2012 WSBK-Rnd 5-Donnington Park (Spoilers!)

[zooom]

1st practise

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:30.756
2 Leon Camier Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:30.825
3 Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:30.842
4 Michel Fabrizio BMW Motorrad Italia GOLDBET SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:30.876
5 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:30.895
6 Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:30.962
7 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:30.976
8 Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia GOLDBET SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:31.075
9 Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:31.142
10 Jonathan Rea Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:31.187
11 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:31.197
12 Chaz Davies ParkinGO Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:31.386
13 Maxime Berger Liberty Racing - Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1:31.832
14 Davide Giugliano Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:32.009
15 Eugene Laverty Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:32.037
16 Niccolo Canepa Team Ducati Roma Ducati 1098R 1:32.493
17 Peter Hickman Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:32.674



1st Qualy

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:29.336
2 Jonathan Rea Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:29.394
3 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:29.507
4 Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:29.604
5 Leon Camier Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:29.614
6 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:29.719
7 Michel Fabrizio BMW Motorrad Italia GOLDBET SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:29.918
8 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:29.973
9 Davide Giugliano Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:29.977
10 Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia GOLDBET SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:29.986
11 Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:30.225
12 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:30.245
13 Chaz Davies ParkinGO Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:30.392
14 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:30.522
15 Maxime Berger Liberty Racing - Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1:30.539
16 Eugene Laverty Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 F 1:30.577
17 Peter Hickman Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:30.904

[ducpainter]

Has Berger never been sponsored by Effenbert?

[zooom]

Berger, Smrz, and Guintoli are the existing/remaining Effenbert/Liberty Ducati riders...always been...last year Berger had different sponsorship...can't remember which team it was...but I remember that rear wheel breaking on his bike coming onto the main straight at 1 round last year...their 4th rider is the one that is out with spinal cord injuries

[ducpainter]

Berger, Smrz, and Guintoli are the existing/remaining Effenbert/Liberty Ducati riders...always been...last year Berger had different sponsorship...can't remember which team it was...but I remember that rear wheel breaking on his bike coming onto the main straight at 1 round last year...their 4th rider is the one that is out with spinal cord injuries

I never realized it was two separate teams.

[zooom]

I think it sorta is and sorta isn't...due to the rules saying two riders per team....but I don't think there is a rule to the number of bikes that a sponsor can flagship...so maybe 1 team is specifically Liberty Effenbert and the other is Effenbert Liberty for to get around it all?!?!?!

[ducpainter]

I think it sorta is and sorta isn't...due to the rules saying two riders per team....but I don't think there is a rule to the number of bikes that a sponsor can flagship...so maybe 1 team is specifically Liberty Effenbert and the other is Effenbert Liberty for to get around it all?!?!?!

When I first read the results I missed the Effenbert reference on Berger.

Reading is fundamental.

[fastwin]

Race results...

one: http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2012/05/13/melandri-gives-bmw-its-first-win/

two: http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2012/05/13/rea-wins-donington-park-crashfest/

Finally Bimmer puts a bike on the top rung in the 1st race!! Then they cluster make the beast with two backsed it in the 2nd race!! Bad tactical race error. Egg on face for them

[ducpainter]

"5-2=podium"  Tom Sykes.

[thought]

 

Just when I think moto2 is the most exciting race series, WSBK pulls out 2 races like this.  Literally action packed from start to finish for both races.

But that last corner in race 2... cant really say it's anything except a race incident, but damn... that's must have been heartbreaking to the bmw team.

[ducpainter]

Just when I think moto2 is the most exciting race series, WSBK pulls out 2 races like this.  Literally action packed from start to finish for both races.

But that last corner in race 2... cant really say it's anything except a race incident, but damn... that's must have been heartbreaking to the bmw team.

Marco make the beast with two backsed up.

[lazylightnin717]

Both races were amazing

End of race 2 was some shit!

[Triple J]

Then they cluster make the beast with two backsed it in the 2nd race!! Bad tactical race error. Egg on face for them

Huh?? That was just great racing, with 4 guys fighting on the last corner. I don't see any egg on anyone's face.

Race 1 

Race 2 

That's it.

[Goat_Herder]

Just finished watching the 2 races on my DVR. All i can is WOW! I dont know where these 2 races would rank amoung the all time greatest but they are the most exciting i've seen. Just brilliant wire to wire. The last corner was worth a Hollywood script. WSBK is STILL my favorite moto series to watch.

Only down side - Checa got unlucky in race2 (not that he would be able to join the fight) and BMW couldn't repeat another 1-2 finish. They deserve it but some sh*t happens in racing.  If i were the BMW boss, after the battle in race 1, i'd told them to knock that crap off in race 2, at least after a certain lap #. 

[fastwin]

Sorry for Checa but it could have been anyone in the field. Just bad luck.

BUT... race two was one of the all time best WSBK races I have seen in years!!!!!!! Five bikes (four manufacturers!) in a pack that you could cover with a blanket! Constantly dicing it out and after Sykes fell out of the lead (great ride by him by the way!) the lead swapped several times a lap. Then the drama at the end. Rea was a very patient mad dog. He worked his way up to the front and then stuffed everyone out of his way. Just a make the beast with two backsing awesome race!!

Sorry for the Bimmers getting taken out at the end but they put on a hell of a show in both races. You will NEVER see a race like that in MotoGP. Ever... The Stoner show just more boring after watching that race.

[Triple J]

All i can is WOW! I dont know where these 2 races would rank amoung the all time greatest but they are the most exciting i've seen. Just brilliant wire to wire. The last corner was worth a Hollywood script. WSBK is STILL my favorite moto series to watch.

Agreed completely. After watching race 1 I was prepared for a bit of a let down for race 2, thinking no way they could top that. I was wrong!