this is a good podium,” said the Turkish rider. “I still have to learn how to finish the long races, and the end was difficult to stay with Kevin. I have to say thank you to my team because they have really helped me and I hope every weekend can be like this for us from now on.” Tiberio carried on to the end to score as many points as possible, and was frustrated with his luck after making a good start. “Because of the change in temperature we had to think about tyres again,” said Tiberio. “I think we did not make the best choice because after five laps, when I was in a good position, the rear started to spin. I had to just ride as smoothly as possible to bring the bike home with as many points as I could.” Sanna was mystified as to the reason for his enforced retirement. “I don’t know what happened but the bike cut out and I was forced to stop,” said the Misano podium finisher. “The bike just stopped and we could not get it started on the button afterwards.”