WSBK: Byrne Manages 8th And 7th At Magny Cours
Shane Bryne not confident with the front end of the bike
Shakey Byrne rode two gritty races thanks to his sheer determination at the Magny Cours circuit today.
The English rider got a good start in race 1 but lost a few positions in the first corners. He climbed up a few spots and then engaged in a nice duel with Troy Corser, at the end of which he finished eighth.
In race 2, Shakey got a fantastic start to reach sixth place at the end of lap one. He lead a small pack made up of Kagayama and Nieto, who were later joined by Muggeridge and Corser. Byrne kept the lead until the nineteenth lap when the Japanese, riding a factory Suzuki, managed to overtake him.
Shakey then tried to recover his position and attacked him one last time but the Japanese defended well and finished just a few tenths of a second in front of him.
SHANE BYRNE | Ducati 1098R | 8th, 7th:
“I had a lot of fun in both races. I’d like to congratulate the team who have done a great job after yesterday when I really didn’t get a good feeling from the front of the bike. In race 2, me and Kagayama kept overtaking each other. I gave it my all in both races but it seemed like the second one was taking forever. Now we’ll end the season at Portimao, on a track where our bike can certainly perform much better”.
MARCO BORCIANI – team manager:
“We were the best private Ducati in both races yet again which means we’re doing a very good job. Shakey was fantastic today and with these results he ensured his ninth place in the standings, just behind Sykes”.
Race 1:
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 37’57.110 (160,392 kph)
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 0.181
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 5.009
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 16.347
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 22.622
6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 24.948
7 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 27.144
8 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 27.578
9 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 28.486
10 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 28.716
11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 52.680
12 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1’01.372
13 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’05.123
14 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1’05.483
15 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1’05.672
Race 2:
1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 38’00.282 (160,169 kph)
2 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1.480
3 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 6.024
4 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 18.135
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.236
6 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 23.647
7 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 23.701
8 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 24.838
9 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 31.455
10 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 32.507
11 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 37.594
12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 44.727
13 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 49.782
14 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 50.345
15 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 56.209
Riders Standings:
1 N. Haga JPN 436
2 B. Spies USA 426
3 M. Fabrizio ITA 346
4 M. Biaggi ITA 293
5 J. Rea GBR 279
6 L. Haslam GBR 241
7 C. Checa ESP 200
8 T. Sykes GBR 176
9 S. Byrne GBR 166
10 J. Smrz CZE 161
11 R. Kiyonari JPN 141
12 Y. Kagayama JPN 123
13 T. Corser AUS 89
14 S. Nakano JPN 86
15 R. Laconi FRA 77