WSBK: Shane Byrne: Tyre Was Spinning On The Wheel
Team Sterilgarda finishes first amongst private teams in Qatar
Team Sterilgarda leaves Qatar with a sixth and twelfth place. Shane Byrne had a very good race 1 maintaining his starting position at the end of the first lap. He took sixth place by racing at almost the same level of the riders who finished on the podium. It was a peformance that further confirmed the team’s potential which proved to be above the other private teams. In race 2 the Englishman managed to gain some positions at the green light, but wasn’t as consistent as in race 1.
When the team checked the machine at the end of the race, they discovered that the back tyre had been spinning on the circle causing chattering when entering the corner thus preventing the rider to be as incisive as he normally is. Nevertheless, it was a round that confirmed the team can once again aim high in spite of the great level of the championship and the fact that this year seven manufacturers are competing in the WSBK.
SHANE BYRNE | Ducati 1098R | 6th place, 12th place:
“It was certainly a more satisfactory race than the previous one. I had a great race 1 battling Checa, but after a disappointing first round it was very important for me to finish the race. The sixth place is a good result, but I could’ve done better in race 2, especially after that great start that took me on fourth position. Nevertheless, I knew from the start that something wasn’t going the way it should, as the back tyre was spinning on the circle. I had to kind of give up a little and try to get as much as possible. Unfortunately, in the last few corners I was passed, I lost a lot of positions and finished twelfth. However, the team have done a great job and fighting for the podium in the next rounds is possible in spite of how hard-fought the competition is”.
MARCO BORCIANI – team manager:
“It was a good but at the same time bitter-sweet race despite Byrne putting on a great performance. I’m not sure if we would’ve finished on the podium in race 2 but I would’ve loved Shakey to fight till the end. Unfortunately, we were unlucky once again. However, we finished first among the private teams. It was one small satisfaction which doesn’t change our objective at all that of being always in the leading pack as in today’s race 1″.
Race 1
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 36’06.304
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1.893
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 2.168
4 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 12.061
5 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 12.597
6 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 12.971
7 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 13.570
8 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 19.306
9 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 19.388
10 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 20.981
11 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.164
12 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.994
13 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 22.917
14 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 27.218
15 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 31.602
Race 2
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 36’02.126
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1.274
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1.622
4 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1.845
5 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 5.117
6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 9.512
7 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 9.514
8 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 12.621
9 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 13.842
10 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 13.884
11 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 13.888
12 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 14.913
13 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 15.762
14 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 15.920
15 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 19.56
General Standings
1 N. Haga JPN 85
2 B. Spies USA 75
3 M. Neukirchner GER 40
4 M. Biaggi ITA 38
5 L. Haslam GBR 36
6 T. Sykes GBR 32
7 R. Laconi FRA 30
8 J. Rea GBR 30
9 S. Nakano JPN 27
10 Y. Kagayama JPN 25
11 M. Fabrizio ITA 24
12 T. Corser AUS 22
13 R. Kiyonari JPN 21
14 C. Checa ESP 21
15 J. Smrz CZE 16
16 S. Byrne GBR 14
17 R. Xaus ESP 14
18 T.Hill GBR 5
19 R.Rolfo ITA 3
20 B.Parkes AUS 2