TOUGH END TO A BATTLING SEASON FOR HASLAM IN SBK

2013-10-20 14:27
Michel Fabrizio scored a point for the Pata Honda
World Superbike team at the final round of the
FIM Superbike World Championship after the team
found issues with traction and electronics on the Spanish circuit on raceday.

Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team)
missed out on Superpole qualifying on Saturday
and was forced out of each race, entering the
pits as he could not maintain a strong lap time and compete.

Michel was 17th in race one 14th in race two,
ending his stand-in period for regular rider
Jonathan Rea with two points from his Jerez
weekend. Both races in Spain were held in warm
and dry conditions, after a wet track had been in
evidence in the morning after overnight rain.

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) won the championship title
itself after race one by taking a solid third
place. Both 21-lap races were won by championship
runner-up, Eugene Laverty (Aprilia).

In the final championship standings Rea is ninth
with 176 points, Haslam 13th with 91 and Fabrizio seventh with 188.

VAN DER MARK ENDS HIS ROOKIE SEASON FOURTH, ZANETTI FIFTH

Dutchman Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World
Supersport Team) ended his rookie FIM Supersport
World Championship season in fourth place in the
championship, having raced to fourth place in the
20-lap season finale at Jerez. Michael started
from sixth on the grid and rode consistently well
throughout, even when track temperatures went up
and tyre grip went down. He finished nine seconds
from the race winner, and 2013 WSS World Champion Sam Lowes (Yamaha).

Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport
Team) was fifth in the race and replicated that
finish in the championship table after completing
his WSS rookie season. He and van der Mark look
forward to their second year as team mates in the
Pata Honda Supersport team in 2014.

Michael finished the season with 130 points, only
ten from third placed rider Fabien Foret, with Zanetti on 119 points.

Danny Webb (PTR Honda) was 11th in the race, the
third best Honda rider today, with Roberto
Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda) just behind him in
12th place. The last Honda points scorer was
19-year-old privateer Marco Faccani (Evan
Brothers Racing by SMA Honda) in 15th place.

Jack Kennedy (Rivamoto Honda) ended his rookie
season in seventh place in the championship,
after just missing out on points today in 16th
place. He experienced problems with his brakes
and was already disadvantaged by having to start
from 20th place on the grid after troubled practice and qualifying sessions.

Raffaele De Rosa (Team Lorini Honda) crashed out
of the Spanish race, but remounted to finish
21st. Ronan Quarmby (PRORACE HONDA) had a
technical issue that stopped him completing another promising race.

Honda riders filled the standings from 19th place
to 26th, with Luca Marconi (PTR Honda) 19th and
Lee Johnson (Team Honda PTR) 20th.

In the championship Tamburini was 16th, having
done half a season on a Honda, and De Rosa
finished 19th, the last Honda home.

HONDA RIDER COMMENTS:

Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team)
Race result: DNF / DNF Championship position: 13th
“It’s difficult to know what to say, really. It’s
been an unbelievably disappointing way to finish
what has been a really difficult season. I’m glad
to see the back of it to be honest and we’ll try
to analyse what happened this weekend so that we
can plan to get things in place for 2014.”

Michel Fabrizio (Pata Honda World Superbike Team)
Race result: 17th / 14th Championship position: 7th
“We have had grip level problems all weekend and
the disappointing thing is that we were not able
to find a solution. This resulted in two very
difficult races for me and I am sad that I had to
finish the season in this way. I have enjoyed the
opportunity to ride the CBR with this team and I
wish Jonathan a happy return to the bike on Tuesday.”

Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team)
Race result: 4th Championship position: 4th
“Today was not that bad and we were fighting for
fourth place. We missed a little bit of speed and
some feeling today but to be honest it has been a
good season for us and finished in fourth
position overall, so we must be happy. On Tuesday
we start a new season and we will have only one
goal then, and that is winning.”

Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport Team)
Race result: 5th Championship position: 5th
“Fifth place is not bad but I lost a lot of time
in the first three laps trying to get past Russo.
When I did that, the group with Michael had gone
and I needed to be there to fight for the podium.
Also, towards the end of the race my rear grip
dropped off and this has been a problem. I spent
the rest of the race alone, which wasn’t
positive. However, the season has been positive
and my feeling with the bike has improved so I
think we can look forward to the next season with a lot of confidence.”

Jack Kennedy (Rivamoto Honda)
Race result: 16th Championship position: 7th
“Free practice started well but we just never
really improved. We struggled with the gearing
and stuff and I felt that if I pushed any more I
would crash. We got a good start in the race and
I was up to 15th on the first lap but we had a
brake problem, which prevented us from going any
quicker. I was lucky to stay on in the end but it
was unfortunate that Roby Rolfo scored third
place, and took top six in the championship,
because I wanted to take that position. Seventh
overall in my first year? I have to be happy enough with that.”

Roberto Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda)
Race result: 12th Championship position: 16th
“I came back to ride a Honda in the middle of the
season and at Silverstone I got some feeling,
then the next races were good. In the race this
weekend we had a little problem with the set up
of the bike, which did not go in a perfect way,
but I am quite happy with the race and with my
Honda. I would like to stay here again in 2014.”

Danny Webb (PTR Honda)
Race result: 11th Championship position: 26th
"It was good, although I would have preferred to
have been tenth. You always want to be inside
that top ten when you are 11th. It is only the
fourth time I have been on the bike and we have
made a lot of progress throughout every race. I
am really happy with 11th place and scored some
points. I had a big crash on Friday, banged my
head and I have a sore neck, but I am happy with
the way we have progressed. The team has
supported me in every way and put no pressure on me."


RESULTS

SUPERSPORT
RACE : (Laps 20 = 88,220 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / S. LOWES / GBR / Yakhnich Motorsport / Yamaha YZF R6 / 34'59.865
2 / K. SOFUOGLU / TUR / MAHI Racing Team India / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 2.117
3 / R. ROLFO / ITA / ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse / MV Agusta F3 675 / 7.966
4 / M. VD MARK / NED / Pata Honda World Supersport / Honda CBR600RR / 9.714
5 / L. ZANETTI / ITA / Pata Honda World Supersport / Honda CBR600RR / 23.643
6 / R. RUSSO / ITA / Puccetti Racing Kawasaki / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 25.234
7 / K. COGHLAN / GBR / Kawasaki DMC-Lorenzini Team / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 25.427
8 / S. MORAIS / RSA / Team Goeleven / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 27.025
9 / V. LEONOV / RUS / Yakhnich Motorsport / Yamaha YZF R6 / 27.173
10 / F. FORET / FRA / MAHI Racing Team India / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 29.371
11 / D. WEBB / GBR / PTR Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 32.277
12 / R. TAMBURINI / ITA / Team Lorini / Honda CBR600RR / 34.439
13 / D. SALOM / ESP / Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres / Kawasaki ZX-6R / 34.585
14 / M. SCHOLTZ / RSA / Suriano Racing Team / Suzuki GSX-R600 / 36.11
15 / M. FACCANI / ITA / Evan Bros R. by S.M.A. Honda / Honda CBR600RR / 37.103

Fastest Lap (New record): 5° Sam Lowes 1'44.111 152,941 Km/h
Old Lap Record: New circuit
Best Lap: 2013 S. Lowes 1'43.118 154,410 Km/h

FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS:
1 LOWES 250, 2 SOFUOGLU 201, 3 FORET 140, 4 VD MARK 130, 5 ZANETTI 119,
6 ROLFO 78, 7 KENNEDY 76, 8 SCASSA 75, 9 COGHLAN 71, 10 LEONOV 63,
11 ANTONELLI 55, 12 MORAIS 55, 13 MARINO 53, 14 RUSSO 48, 15 IDDON 45.

FINAL MANUFACTURER POSITIONS:
1 KAWASAKI 270, 2 YAMAHA 258, 3 HONDA 165, 4 MV AGUSTA 104, 5 SUZUKI 38,
6 TRIUMPH 6.



SUPERBIKE
RACE1: (Laps 21 = 92,883 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 36'00.919
2 / M. MELANDRI / ITA / BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK / BMW S1000 RR / 0.218
3 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 6.681
4 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 9.327
5 / T. ELIAS / ESP / Red Devils Roma / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 20.446
6 / D. GIUGLIANO / ITA / Althea Racing / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 27.633
7 / C. DAVIES / GBR / BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK / BMW S1000 RR / 28.621
8 / L. CAMIER / GBR / Fixi Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 29.548
9 / X. FORES / ESP / Team Ducati Alstare / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / 29.964
10 / M. AITCHISON / AUS / Team Pedercini / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 36.981
11 / J. CLUZEL / FRA / Fixi Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 37.008
12 / S. BARRIER / FRA / BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK / BMW S1000 RR / 43.179
13 / A. BADOVINI / ITA / Team Ducati Alstare / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / 47.26
14 / M. NEUKIRCHNER / GER / MR-Racing / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / 52.154
15 / L. LANZI / ITA / Mesaroli Transports A.S. / Ducati 1098R / 52.912

Fastest Lap: 2° Marco Melandri 1'41.958 156,170 Km/h
Lap Record: 2013 M.Melandri 1'41.958 156,170 Km/h
Best Lap: 2013 E. Laverty 1'40.620 158,250 Km/h


RACE2: (Laps 21 = 92,883 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / GAP
1 / E. LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 36'05.989
2 / T. SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 2.711
3 / S. GUINTOLI / FRA / Aprilia Racing Team / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 5.71
4 / T. ELIAS / ESP / Red Devils Roma / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 15.509
5 / C. DAVIES / GBR / BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK / BMW S1000 RR / 21.83
6 / L. CAMIER / GBR / Fixi Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 26.558
7 / L. LANZI / ITA / Mesaroli Transports A.S. / Ducati 1098R / 30.84
8 / J. CLUZEL / FRA / Fixi Crescent Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / 33.056
9 / M. AITCHISON / AUS / Team Pedercini / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 36.299
10 / D. GIUGLIANO / ITA / Althea Racing / Aprilia RSV4 Factory / 40.867
11 / M. NEUKIRCHNER / GER / MR-Racing / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / 44.308
12 / B. PARKES / AUS / Monster Energy Yamaha - Yart / Yamaha YZF R1 / 52.483
13 / S. BARRIER / FRA / BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK / BMW S1000 RR / 53.674
14 / M. FABRIZIO / ITA / Pata Honda World
Superbike / Honda CBR1000RR / 1'20.316
15 / F. SANDI / ITA / Team Pedercini / Kawasaki ZX-10R / 3 Laps

Fastest Lap: 2° Tom Sykes 1'41.691 156,580 Km/h
Lap Record: 2013 M.Melandri 1'41.958 156,170 Km/h
Best Lap: 2013 E. Laverty 1'40.620 158,250 Km/h

FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS:
1 SYKES 447, 2 LAVERTY 424, 3 GUINTOLI 402, 4 MELANDRI 359, 5 DAVIES 290,
6 GIUGLIANO 211, 7 FABRIZIO 188, 8 BAZ 180, 9 REA
176, 10 CLUZEL 175, 11 CAMIER 132,
12 BADOVINI 130, 13 HASLAM 91, 14 NEUKIRCHNER 91, 15 CHECA 80.

FINAL MANUFACTURER POSITIONS:
1 APRILIA 550, 2 KAWASAKI 501, 3 BMW 443, 4
SUZUKI 243, 5 HONDA 236, 6 DUCATI 185,
7 YAMAHA 8.

Source: Honda Pro Image

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