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2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | Phillip Island |
| flag | Australia |
| Location | Phillip Island |
| Course_km | 4.445 |
| SBK_Round_No | 1 |
| SBK_Season_No | 14 |
| SS_Round_No | 1 |
| SS_Season_No | 13 |
| Prev | None |
| Next | Italy |
| Image | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg |
| Date | 26 February |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pole_Rider_SBK | Tom Sykes |
| Pole_Rider_SBK_Country | United Kingdom |
| Pole_Time_SBK | 1:31.323 (Combined sessions)Superpole cancelled when circuit closed following investigation into fatal crash during support race. |
| Fast1_Rider_SBK | Max Biaggi |
| Fast1_Rider_SBK_Country | Italy |
| Fast1_Time_SBK | 1:31.785 |
| Fast2_Rider_SBK | Carlos Checa |
| Fast2_Rider_SBK_Country | Spain |
| Fast2_Time_SBK | 1:32.846 |
| Pole_Rider_SS | Broc Parkes |
| Pole_Rider_SS_Country | Australia |
| Pole_Time_SS | 1:34.445 |
| Fast_Rider_SS | Fabien Foret |
| Fast_Rider_SS_Country | France |
| Fast_Time_SS | 1:35.274 |
The 2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round was the first round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season and of the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. It took place over the weekend of 24–26 February 2012 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit near Cowes, Victoria, Australia.
Superbike
Crescent Suzuki's John Hopkins and Team Pedercini's Leandro Mercado, both injured, were replaced by Josh Brookes and Bryan Staring.
During Saturday sessions, a crash in the domestic Supersport race killed Oscar McIntyre, 17, and the circuit was closed for investigation following the fatal crash. The incident forced officials to call off Superpole qualifying, as the investigation curtailed all events at the circuit for the day. The starting grid for both races was then established from the two qualifying sessions.
Max Biaggi won the first race with 7.104 secs advantage over Marco Melandri while Carlos Checa lost the rear tire when he was accelerating into the main straight of the circuit. In terms of top speed, both Biaggi and Melandri recorded the highest top speeds of 324.6 and 322.7 km/h respectively. Melandri's result represented the first ever second position for BMW at a superbike race. Phillip Island second race was full of drama when Biaggi went off the track and re-joined in the last position. He remounted all the way to finish second at just +5.707 secs from race winner Checa.
Race 1 classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Italy Max Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 22 | 34:13.963 | 2 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Italy Marco Melandri | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +7.104 | 13 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | France Sylvain Guintoli | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +7.378 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | United Kingdom Tom Sykes | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +12.189 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Czech Republic Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +16.424 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | Italy Michel Fabrizio | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +20.200 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | United Kingdom Jonathan Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | +20.223 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Japan Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | +24.108 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Italy Davide Giugliano | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +28.072 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Australia Bryan Staring | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +34.232 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Italy Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +34.450 | 20 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | United Kingdom Leon Haslam | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +35.648 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | France Maxime Berger | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +36.392 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Spain David Salom | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +41.500 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Spain Joan Lascorz | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +42.086 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Australia Josh Brookes | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 22 | +42.605 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Leon Camier | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 22 | +43.366 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Australia Mark Aitchison | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +45.225 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia David Johnson | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +1:08.782 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Italy Niccolò Canepa | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +1:10.440 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Ireland Eugene Laverty | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 19 | Retirement | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | Italy Ayrton Badovini | BMW S1000RR | 14 | Retirement | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain Carlos Checa | Ducati 1098R | 5 | Accident | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy Raffaele De Rosa | Honda CBR1000RR | 0 | Retirement | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | United Kingdom Chaz Davies | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | Injured |
Race 2 classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Spain Carlos Checa | Ducati 1098R | 22 | 34:26.728 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Italy Max Biaggi | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 22 | +5.707 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | United Kingdom Tom Sykes | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +12.521 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | United Kingdom Jonathan Rea | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | +12.655 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | United Kingdom Leon Haslam | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +18.179 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Italy Marco Melandri | BMW S1000RR | 22 | +18.831 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | France Maxime Berger | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +18.939 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Ireland Eugene Laverty | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 22 | +19.478 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Japan Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | +19.554 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Italy Niccolò Canepa | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +26.289 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Czech Republic Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +26.479 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Leon Camier | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 22 | +29.145 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Italy Davide Giugliano | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +36.482 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Italy Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati 1098R | 22 | +38.113 | 20 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Australia Josh Brookes | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 22 | +43.234 | 21 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Australia Bryan Staring | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 22 | +43.526 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy Raffaele De Rosa | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | +53.929 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | Italy Ayrton Badovini | BMW S1000RR | 11 | Retirement | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Spain Joan Lascorz | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 10 | Accident | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | France Sylvain Guintoli | Ducati 1098R | 9 | Retirement | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Spain David Salom | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 8 | Retirement | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | Italy Michel Fabrizio | BMW S1000RR | 4 | Retirement | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia David Johnson | BMW S1000RR | 4 | Retirement | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Australia Mark Aitchison | BMW S1000RR | 1 | Accident | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | United Kingdom Chaz Davies | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | Injured |
Supersport
Race classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | OFFICIAL SUPERSPORT RACE REPORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Turkey Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | 24:08.130 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | France Fabien Foret | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +0.078 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Australia Broc Parkes | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +2.038 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France Jules Cluzel | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +2.113 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | United Kingdom Sam Lowes | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +4.955 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | South Africa Sheridan Morais | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +6.812 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | South Africa Ronan Quarmby | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +11.592 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Alex Baldolini | Triumph Daytona 675 | 15 | +16.761 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Italy Vittorio Iannuzzo | Triumph Daytona 675 | 15 | +18.098 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Czech Republic Lukáš Pešek | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +18.425 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Australia Jed Metcher | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +19.227 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | United States Joshua Day | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +24.412 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Italy Luca Marconi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +28.808 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | South Africa Mathew Scholtz | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +28.915 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Italy Fabio Menghi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +29.128 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy Andrea Antonelli | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +31.719 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | United Kingdom Martin Jessopp | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +36.812 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Hungary Imre Tóth | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +40.102 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | France Romain Lanusse | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +40.788 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Italy Dino Lombardi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +44.040 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Hungary Balázs Németh | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +48.573 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Austria Yves Polzer | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +1:05.387 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Switzerland Thomas Caiani | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +1:20.489 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | Czech Republic Ondřej Ježek | Honda CBR600RR | 12 | Retirement | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Italy Roberto Tamburini | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Retirement | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Italy Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 3 | Retirement | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Poland Paweł Szkopek | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Russia Vladimir Leonov | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | Retirement | 21 |
References
References
- (24 February 2012). "Phillip Island Entry List". Infront Motor Sports.
- (25 February 2012). "Superpole cancelled after support race tragedy". Crash Media Group.
- "Road Racing FIM Superbike & Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock Cup Regulations". [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme]].
- (27 February 2012). "Biaggi Melandri Sykes Checa take the lead 2012 world superbike season". Grand Prix Rankings.
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