2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 of 14 rounds in the 2012 Superbike World Championship season. | |||
| and | |||
| Round 1 of 13 rounds in the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. | |||
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| None | Italy | ||
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| Date | 26 February, 2012 | ||
| Location | Phillip Island | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.445 km (2.762 mi) | ||
| Superbike World Championship | |||
| Pole position | |||
 Tom Sykes | |||
| 1:31.323 (Combined sessions) Superpole cancelled when circuit closed following investigation into fatal crash during support race. | |||
| Fastest lap race 1 | Fastest lap race 2 | ||
 Max Biaggi |
 Carlos Checa | ||
| 1:31.785 | 1:32.846 | ||
| Supersport World Championship | |||
| Pole position | |||
 Broc Parkes | |||
| 1:34.445 | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
 Fabien Foret | |||
| 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.[1]
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.[2] The starting grid for both races was then established from the two qualifying sessions.[3]
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. [4]
Race 1 classification
Race 2 classification
Supersport
Race classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 |  Kenan Sofuoğlu |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | 24:08.130 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 99 | Fabien Foret |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +0.078 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | 23 | Broc Parkes |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +2.038 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 16 | Jules Cluzel |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +2.113 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 11 | Sam Lowes |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +4.955 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 32 |  Sheridan Morais |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +6.812 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 34 | Ronan Quarmby |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +11.592 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 25 | Alex Baldolini |
Triumph Daytona 675 | 15 | +16.761 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo |
Triumph Daytona 675 | 15 | +18.098 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 52 |  Lukáš Pešek |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +18.425 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Jed Metcher |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +19.227 | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | 64 |  Joshua Day |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +24.412 | 19 | 4 |
| 13 | 87 | Luca Marconi |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +28.808 | 23 | 3 |
| 14 | 20 | Mathew Scholtz |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +28.915 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 61 | Fabio Menghi |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +29.128 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | Andrea Antonelli |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +31.719 | 24 | |
| 17 | 40 | Martin Jessopp |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +36.812 | 22 | |
| 18 | 10 |  Imre Tóth |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +40.102 | 20 | |
| 19 | 98 | Romain Lanusse |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | +40.788 | 26 | |
| 20 | 13 | Dino Lombardi |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +44.040 | 25 | |
| 21 | 38 | Balázs Németh |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +48.573 | 8 | |
| 22 | 33 |  Yves Polzer |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | +1:05.387 | 27 | |
| 23 | 27 |  Thomas Caiani |
Honda CBR600RR | 15 | +1:20.489 | 28 | |
| Ret | 69 | Ondřej Ježek |
Honda CBR600RR | 12 | Retirement | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Roberto Tamburini |
Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 55 | Massimo Roccoli |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 3 | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | 19 |  Paweł Szkopek |
Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 10 | |
| Ret | 65 |  Vladimir Leonov |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | Retirement | 21 | |
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References
- ↑ "Phillip Island Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Superpole cancelled after support race tragedy". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 25 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Road Racing FIM Superbike & Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock Cup Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. p. 28. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
1.17.3: Grid positions will be based...for the Superbike, on the Superpole results and the qualifying practice results. In the case where the Superpole has been cancelled, the grid position will be based on the qualifying practice results.
- ↑ "Biaggi Melandri Sykes Checa take the lead 2012 world superbike season". grandprixrankings.com (Grand Prix Rankings). 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.