FIM Superbike World Championship Portimao, Portugal October 25, 2009 Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires): 1. Ben SPIES (Yamaha YZF-R1), 22 laps, 38:15.390 2. Jonathan REA (Honda CBR1000RR), -1.697 seconds 3. Max BIAGGI (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), -2.113 4. Shane BYRNE (Ducati 1098R), -2.757 5. Michel FABRIZIO (Ducati 1098F09), -14.753 6. Leon CAMIER (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), -20.044 7. Carlos CHECA (Honda CBR1000RR), -25.634 8. Ruben XAUS (BMW S1000 RR), -31.104 9. Matthieu LAGRIVE (Honda CBR1000RR), -36.689 10. Matteo BAIOCCO (Ducati 1098R), -39.331 11. Broc PARKES (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -41.827 12. Makoto TAMADA (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -41.882 13. David SALOM (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -54.967 14. David CHECA (Yamaha YZF-R1), -98.533 15. Luca SCASSA (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -4 laps, ran off track/pitted 16. Roland RESCH (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -3 laps, DNF, mechanical 17. Troy CORSER (BMW S1000 RR), -6 laps, DNF, retired 18. Leon HASLAM (Honda CBR1000RR), -12 laps, DNF, crash 19. Jakub SMRZ (Ducati 1098R), -14 laps, DNF, crash 20. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -14 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. Vittorio IANNUZZO (Honda CBR1000RR), -15 laps, DNF, retired 22. Noriyuki HAGA (Ducati 1098F09), -16 laps, DNF, crash 23. Fonsi NIETO (Ducati 1098R), -19 laps, DNF, mechanical 24. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -22 laps, DNF, crash World Championshp Point Standings (After 27 of 28 races): 1. Spies, 451 points 2. Haga, 436 3. Fabrizio, 357 4. Biaggi, 309 5. Rea, 299 6. Haslam, 241 7. Carlos Checa, 209 8. Byrne, 179 9. Sykes, 176 10. Smrz, 161 11. Ryuichi Kiyonari, 141 12. Kagayama, 123 13. Corser, 89 14. Shinya Nakano, 86 15. Regis Laconi, 77 16. Max Neukirchner, 75 17. Xaus, 74 18. Parkes, 47 19. Lagrive, 31 20. Camier, 23 More, from a press release issued by Aprilia: SBK, RACE 1: BIAGGI CLIMBS ATOP THE THIRD STEP OF THE PODIUM It was warm and sunny at the Portimao circuit for Race 1 of the last SBK round of the season. Spies, on his Yamaha Factory, seized the victory, 1:697 ahead of Rea and 2:113 ahead of Max Biaggi who finished in third place on his RSV4. Spies started off well from the pole position, followed by Biaggi and the two drivers immediately broke away from Rea and Byrne who attempted to keep up. The American pushed the pace, trying to get away from Biaggi, but Max wouldn’t give up. During the eleventh lap, Rea managed to catch up to the leaders and during the sixteenth round passed Biaggi who ended up long in the sixth curve. The duel between the Italian driver and the native of Northern Ireland gave Spies an advantage, allowing him to extend his lead and cross the finish line in first place, shooting him to the top of the world classification thanks in part to a fall by Haga. Just two laps from the end of the race, Rea managed to pass Biaggi at the end of the straightaway, holding on to the second position until he passed the chequered flag. It was an excellent sixth place finish for Leon Camier who started off well from thirteenth position and moved up to ninth place by the fourth lap. Then he began to battle it out with Smrz, Corser and Checa, managing to pass them halfway through the race to take over sixth place. Leon tried to catch up with Fabrizio as well, but his pace wouldn’t allow it and he remained in sixth position until he reached the finish line. “We had some small problems this weekend,” said Biaggi, “but I drove over them. I’m satisfied because I’m still hurting from yesterday’s fall and at the beginning of the race I didn’t know if I would manage to make it to the end. I was fine at the beginning, but during the final laps, I lost my strength. I managed to hold on to third place just the same, though, which I believe is an excellent result, considering my physical condition. Now we’ll make some modifications to the RSV4 to try and do better in Race 2.”