Race 2 win goes to Leon Haslam after another last lap fight
The 2nd race of this year’s eni FIM Superbike World Championship was even more exciting and unpredictable as the first, with Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team) snatching the victory ahead of fellow podium finishers Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Chaz Davies (Aruba Ducati SBK) after another epic final lap, as in the early stages 9 riders fought it out at the head of the field. For Haslam it was his first victory since Kyalami in 2010.As in race 1 it was Rea who took the holeshot, the Kawasaki rider in control until an audacious move by reigning World Supersport Champion Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda WSBK Team) sensationally took the lead into turn one at the start of lap 7. Van Der Mark would crash out of 4th at the end of lap 19 without injury. Jordi Torres also fell a lap earlier, losing the front of his Aprilia Racing machine at Turn one.
The 22nd and final lap would once again decide the outcome of the race and at the flag and behind the top three it was Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda WSBK Team) who completed the top 5 with Nico Terol (Althea Racing) a lonely 6th ahead of, Randy de Puniet (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing) and Roman Ramos (Go Eleven Kawasaki) who rounded out the top ten.
Phillip Island, 20-21-22 February 2015, Superbike - Results Race 2
01 - 91 L. HASLAM GBR Aprilia Racing Team - Red Devils Aprilia RSV4
02 - 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
03 - 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale
04 - 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
05 - 1 S. GUINTOLI FRA PATA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
06 - 18 N. TEROL ESP Althea Racing Ducati Panigale
07 - 14 R. DE PUNIET FRA VOLTCOM Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
08 - 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000
09 - 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale
10 - 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R
11 - 36 L. MERCADO ARG BARNI Racing Team Ducati Panigale
12 - 20 S. BARRIER FRA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000
13 - 51 S. BARRAGÁN ESP Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
14 - 72 L. PEGRAM USA Team Hero EBR EBR 1190 RX
15 - 23 C. PONSSON FRA Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
16 - 21 T. BAYLISS AUS Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale
17 - 10 I. TOTH HUN BMW Team Toth BMW S1000 RR
Superbike - Championship Standings
01 - HASLAM - Points 45
02 - REA - Points 45
03 - DAVIES - Points 32
04 - SYKES - Points 23
05 - GUINTOLI - Points 20
06 - TEROL - Points 18
07 - CAMIER - Points 14
08 - TORRES - Points 13
09 - BAIOCCO - Points 12
10 - VD MARK - Points 11
Details: www.worldsbk.com
