Final Results 125cc Grand Prix At Donington Park:

1. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 43:17.675
2. Toni Elias, Honda, 43:20.804
3. Manuel Poggialia, Gilera, 43:21.544
4. Masao Azuma, Honda, 43:21.641
5. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 43:35.061
6. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 43:41.322
7. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 43:41.876
8. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 43:42.097
9. Angel Rodriguez, Aprilia, 43:45.714
10. Gabor Talmacsi, Honda, 43:46.287

DNF Crash:
Pablo Nieto
Alessandro Brannetti
Angel Nieto
Alex De Angelis

DNF Mechanical:
Gianlugi Scalvini
Paul Robinson
Christopher Martin
Stefano Perugini

Practice Times From Sunday Morning 750cc Supersport Practice:

1. Jimmy Moore, 1:30.927
2. Ben Spies, 1:31.115
3. Richie Alexander, 1:31.275
4. Vincent Haskovec, 1:31.776
5. Chris Ulrich, 1:31.778
6. Lance Isaacs, Honda CBR600F4, 1:32.178
7. Anthony Lupo, 1:32.215
8. Tony Meiring, 1:32.254
9. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.614
10. Rich Conicelli, 1:33.930
11. David Ortega, 1:34.220
12. Doug Pitcock, 1:35.004
13. Marc Palazzo, Honda CBR600F4, 1:35.405
14. Mark Crozier, 1:35.493
15. Ed Milhausen, 1:35.503

All riders on Suzuki GSX-R750s unless noted.

Sunday Morning World Superbike Warm-up Times From Laguna Seca:

1. Colin Edwards II, Honda, 1:25.932
2. Troy Corser, Aprilia, 1:26.057
3. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 1:26.453
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:26.522
5. Tadayuki Okada, Honda, 1:26.591
6. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:26.621
7. Ben Bostrom, Ducati, 1:26.643
8. Ruben Xaus, Ducati, 1:26.793
9. Regis Laconi, Aprilia, 1:26.802
10. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:26.954
11. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki, 1:27.114
12. Gregorio Lavilla, Kawasaki, 1:27.176
13. Akira Yanagawa, Kawasaki, 1:27.240
14. Pierfrancesco Chili, Suzuki, 1:27.297
15. James Toseland, Ducati, 1:27.362
16. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, 1:27.471
17. Steve Martin, Ducati, 1:27.694
18. Marco Borciani, Ducati, 1:28.171
19. Peter Goddard, Benelli, 1:28.200
20. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati, 1:28.257



Colin Edwards went faster Sunday morning than his qualifying time of 1:26.112.

500cc Grand Prix Final Results From Donington Park:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 46:53.349
2. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 46.55.143
3. Alex Barros, Honda, 46:55.360
4. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 47:00.959
5. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 47:05.875
6. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 47:06.115
7. Alex Criville, Honda, 47:09.574
8. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 47:10.048
9. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 47:10.129
10. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 47:18.130
11. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 47:22.554
12. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton, 47:38.333
13. Jason Vincent, Yamaha, 47:43.256
14. Anthony West, Honda, 47:43.382
15. Chris Walker, Honda, 47:52.465
16. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 47:58.225 (jump start, stop & go)

DNF:

Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 33:30.527 (mechanical)
Norick Abe, Yamaha, 29:16.695 (jump start, stop & go, retired)
Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 23:59.427 (jump start, stop & go, retired)

By Glenn Le Santo

Ben Bostrom won both races at Laguna Seca to make it three straight wins in the Superbike World Championship. In perfect display of racecraft, Bostrom led the second race from start to finish and kept a hard-charging Troy Corser at bay during the closing stages. Corser attacked Bostrom after getting past Colin Edwards and Neil Hodgson but Bostrom kept his eye on his pit board and kept up the gap constant at around 3 seconds.

“Ben was reading his board like a smart guy and he put in some quick laps when I tried to catch him,” explained Corser. “I pushed hard, but not hard enough to crash.”

Neil Hodgson fought off a determined challenge from Colin Edwards to hold onto third place, meaning the podium for the second race had the same three riders as the podium for race one. And again it was a sweep for V-Twins on Dunlop tires. “My race didn’t go according to plan, which was to hang onto Ben,” said reigning British Superbike Champion Hodgson. “Then I got caught up in a big dice with Troy Corser and Colin Edwards and we lost touch with Bostrom. It was a great dice, really enjoyable but I think I burnt the tire up a little in it.”

Troy Bayliss finished in fourth, with Eric Bostrom fifth and Edwards sixth. The result means that Troy Corser is still third in the title but has closed the points gap to 61 as the Superbikes prepare to go to the next round at Brands Hatch in England on July 29th.

World Superbike Race Two Results From Laguna Seca:

1. Ben Bostrom, Ducati
2. Troy Corser, Aprilia
3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati
4. Troy Bayliss, Ducati
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
6. Colin Edwards II, Honda
7. James Toseland, Ducati
8. Akira Yanagawa, Kawasaki
9. Regis Laconi, Aprilia
10. Ruben Xaus, Ducati
11. Tadayuki Okada, Honda
12. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki
13. Steve Martin, Ducati
14. Broc Parkes, Ducati
15. Peter Goddard, Benelli
16. Robert Ulm, Ducati
17. Marco Borciani, Ducati
18. Mauro Sanchini, Ducati
19. Martin Craggill, Ducati
20. Bertrand Stey, Honda

Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, DNF, crash, 27 laps
Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, DNF, retired, 9 laps
Gregorio Lavilla, Kawasaki, DNF, crash, 6 laps
Pierfrancesco Chili, Suzuki, DNF, retired, 1 lap
Lucio Pedercini, Ducati, DNF, retired, 0 laps

Kawasaki’s Doug Chandler received a stop & go penalty for jumping the start and then pulled in.

Goddard’s 15th place gives the Benelli Tornado its first World Championship point.

Superbike World Championship Point Standings After Race Two At Laguna Seca:

1. Bayliss, 276 points
2. Edwards, 223 points
3. Corser, 215 points
4. Ben Bostrom, 197 points
5. Hodgson, 177 points
6. Chili, 153 points
7. Lavilla, 120 points
8. Yanagawa, 118 points
9. Okada, 113 points
10. Xaus, 92 points

Final 250cc Grand Prix Results From Donington Park:

1. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 42:46.466
2. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 42:56.639
3. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 42:56.867
4. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 43:11.566
5. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 43:33.134
6. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 43:37.596
7. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 43:38.392
8. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 43:38.957
9. Alex Hofmann, Aprilia, 43:40.263
10. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 43:44.450

22. Jason DiSalvo, Honda, 43:31.853 –1 lap
23. Katja Poensgen, Aprilia, 43:32.889 –1 lap

DNF, crash, Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia

By Glenn Le Santo

Ben Bostrom recovered from a poor start to storm to the front of his home round of the Superbike World Championship in Laguna Seca. Bostrom carved through the field on his Ducati L&M machine from sixth place on lap one to chase holeshot man Neil Hodgson. Troy Corser had been holding second but was unable to close on Hodgson. Bostrom blasted past Corser’s Aprilia on lap 19 of the 28-lap race and set off after race leader Hodgson.
Despite scoring the fastest lap of the race Corser was unable to follow Bostrom through when he caught and passed GSE Ducati’s Hodgson. British Superbike Champion Hodgson hadn’t put a wheel wrong all race but when Bostrom caught him and piled on the pressure Hodgson strayed off the racing line in the Corkscrew on lap 21. That was all Bostrom needed and he slipped up the inside to disappear for his third race win of the season.

After the race the home crowd cheered Ben Bostrom as he took his place on the top of the winner’s podium. Hodgson was light-hearted despite his
defeat. “I hadn’t planned to lead the race,” said Hodgson. “My plan was to follow Bostrom and pass him on the last lap. When I found myself in the lead at the end of lap one my plan went out of the window. I got a good lead early on but then saw ‘BOS’ on my board and thought – oh no, not again!”

When asked if he planned to make any changes for race two Hodgson quipped, “I’ve asked my mechanics to fit a bigger engine!” Bostrom joined in the fun and replied, “I’m making the same change as Neil for race two!”

Championship leader Troy Bayliss finished the race in fourth place, with World Champion COlin Edwards back in sixth after running off the track going into the Corkscrew. As a result Corser was able to close the gap on the pair who lie first and second in the Championship points.
Final Results From World Superbike Race One At Laguna Seca:

1. Ben Bostrom, Ducati
2. Neil Hodgson, Ducati
3. Troy Corser, Aprilia
4. Troy Bayliss, Ducati
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
6. Colin Edwards II, Honda
7. Ruben Xaus, Ducati
8. Tadayuki Okada, Honda
9. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki
10. James Toseland, Ducati
11. Regis Laconi, Aprilia
12. Gregorio Lavilla, Kawasaki
13. Broc Parkes, Ducati
14. Steve Martin, Ducati
15. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati
16. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati
17. Robert Ulm, Ducati
18. Peter Goddard, Benelli
19. Mauro Sanchini, Ducati
20. Marco Borciani, Ducati

22. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki, DNF, 17 laps

26. Akira Yanagawa, Kawasaki, DNF, crash, 2 laps
27. Pierfrancesco Chili, Suzuki, DNF, crash, 2 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.337 seconds

Fastest Lap: Corser, 1:26.144, lap 15


Unofficial World Championship Superbike Point Standings After Race One At Laguna Seca:

1. Bayliss, 263 points
2. Edwards, 213 points
3. Corser, 195 points
4. Ben Bostrom, 172 points
5. Hodgson, 161 points
6. Chili, 153 points
7. Lavilla, 120 points
8. Yanagawa, 110 points
9. Okada, 108 points
10. Xaus, 86 points