27 May 2007, Silverstone (UK) – After Haga’s extraordinary double win at Monza recently, everybody was looking to Silverstone with great interest. Since Friday, thanks to gloomy weather forecasts which urged everyone to use every moment of dry track time to the full, the best times were improved on. SBK riders beat not only their own track records but also the BSB prototype reference times.



Race1:
AIR HUMIDITY 95% AIR TEMPERATURE 10°C TRACK CONDITION Wet TRACK TEMPERATURE 12°
The red light went out for the SBK start through the incessant rain. Drama unfolded almost instantly, as local hero Toseland crashed on lap three, and with his bike damaged and the coolant water running out, he started again to try and undo the damage. James was riding in very difficult conditions, with his handlebar seriously damaged.
The leading trio, in the meantime, was forging ahead, with Bayliss, Corser and Haga out front.
Biaggi, uncomfortable in the rain, was well behind, in 7th and then finally 6th position.
During the 20th lap, while Toseland was in 11th position and catching Neukirchner, Haga passed Corser and started to try to reel in Bayliss, who was only half a second ahead.
The rain tyres brought here by Pirelli did a really good job, as the clouds of spray behind the riders testified, and the fastest lap of the race was taken by Bayliss very close to the end, on the 26th circuit.
Haga couldn’t seriously attack Bayliss at that point, Ducati thus winning from two Yamahas.


Race Standings

Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Bayliss Ducati 999 F07 Ducati Xerox 46’02.875 2 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia +2.035 3 Corser Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +4.568 4 Rolfo Honda CBR 1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda +50.039 5 Laconi Kawasaki ZX10 R Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse +1’09.634

Race2:

Cancelled because of weather conditions, after a 30’ delay for further track inspection.

Championship Standings

Rider Bike Team Points 1 Toseland Honda CBR1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 237 2 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 214 3 Biaggi Suzuki GSXR1000K7 Alstare Suzuki 201 4 Bayliss Ducati 999 F07 Ducati Xerox 189 5 Corser Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 151 6 Lanzi Ducati 999F 07 Ducati Xerox 116 7 Xaus Ducati 999 F06 Ducati Sterilgarda 113 8 Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 90 9 Neukirchner Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Suzuki Germany 87 10 Laconi Kawasaki ZX 10-R Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse 62 

AIR HUMIDITY 92% AIR TEMPERATURE 10°C TRACK CONDITION Wet TRACK TEMPERATURE 12°
A really difficult race for all, seriously affected by the non-stop rain.
On the grid Nannelli was missing: the Italian rider suffered a big crash during the warm up and was taken to the nearby Northampton hospital for a check up on his injured left knee.
Quickly out of the race were the two Ten Kate Honda riders, favourites after smashing the records in qualifying, and it was then up to Yamaha Word SSP Racing’s riders to take the lead and they looked like dominating the race. Parkes crashed, however, and West (substitute of Curtain) led the race until the very end, winning by a huge margin. Behind the Yamaha was Harms, while Roccoli, looking to be third, suffered a double mugging by Fujiwara and Foret, and he also crashed out.
A good (shortened) race for Vizziello, finishing 5th, first of the Italian riders with his Yamaha YZF R6.
Sofuoglu maintained the overall lead, despite his crash in the first lap, while World Champion Charpentier couldn’t exploit his opponents’ mistakes, and retired on the 8th lap.

Race Standings

Rider Bike Team Race time 1 West Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha World SSP Racing 39’16.245 2 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Stiggy Motorsport +33.477 3 Fujiwara Honda CBR600 RR Team Althea Megabike +48.057 4 Foret Kawasaki ZX 6R GilMotorsport +51.777 5 Vizziello Yamaha YZF-R6 RG Team +54.295
Championship Standings

Rider Bike Team Points 1 Sofuoglu Honda CBR600 RR Hannspree Ten Kate 145 2 Foret Kawasaki ZX 6R GilMotorsport 100 3 Fujiwara Honda CBR600 RR Team Althea Megabike 69 4 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Stiggy Motorsport 59 5 Veneman Suzuki GSX-R600 Pioneer Hoegee Suzuki 47 6 Nannelli Ducati 749R Team Caracchi Ducati SC 43 7 West Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha World SSP Racing 41 8 Pitt Honda CBR600 RR Hannspree Ten Kate 40 9 Salom Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha Spain 34 10 Alfonsi Honda CBR600 RR Team Althea Megabike 34


AIR HUMIDITY 98% AIR TEMPERATURE 9°C TRACK CONDITION Wet TRACK TEMPERATURE 12°
The start of the bad weather and the delays caused by crashes in the morning warm up sessions provoked the organizers into reducing the STK1000 race distance from 15 to 10 laps. Riders faced the start under constant rain and in difficult conditions, but they still offered a good show.
At the start, the fastest rider was Simeon, but soon after the three leading riders were Pirro, Roberts and Aitchison.
After a few laps Roberts took the lead and finished the race as victor. Behind the Ducati rider it was then Aitchison (Suzuki) and Smrz (Honda), with Pirro losing out when he ran wide.

Race Standings:

Rider Bike Team Race Time 1 Roberts Yamaha YZF R1 Umbria Bike 17’54.454 2 Aitchison Suzuki GSXR 1000 Celani Suzuki Italia +3.270 3 Smrz Honda CBR 600RR MS Racing +9.170 4 Simeon Suzuki GSXR 1000 Alstare Suzuki Corona Exta +14.674 5 Pirro Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Team Italia +20.559
Championship Standings:

Rider Bike Team Points 1 Aitchison Suzuki GSXR 1000 Celani Suzuki Italia 78 2 Baiocco Yamaha YZF R1 Umbria Bike 70 3 Canepa Ducati 1098 Ducati Xerox Jr Team 60 4 Pirro Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Team Italia 56 5 Dionisi Suzuki GSXR 1000 Cruciani moto Suzuki Italia 54


Cancelled for weather conditions after a 30’ delay.

Championship Standings:

Rider Bike Team Points 1 Magnoni Yamaha YZF R6 Bevilacqua Corse 70 2 Berger Yamaha YZF R6 Team Trasimeno 62 3 Antonelli Honda CBR600RR Team Italia Megabike AX 61 4 Ten Napel Yamaha YZF-R6 MQP Racing Team 47 5 Barrier Honda CBR600RR Coutelle Junior Team 46



















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