Monza World Superbike 2009
Monza World Superbike Championship 2009
The 2009 round of the World Superbike Championship netted Ben Spies only a few points catchup on championship rival Nori Haga, after a dramatic finish in Race One saw Spies snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Literally on the last corner of the last lap, Spies newly Sterilgarda sponsored Yamaha ran out of fuel, missing out on what almost certainly would have been a win after a dramatic and enthralling battle with the two Xerox Ducatis of Haga, and first time race winner Michel Fabrizio.
The race had been delayed for nearly an hour after a dramatic first corner crash on lap 1 involving Tamada, Hill, Corser, Neukirchner and Roberts led to it being red flagged. Neukirchner came off worst with a broken right leg and dislocated right foot.Troy Corser joined the restart on another machine, but this one too was consigned to the scrap metal bin on the first lap, after a mistake entering the parabolica saw the BMW cartwheel thru the gravel.
The drama didnt stop after Fabrizio powered past the slowing Ben Spies for his maiden win, with third place getter Max Biaggi disqualified immediately after the race, for apparently cutting a chicane. This promoted Ten Kate Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari to the final spot on the podium. Haga added 20 more points to his advantage over Spies with his second place. Ruben Xaus made it to a notable seventh place on the new BMW superbike.
Race two had more surprises, with Haga in the lead, but hitting a bird which injured his arm, causing him to lose feeling in the arm and then crash out heavily, leaving him with no points for this race. Spies was in race mode from lap one, and put his head down a few laps in and drove away from the field. Fabrizio hung on to a second place, over Ryuichi Kiyonari.
Spies leaves Monza 6 points closer to Haga, the gap down to 54 points.
World Supersport saw Cal Crutchlow grab his second win of the season, over a returned to health Fabian Foret, and Eugene Laverty.
Results Superbike Race 1: 1. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 31’50.758 (196,459 kph); 2. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 0.239; 3. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 8.175; 4. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 11.001; 5. Rea J. (GBR)Honda CBR1000RR 12.447; 6. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 13.693; 7. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 19.172; 8. Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 24.989; 9. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 26.930; 10. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 27.418; 11. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 27.752; 12. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 29.545; 13. Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 30.952; 14. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 31.414; 15. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 36.998; 16. Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 42.732
Results Superbike Race 2: 1. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 31’49.252 (196,614 kph); 2. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2.665; 3. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 2.810; 4. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 7.706; 5. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 7.863; 6. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 10.383; 7. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 11.586; 8. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 21.112; 9. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 22.112; 10. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 22.261; 11. Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 23.453; 12. Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 32.956; 13. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 37.166; 14. Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 43.085: 15. Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 43.088; 16. Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 43.825
Superbike Points (after 5 of 14 rounds) – Riders: 1. Haga 200; 2. Spies 146; 3. Fabrizio 125; 4. Haslam 103; 5. Sykes 90; 6. Biaggi 81; 7. Laconi 77; 8. Rea 77; 9. Neukirchner 75; 10. Kiyonari. Manufacturers: 1. Ducati 225; 2. Yamaha 180; 3. Honda 141; 4. Suzuki 89; 5. Aprilia 84; 6. Bmw 59; 7. Kawasaki 19
Supersport Results: 1. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 29’34.605 (188,029 kph); 2. Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 2.660; 3. Foret F. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 2.716; 4. Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 2.780; 5. Pitt A. (AUS)Honda CBR600RR 9.270; 6. Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 9.332; 7. Pirro M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 20.178; 8. McCoy G. (AUS) Triumph Daytona 675 20.221
Supersport Points (after 5 of 14 rounds) – Riders: 1. Crutchlow 99; 2. Laverty 81; 3. Sofuoglu 72; 4. Pitt 54; 5. West 52; 6. Lascorz 47; 7. Foret 44; 8. Aitchison 34; 9. Pirro 33; 10. Veneman 28. Manufacturers: 1. Honda 108; 2. Yamaha 99; 3. Kawasaki 58; 4. Suzuki 28; 5. Triumph 27
