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World Supersport
Phillip Island, Australia
3/28/04
Provisional Race Results:

1, Joshua Brookes, Honda CBR600RR, 21 laps
2. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, -0.025 second
3. Jurgen Vd Goorbergh, Yamaha YZF-R6, -6.035 seconds
4. Broc Parkes, Honda CBR600RR, -9.216 seconds
5. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600RR, -11.175 seconds
6. Fabien Foret, Yamaha YZF-R6, -21.288 seconds
7. Alessio Corradi, Honda CBR600RR, -21.293 seconds
8. Max Neukirchner, Honda CBR600RR, -21.669 seconds
9. Lorenzo Lanzi, Ducati 749R, -23.549 seconds
10. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, -24.024 seconds
11. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, -27.449 seconds
12. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600RR, -37.271 seconds
13. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Suzuki GSX-R600, -43.863 seconds
14. Stefano Cruciani, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, -46.697 seconds
15. Matthieu Lagrive, Suzuki GSX-R600, -53.229 seconds
16. Walter Tortoroglio, Suzuki GSX-R600, -58.729
seconds
17. Denis Sacchetti, Honda CBR600RR, -65.325 seconds
18. Yaniv Peleg, Honda CBR600RR, -1 lap
19. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, -13 laps, DNF
20. Matteo Baiocco, Yamaha YZF-R6, -14 laps, DNF
21. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 749R, -18 laps, DNF
22. Steve Brogan, Honda CBR600RR, -19 laps, DNF
23. Mark Stanley, Yamaha YZF-R6, -20 laps, DNF
24. Brendan Clarke, Yamaha YZF-R6, DNS


More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Belgarda:

Yamaha Belgarda Racing
Sunday, March 28th 2004
Circuit: Phillip Island (Australia), m. 4.445
Weather: Dry, sunny
Temperature: air 27° C track 35° C
Crowd: 55.000

PODIUM FOR JURGEN!
With two rounds gone, Yamaha Motor Italia riders Jurgen van den Goorbergh and Fabien Foret are first and second in the championship and are now looking forward to the next round at Misano. Jurgen took third place in a hotly contested race today and left Phillip Island with an eleven-point lead in the title race. His team mate Fabien struggled today, but still managed to finish sixth and grab enough points to make sure of his second place in the points total. The race was won by twenty-year old Australian Josh Brookes (Honda), with Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) second. The two fought each other tooth and nail for the majority of the 21-lapper, with Brookes taking the lead on the very last lap. Jurgen was a comfortable third, with Parkes (Honda) fourth.

JURGEN VAN DEN GOORBERGH – 3rd
I used a soft rear and I think it was the right choice. My plan before the race was to hang in with the front-runners and then make my move towards the end. But the leaders were very aggressive in the early stages and I wanted to get into my groove and time my move when I wanted. I lost touch a little with Brookes and Curtain and because they were riding so hard, I decided that it would be better to take third instead of doing anything risky and maybe crashing. I thought it would be better for the championship not to do anything silly and that’s what I did.

FABIEN FORET ­- 6th
I made a very bad start and from then on it was a very hard race. I also think my rear tyre was too hard and I didn’t have a lot of grip, so I couldn’t push as hard as I would’ve liked. In the end I had to be satisfied with grabbing as many points as I could, but I’m angry because my plan was to finish in the top three. My result should have been better.

Results
1 Brookes (AUS-Honda) 34:12.301
2 Curtain (AUS-Yamaha) -0:025
3 VD GOORBERGH (NL-YAMAHA MOTOR ITALIA) -6:035
4 Parkes (AUS-Honda) -9:216
5 Charpentier (F-Honda) -11:175
6 FORET (F-YAMAHA MOTOR ITALIA) -21:288
7 Corradi (I-Honda)-21:293
8 Neukirchner (D-Honda) -21:669
9 Lanzi (I-Ducati) -23:549
10 Chambon (F-Suzuki) -24:024

Points
1 VD GOORBERGH 41
2 FORET 30
3 Curtain 27
4 Brookes 25
5 Fujiwara
21
6 Lanzi 20
7 Chambon 17
8 Parkes 13
9 Iannuzzo 13
10 Muggeridge
12