Spies Wins Race One at Qatar World Superbike
by staff
Saturday, March 14, 2009
1Ben SpiesYamaha World SuperbikeYamaha YZF R1
2Noriyuki HagaDucati Xerox TeamDucati 1098R
3Max BiaggiAprilia RacingAprilia RSV4
4Shinya NakanoAprilia RacingAprilia RSV4
5Carlos ChecaHANNspree Ten Kate HondaHonda CBR1000RR
6Shane ByrneTeam SterilgardaDucati 1098R
7Tom SykesYamaha World SuperbikeYamaha YZF R1
8Ryuichi KiyonariTen Kate Honda RacingHonda CBR1000RR
9Troy CorserBMW Motorrad MotorsportBMW S1000 RR
10Regis LaconiDFX CorseDucati 1098R
11Leon HaslamStiggy Racing HondaHonda CBR1000RR
12Jonathan ReaHANNspree Ten Kate HondaHonda CBR1000RR
13Ruben XausBMW Motorrad MotorsportBMW S1000 RR
14Broc ParkesKawasaki World Superbike R.T.Kawasaki ZX 10R
15Tommy HillHANNspree Honda AltheaHonda CBR1000RR
16Karl MuggeridgeCelani CorseSuzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
17Luca Scassa


18David SalomTeam PederciniKawasaki ZX 10R
19Matteo BaioccoPSG-1 CorseKawasaki ZX 10R
20Vittorio IannuzzoSquadra Corse ItaliaHonda CBR1000RR
Kagayama and Fabrizio crashed out. Spies margin of victory was 1.8 seconds.






Ben Spies and the crossplane R1 strike again... hhmmmmm... makes you wonder if its because the new engine is easier on tires and easier to get out of corners quickly.


Maybe its just because its an R1 and i'm biased.

Awesome race!!

I missed race one and only caught the last 30 min of race two. Ben looked great as he pulled away from the pack. The bike is so clean in the turns.

To tell the truth, yamaha's success was expectable:rock:fork
Aprilia and the "old guy" max biaggi amazed me by their abilities...:dundun:
...and the most weird thing, WHERE ARE THE FIREBLADES???
After Toseland left them(for yamaha tech 3), they stoped to excist,haha:finger