ROUND 6 – MONZA, ITALY –13th MAY 2007 – RACE PREVIEW
May 2007, Monza (Italy)
World Superbike has arrived in Italy for the first time in 2007, at what has been called “The Temple of Motorcycling”. The fabulously historic and evocative parkland circuit of Monza is the venue for round six and, as always, it will offer up a unique high-speed challenge to riders and machines alike.
In the championship standings James Toseland is well ahead and will try to increase his advantage, especially as his Honda is probably the right ‘tool’ for this particular racetrack. His Ten Kate team has proved time and again to have successfully exploited the great potential of the Japanese engine.
Behind Toseland, Max Biaggi comes to Monza for the first time and he will be an instant favourite with the usual large crowd.
Troy Bayliss has declared that he is not too optimistic for this race, but for sure the world champion will do his best, as always. Together with other pre-race contenders Haga and Corser from Yamaha, and his own team-mate Lanzi, he is expected to put on the usual entertaining show.
Monza is a very demanding racetrack for both engines and tyres, as each is stressed by the very long corners and full throttle openings. Therefore Pirelli technicians have brought several different solutions to meet the special demands of this round.
The most interesting developments are in the SBK tyres, which will comprise 3 different front and 4 different rear tyres. The rear tyres are 200mm wide, instead of the usual 190 (which will still be the size for the qualifier) and the “A” solution is a multi-compound construction.
Supersport will have 2 front and 3 rear tyres available and, as always, this class does not run qualifying tyres. As is usual at the European-based rounds, there are Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 races, running on DIABLO SUPERCORSA SC2 tyres, making for a total of over 140 riders in the Monza paddock, spread across the four different classes.
Last season:
Race1
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Bayliss Ducati 999F 06 Ducati Xerox 33’23.100 2 Barros Honda CBR1000RR Klaffi Honda +3.982 3 Corser Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra +4.216
Race2
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Bayliss Ducati 999F 06 Ducati Xerox 32’17.705 2 Corser Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra +1.916 3 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +6.479
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Tiberio Honda CBR600 RR Megabike Honda 30’14.618 2 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Stiggy Motorsports +1.924 3 Charpentier Honda CBR600 RR Winston Ten Kate +4.255
World Superbike has arrived in Italy for the first time in 2007, at what has been called “The Temple of Motorcycling”. The fabulously historic and evocative parkland circuit of Monza is the venue for round six and, as always, it will offer up a unique high-speed challenge to riders and machines alike.
In the championship standings James Toseland is well ahead and will try to increase his advantage, especially as his Honda is probably the right ‘tool’ for this particular racetrack. His Ten Kate team has proved time and again to have successfully exploited the great potential of the Japanese engine.
Behind Toseland, Max Biaggi comes to Monza for the first time and he will be an instant favourite with the usual large crowd.
Troy Bayliss has declared that he is not too optimistic for this race, but for sure the world champion will do his best, as always. Together with other pre-race contenders Haga and Corser from Yamaha, and his own team-mate Lanzi, he is expected to put on the usual entertaining show.
Monza is a very demanding racetrack for both engines and tyres, as each is stressed by the very long corners and full throttle openings. Therefore Pirelli technicians have brought several different solutions to meet the special demands of this round.
The most interesting developments are in the SBK tyres, which will comprise 3 different front and 4 different rear tyres. The rear tyres are 200mm wide, instead of the usual 190 (which will still be the size for the qualifier) and the “A” solution is a multi-compound construction.
Supersport will have 2 front and 3 rear tyres available and, as always, this class does not run qualifying tyres. As is usual at the European-based rounds, there are Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 races, running on DIABLO SUPERCORSA SC2 tyres, making for a total of over 140 riders in the Monza paddock, spread across the four different classes.
Last season:
Race1
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Bayliss Ducati 999F 06 Ducati Xerox 33’23.100 2 Barros Honda CBR1000RR Klaffi Honda +3.982 3 Corser Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra +4.216
Race2
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Bayliss Ducati 999F 06 Ducati Xerox 32’17.705 2 Corser Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra +1.916 3 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +6.479
Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Tiberio Honda CBR600 RR Megabike Honda 30’14.618 2 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Stiggy Motorsports +1.924 3 Charpentier Honda CBR600 RR Winston Ten Kate +4.255
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