MICHEL EAGER TO IMPROVE AT SILVERSTONE Team Alstare Suzuki Michel Fabrizio failed to make the podium in last year’s race at Silverstone so will be going all out to make amends this year. He finished fourth in the first race and DNF’d in the second and is determined that this year will be better. The Northamptonshire circuit has seen a pit and media centre makeover since last year and the state of the arts pits will be a new experience for al the WSBK teams. Michel Last year I didn’t start the first practice well – I was only 13th – but improved to fifth in the remaining practices and then finished Superpole with the third best time to end on the front row of the grid. This year, I have not been very successful in Superpole, so I would be very happy to be on the front row of the grid at Silverstone. I know my race pace is very good, but that’s not good enough when you have to start the races from the third or fourth rows of the grid because it’s hard to make up the time on the leaders. Like many times this year, for me, the first practice will be spent learning the track on my Alstare Suzuki. Last year I was on a twin, so I will have to learn to ride the track on a four cylinder and that will take a bit of getting used to. I am getting more and more comfortable with my bike as the season goes on and the team are doing a fantastic job making the bike competitive. There is a lot of hard work going on behind the scenes and at the track and for sure I will be trying my best to get some good results for myself and the team this weekend. More, from a press release issued by Silverstone Circuit: ‘Kids go free’ at Silverstone World Superbikes – Plus free access for all to the SBK paddock and rider autograph session on Thursday 28 July The FIM Superbike World Championship (SBK) heads to Silverstone this weekend (29-31 July), and Silverstone is offering fans and families a great start to the summer holidays – free entry to the event for children aged 15 and under*. Whether you are a die-hard World Superbike fan or a ‘first time’ family, Silverstone has lined up an extensive range of on and off-track entertainment for members of all the family. Activities range from spectacular on-track action and high hopes for our six British World Superbike riders, to stunt shows, air displays and funfair rides. In addition to Silverstone’s ‘kids go free’ policy for all three days of the World Superbike event, the Silverstone Paddock will be open on Thursday afternoon from 13.00hrs to all members of the public, free of charge. As a preview to one of the circuit’s biggest events of the year, visitors to the Silverstone Paddock will have the opportunity to soak up the pre-event atmosphere and meet the SBK riders at an official autograph signing session. All of the World Superbike riders, including the Brit-pack and championship leaders, will be making appearances throughout the afternoon on Thursday, from 14:00hrs onwards, including: Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team Leon Halsam BMW Motorrad Motorsport Leon Camier Aprilla Alitalia Racing Team Jonathan Rea & Alex Lowes Castrol Honda Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike James Toseland BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team Carlos Checa Althea Racing Max Biaggi Aprilla Alitalia Racing Team Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team More, from a press release issued by Parkalgar Honda: PARKALGAR HONDA is targeting best ever results for Sam Lowes and Miguel Praia at the eighth round of the World Supersport Championship at Silverstone in the UK this weekend. Sam is looking for his first victory and Silverstone is one of his favourite circuits. Miguel scored his best ever result at Silverstone last year and is riding better than ever so is determined to get inside the top five. There are practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday before the race at 1330 GMT on Sunday 31st July. Sam: “I just can’t wait to get racing, I really enjoyed Donington earlier this year and the huge amount of support we received. I love Silverstone, I raced there twice last year and won the race and British Supersport Championship at the circuit, it is a good one for me. I know the track and what to do straight away and should be on the pace to go all out for victory.” Miguel: “At Brno I was riding well and happy about my pace but I was not happy crashing out when riding so well – I don’t want that happening again. I am looking forward to Silverstone, I had my best ever race last year and know the track pretty well. I am putting it all together and want to make my best race ever – I am confident.” Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “We have been challenging for victories all year with Sam and it would be nice to achieve it PTR’s home race. Sam has ridden at Silverstone before in wet and dry conditions and is very motivated to win. “Miguel got his best ever result sixth place at Silverstone last year and we want more of the same this year. He is riding with his best ever form and will be going for a top five.” More, from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport: Munich/Stephanskirchen. The FIM Superbike World Championship circus moves on to Great Britain. The iconic Silverstone circuit will host the ninth round of the 2011 season this weekend (29th to 31st July). The Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be back to full strength: following his injury-enforced break, works rider Troy Corser (AUS) will make his race comeback alongside team mate Leon Haslam (GBR). Troy broke the ulna and radius in his left arm when he crashed at in the second race at Motorland Aragón (ESP) and was unable to race in Brno (CZE). The time-honoured circuit in Silverstone has been the subject of extensive modifications over the last two years. The riders in the FIM Superbike World Championship are already familiar with the revised track layout through the new “Silverstone Arena”, having experienced it last season. They will now also move into the imposing new pit and paddock complex, the “Silverstone Wing”, which was opened in May this year. In the process of the modifications, the start-finish straight has been repositioned, meaning the riders must get used to a slightly new layout. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport has prepared for the coming race weekend with two test days at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz (GER). Leon and BMW Motorrad test rider Steve Martin (AUS) were in action there on 18th and 19th July. Together with the team, they came up with setup suggestions and technical solutions for Leon and Troy’s BMW S 1000 RRs, which will be implemented in Silverstone. Having completed eight of the 2011 season’s race weekends, Leon is currently fifth in the Riders’ Championship on 137 points, while Troy is fifteenth on 55 points. In total, the pair has already scored 192 points for the Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport this season. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, for which only the manufacturer’s best result at each race counts, BMW is fourth on 173 points. Leon Haslam: “Silverstone is always a special race for me, as we are racing in England. I am looking forward to going back there. Last year it was a new track for everyone. I really enjoy the characteristics of the new layout. It is a fast, flowing circuit, a bit like a mix of Monza and Assen. In some sectors the setup of the motorcycle is a major factor. In addition, thrilling racing is always guaranteed at Silverstone. Taking the BMW S 1000 RR there will be exciting especially as we are racing in front of my home crowd. I hope we will get some good weather and can’t wait to go there.” Troy Corser: “After my injury in Aragón, I am now really looking forward to jumping on my bike again. I have been back in physical training for the last couple of weeks, and I do not feel any pain in my arm. I rode dirt bikes just to check how fit I am, and all feels good. Our performance in Silverstone was not too bad last year, unfortunately I crashed in the second race. The bike worked well there you obviously need a fast engine, this should suit us well. Leon and Steve Martin tested a few things at Lausitzring in preparation for the Silverstone races. I am optimistic that the test results will help to improve the bike further. The new pit complex looks impressive on TV, but the track still looks quite bumpy. The new position of the start-finish straight now leads into a quite tight and bumpy first corner. I think it is even more important now to start the races from the front of the grid.” Bernhard Gobmeier, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “There is always a great atmosphere in Silverstone. You can feel the long tradition of racing at every corner. We are looking forward to the new pit lane, which was only opened this year. Silverstone is always a bit special for our two riders: as an Englishman, Leon is racing at his home event, and it is Troy’s second home. We are pleased to welcome Troy back on board after his injury. We completed some testing in preparation for the race weekend, at which we tried out some new ideas and technical solutions for Silverstone. We think we found good solutions during this test. We want to follow on from the good performances we put in during the first part of the season.” Background: Silverstone is a quiet town with 2,000 residents in the English county of Northamptonshire. The closest large cities are Northampton about 25 kilometres to the north and Oxford about 50 kilometres to the south. However, the heart of British motorsport beats in this rural area. The “Silverstone Circuit” is not known as the “Home of British Motor Racing” for nothing. The iconic circuit was built after the Second World War on the grounds of an RAF base set up in 1943. The first car race was held there in 1948, with the very first race in the Formula One World Championship staged in Silverstone in 1950. The FIM Superbike World Championship first came to Silverstone from 2002 to 2007. After a two-year break, the series returned to the circuit in 2010 following extensive modifications of the track. In 2010 the revised layout took the Superbike World Championship riders through the new “Silverstone Arena” for the first time, which was designed specifically for the needs of motorcycles. An 800-metre long, stadium-style sector was added between the Abbey and Brooklands corners. Renowned corners including Maggotts, Becketts, Copse and Stowe were retained. The imposing new pit and paddock complex, the “Silverstone Wing”, was opened in May 2011. It is located between the Club and Abbey corners and has resulted in the start-finish straight being moved accordingly. As a result, the riders must get used to a new pit lane entrance and exit this year, although they are actually familiar with the circuit layout from last season’s race. Built on a former airfield, the “Silverstone Circuit” is a very flat circuit. This means that the engine performance of the BMW S 1000 RR is particularly important here, as there are several long straights. The circuit also offers some long corners, in which one side of the tyres will be put under particular strain. For this reason, a sensitive throttle response also plays a major role. The new layout also features some stop-and-go corners, in which the circuit throws up a mixture of quick and slow, technical corners. The circuit is physically very tiring and has some tricky bumps, which must also be taken into consideration when setting the bike up. One place in which these bumps are lurking is the new opening corner, Abbey. For BMW Motorrad works rider Leon Haslam (GBR), Silverstone is the second home race of the year in Britain. However, Leon’s team-mate Troy Corser (AUS) also feels at home here, as he spends most of his time with his family in England. More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki: Silverstone Sees Lascorz And Sykes in Action Again WSBK, Silverstone, Great Britain, 26 July 2011 Two official Kawasaki riders will be going for glory this weekend at Silverstone as Joan Lascorz and Tom Sykes set out to get into the leading mix in each race at the revamped British venue. Silverstone is a home event for not only the Paul Bird Motorsports-operated team (based in Cumbria) but also Sykes, who is in his second year in the official outfit. Sykes, originally from Yorkshire but now living relatively close to Silverstone, is particularly keen to get back to top form at is home race. He has recently completed a short test at the hilly and narrow Cadwell Park circuit in England, to try out some chassis settings in an effort to save some set-up time once he gets to Silverstone. Joan Lascorz moved into the position of top ranked Kawasaki runner at the previous round at Brno, stepping one place above Sykes to 13th overall in the process. The immediate aim for Lascorz is climbing his first ever WSB podium but two strong finishes would help him eradicate memories of the crash at this track last year, which cost him the chance of going for the WSS championship. His injuries held back many of his preparations for his assault on the WSBK class this year but Joan is now settling into the Superbike role well, having already posted two top five race finishes in what is a particularly tough season. Team regular Chris Vermeulen will not be racing at Silverstone as a fall at Brno cut short his raceday in the Czech Republic and he has been advised to sit this meeting out to be fully race fit for the next WSBK round at the Nürburgring on September 4. The Pedercini Team is mounted on Kawasaki machines again in 2011 and they will field Roby Rolfo and Mark Aitchison at Silverstone, with Rolfo two places above his team-mate, in 17th place overall. At 5.9km in length the Silverstone circuit is not only one of the longest used in modern day racing it is also one of the fastest, with best average lap speeds of 168kmph well over 100mph being put in last year. The pits and paddock complex are now situated in the new Silverstone ‘Wing’, a fact which even British riders like Sykes may take some time to get used to after so many seasons using the former paddock buildings. Joan Lascorz: “I like this track and last year I expected to make a very good race in Supersport, if I hadn’t had my mishap. Let’s see this year how it goes with the Ninja ZX-10R. We are forming a greater understanding, race by race, of the reactions of the bike. From the Kawasaki side they always try to give me the bike I need and they are working hard after every race. From my side I am trying to adjust my riding style to make the best of the tyres and the bike and I am also working hard to keep my body fit. In particular, what we need to improve is how to open the gas correctly and also how to explain to my crew chief the important reactions of the bike. I am trying to understand what the really important aspects are to let me go faster and which are the ones I have to remove from my riding style. Our goal now is try to stay between tenth and fifth in the races as often as we can and, maybe even more importantly, to qualify well and make a good starts to learn from the most experienced riders.” Tom Sykes: “I am in highs spirits at the moment and looking forward to the Silverstone weekend. It is a massive circuit and really enjoyable. It has a fast average speed and it is very flowing in nature. I hope we can pick up the pace and have a result like we had in Misano and Aragon. I like to stop the bike, turn it and when I open the throttle I want to open it hard. I see no reason why we cannot go to Silverstone and pick up our game. The test we had at Cadwell last week was an eye-opener! I had just come from Brno and I think it must be four times the width of Cadwell, so it felt so fast to be running on a track so narrow. We tried a couple of things and got a bit of a direction on where I would like to improve the bike. It was good to get a couple of hours of track time to help us make the most of our practice time this weekend. Silverstone is only 30 minutes from my house now, so it is even closer to home. I want to put on a good show in Britain and having friends and family there is just another nice little added ingredient to race weekend. I want to have two strong results this weekend.” More, from another press release issued by Kawasaki: WSS Double Act Looking Forward To Silverstone WSS, Silverstone, Great Britain, 26 July 2011 Broc Parkes and David Salom approach the eighth round of the Supersport World Championship with confidence after a short test in Spain delivered an improved race set-up. Broc is still second in the championship despite the misfortune of two recent no-scores, while David is only one point and two championship positions behind his team-mate. Parkes has never been off the front row in qualifying this year and took pole at Motorland Aragon. He scored a race win at Misano and has another two podium finishes to his name so far, leaving him 36 points from the lead, on the same points total as Fabien Foret but ranked second because Broc has scored a win this season. The first Provec Motocard.com season for Salom on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R has seen David take his first podium in the class and take pole start in Australia, but it is his good consistency of performance that has taken him to fourth. Once again Massimo Roccoli and Vittorio Iannuzzo will compete for the Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki Team, with Roccoli now 11th in the rankings and Iannuzzo 14th. Including Silverstone, five rounds remain in the closely contested WSS championship, but after the race in the UK there will be a month long break in race action. Broc Parkes: “I am looking to get past the results of the previous two races and I feel a lot more confident now after we had a test in Spain last week. We had to iron out a few problems that we were having. I have just been trying to get back the bike feel I know, the good front-end feel I had. It is slowly coming back to me and it was good to have a test to try a few things we wanted to the other day. David and I both made good progress there and I am looking forward to going to England to race.” David Salom: “Silverstone is a good circuit and it is very fast. I think one or two of the other bikes can also be fast at this track and for Chaz Davies and Brno race winner Gino Rea it is their home race. I am sure they will be good there and very motivated. We had a test at a small circuit in Spain last week and it went well. The new components we tried are very good and now we will see if we will use them at Silverstone. I am approaching this race fit and with a strong mental attitude. I’m feeling good for this race and I am certainly ready to go for more podium places this year.” More, from a press release issued by Yamaha: A Confident Yamaha WSB Team Returns to the U.K for Round Nine at Silverstone Yamaha World Superbike riders Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty are geared up and all set for Silverstone this coming weekend, the second British round of the 2011 World Superbike calendar. This can be considered as the second “Home race” for Eugene Laverty. The rider from Northern Ireland is determined to impress on his home turf and make up for the less than perfect results obtained in the first of the two British stop offs, earlier this season in Donington Park. Laverty has fond memories of the British track due to his spectacular victory in the 2010 World Supersport category and sets out determined to repeat this performance in his debut year in World Superbikes. Teammate Marco Melandri, fresh from two victories in the last two rounds of the championship, Aragon and Brno, heads to the U.K stronger and more optimistic than ever. The Italian has his sights on success and a place on what was a British dominated podium last year. Silverstone is possibly the most historical and internationally famous circuit on the calendar and is host to some of the world’s most prestigious sporting events. The track underwent major reconstruction prior to last year’s WSB event. Renovations consisted in remodeling a new layout complex which rendered the fast flowing track even more challenging and rewarding. Many high speed and fast corners such as Copse, Abbey and Stowe are characteristic of the British track. Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team “I think Silverstone is one of the best tracks of the season. I really enjoyed riding there last year with the GP and I’m looking forward to riding it with my R1. It’s a nice flowing track with some fast corners and these characteristics should be suitable for my bike. Crutchlow came away with two race wins last year and I’m confident the yamaha will be strong there this year also. I’m looking forward to the weekend and I’m optimistic we can get some good results.” Eugene Laverty Yamaha World Superbike Team “Silverstone is one of my favourite tracks on the calendar following the best victory of my career in the World Supersport category, last season. The fast nature of the track really suits my style and there’s many passing opportunities if it comes down to a last lap fight. The start/finish line has been moved for 2011 and so I’m going to have to rethink my race strategy. Last year I made my race-winning overtake into Abbey on the last lap but it’s now the first corner which changes things quite a bit. I’m looking forward to the new challenge though and I’d love nothing more than to walk away with a victory, or two, at my home round.” Silverstone technically speaking according to Silvano Galbusera Marco Melandri’s crew chief “Silverstone is usually a good track for the R1. We intend starting with the set-up we used in Brno but we need to pay particular attention to tyre life. Silverstone is a track with very poor grip so we need to use a soft compound tyre. We have studied the data from Cal’s set up last year and know what to do to improve on tyre performance. In the last two races we made improvements with the engine brake of the machine. Marco likes to have a consistent bike, with the same behavior from the beginning of the race to the end but the soft tyre deteriorates quickly and it’s difficult to keep the pace for the last five or six laps. We need to work on improving this.” Silverstone technically speaking according to Frankie Carchedi Eugene Laverty’s crew chief “At Brno we attained more solid top five finishes. The team has worked hard since then to find those final tenths we were missing mainly on the straights. Silverstone is one of the fastest race tracks on the calendar, also very flowing, which will suit the Yamaha and also Eugene’s riding style. We will start with our base set-up on bike 1, and work from there. The weather forecast looks like it could be a hot weekend, and Silverstone can be notoriously slippy the hotter the track temperature gets, so we will work on the chassis to maximize grip.” Andrea Dosoli – Yamaha World Superbike Team Manager “I’m very much looking forward to the next round. Last year went really well for us when Cal won both races, showing how the R1 performs well on the flowing British track. Following the strong race and positive results in Brno, we are heading to Silverstone optimistic. I expect good results from both riders as this kind of track is ideal for Marco’s style of riding and Eugene came away victorious last year in Supersport. We’ve a special link with England as Marco got his first ever win in WSB in Donington and it’s also Eugene’s home race. We are confident and are looking forward to enjoying the races together with the crowd of British fans.” More, from another press release issued by Yamaha: This coming weekend’s race at Silverstone, U.K marks the eighth round of the 2011 World Supersport Championship. The first of the two British stop offs on this year’s calendar (Donington Park), saw the Yamaha ParkinGO Team claim a spectacular one-two race win. Yamaha ParkinGO are now setting out for the historical track at Silverstone, intent on repeating that outstanding performance and returning to the podium for the seventh time this season. Brit, Chaz Davies is geared up and confident ahead of Sunday’s race where he aims for victory on his home soil to further secure his position at the top of the standings, on the road to the championship title. Davies has proved to be the strongest contender of the Championship, powering his R6 to victory on three occasions and claiming a further two podiums, to date. After two less than perfect rounds, Luca Scassa is also eager to head to the British track. The Italian is optimistic that the fast flowing characteristics of Silverstone are ideal for his powerful R6 machine and will enable him to fight for a podium and climb back up the championship standings. Scassa is currently in fifth place with 79 points, just six points off Parkes in second. More, from a press release issued by Althea Racing: CARLOS CHECA AND THE ALTHEA RACING TEAM CROSS THE CHANNEL FOR ROUND 9 OF THE WORLD SUPERBIKES AT SILVERSTONE Silverstone (UK), Tuesday 26th July 2011: after a three week break, the Superbikes are back in action this coming weekend at Silverstone in the UK; team Althea Racing and rider Carlos Checa will face this ninth round with the same determination that has seen them dominate the 2011 championship thus far. Last time out, at the Czech track of Brno, Carlos was up on the podium in both races and arrives in the UK with a 30-point advantage in the rider’s standings. A brand new pit and paddock area awaits the Superbike circus in 2011 while the track layout itself remains as was in 2010. At a track where stiff competition will inevitably come in the shape of the British contingent, that took all six podium spots at this track last season, Checa will be looking to do all he can to extend his current championship lead. Davide Giugliano continues to lead the way in the STK 1000 standings and he too will race this weekend, with team-mate Lorenzo Baroni, in the sixth round of the championship. This weekend’s event is the last prior to the traditional August summer break.Racing will resume at the Nurburgring in early September. Carlos Checa “I really like the Silverstone track, despite the straights where we’ll suffer a little. I’m however optimistic and excited to see the brand new paddock area and the changes that have been made in the last year. I have many British friends and if, as forecast, the weather stays good, it will no doubt be a great weekend. We will work as always to find the best possible set-up and I can say that I am revved up and feeling confident.” More, from a press release issued by PATA Racing Team: Noriyuki Haga and the PATA Racing team will face the round weekend in Silverstone after Brno, where the japanese rider closed the two races with a 12th and 10th place. Both the team and the rider are expecting for a 3-days-of work to find the right setting on the 5780 m. long track that can lead Nitro Nori to show his best in front of the big crowd. Haga hit the podium twice in 2006 before Superbike went for other British circuits until 2010 and he won’t leave anything up to chance putting a special attention at the qualifying so that he could start the races among the leaders. Marco Borciani – team manager – “We’ll try to make the most from the practices, compared to the previous round where we paid the middle-starting position. I’m sure it’s a track well adaptable to both our bike and rider and I’d really like to leave with a good result for our sponsors and supporters.” More, from a press release issued by Infront Motor Sports: Silverstone the scene for latest three-way Biaggi-Melandri-Checa battle Rome (Italy), Tuesday 26 July 2011 The FIM Superbike World Championship arrives at the revamped Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit in the UK for round 9, the last one before the summer break. In 2010 the historic airfield layout underwent major modifications that brought several curves up to modern-day car and bike racing standards. The circuit infrastructures were also upgraded in 2010 and this week the Superbike riders will be greeted by the spectacular and brand-new Silverstone Wing pits complex building between Club and Abbey curves, which will also comprise the new start-finish line and pit entry-exit lanes. The Silverstone circuit, one of the cornerstones of British motorsport, will be the venue for yet another enthralling duel, or rather now a three-way battle, between points leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) and his closest adversaries Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) and Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team). The Spaniard has a thirty points advantage over the 2010 world champion and 53 over the former 250 cc world champion, and is called upon to face up to another race that on paper does not seem favourable to his Ducati. For his part Biaggi has never won a Superbike race at the British track, while Melandri is taking part in his first race with the R1 on the new layout. Last year the races saw a total triumph for British riders, who occupied all the podium slots on both occasions. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) scored a double win, while Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Leon Camier shared the remaining podium places. With Cal now having moved on and Rea (Castrol Honda) out with injury, the hopes of the British riders lie in a small group made up of Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport), still searching for that elusive breakthrough with the German machine, Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team), podium man at Aragon, and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing), who is on the up in this phase of the championship. Silverstone will also see the return of James Toseland (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) race 2 winner in 2005 while the Castrol Honda team will be all-new for this round. It will be made up of Alex Lowes, who has the unenviable task of replacing the injured Rea, together with Karl Muggeridge, who has been called in for Ruben Xaus, the Spaniard still recovering from his Brno crash. One man to certainly keep an eye on will be Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team), currently lying fourth overall, and anxious for a repeat of his Monza champagne-tasting victories. Michel Fabrizio, fourth last year in race 1, is working wonders on the singleton Suzuki Alstare machine, and so is the increasingly convincing Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Italia), while another man with a fourth place at Silverstone to his name in 2007, Roberto Rolfo (Pedercini Kawasaki) will be aiming for his best result of the year. Expectation is also high over the appearance of two wild-cards, the American John Hopkins, who returns to WSBK for this one-off event, and Britain’s John Kirkham, who currently race with for the Suzuki Samsung Crescent Racing team in the British Superbike Championship. Points (after 8 of 13 rounds): 1. Checa 293; 2. Biaggi 263; 3. Melandri 240; 4. Laverty 168; 5. Haslam 137; 6. Camier 134; 7. Fabrizio 134; 8. Badovini 106; 9. Haga 99; 10. Rea 94; 11. Guintoli 89; 12. Smrz 88; 13. Lascorz 88; 14. Sykes 84; 15. Corser 55; 16. Xaus 44; etc. Manufacturers: 1. Ducati 305; 2. Aprilia 302; 3. Yamaha 280; 4. BMW 173; 5. Suzuki 138; 6. Kawasaki 126; 7. Honda 113.