Piergiorgio Bontempi;1995
Statistics: Misano
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 25th June 2010, 6:53 GMT• Matteo Baiocco retired in both races in 2009. He raced here three times in the Superstock 1000 championship, winning the 2007 edition in front of Xavier Simeon and Ilario Dionisi, while in the other two cases he didn't manage to reach the top-10. He didn't have any more luck either in the Supersport class from 2003 to 2005, when he finished sixteenth in his first race and then retired twice;• Max Biaggi was out of the first races both in 2007 and 2008, finishing on the podium in the second ones. Last year a low-key performance with a thirteenth and a tenth. Max was the poleman of the 1993 race of the now defunct 250 cc championship;• Shane Byrne came close to winning the first race last year, beaten by Spies and by a bad choice for the bike swap as the track was drying. He was sixth in race 2;• Carlos Checa has always scored points in Misano, his best result is a fifth in race 1, 2008 and race 2 last year. In 1993, at his fourth race in the 250 cc championship he started 30th and finished 20th;• Troy Corser among the active riders is the most consistent in Misano with fifteen podium finishes out of twenty-six races, five poles and two wins, obtained in the 2000 edition. His last podium here was scored in 2008, third in race 1. Last year he didn't manage to reach the points, retiring in race 1 and finishing 19th in race 2;• Cal Crutchlow won the 2009 Supersport race starting from second in grid and posting the fastest lap;• Last year Michel Fabrizio was able to make up for a poor record in Misano: in his first six races here he retired four times, while in the two races of 2009 was in the podium twice: third and second. In Superstock 1000 he won the 2003 race;• Noriyuki Haga has started twenty superbike races in Misano, but has never been able to win. Four podium placements for the Japanese, the last one in race 2 last year, third;• Leon Haslam obtained his best result in Misano in the second 2004 race, fifth, he came back here last year ending twelfth and eighth;• Vittorio Iannuzzo's last points scoring finish here was in 2006, race 1, with a fourteenth place. His best result was a seventh in the second 2003 race. He was second in the 2002 Superstock 1000 race behind Gianluca Vizziello and third in the 2005 edition. He enjoyed little luck in the Supersport class, an eighth is his best result (1999) out of five races run;• In his first eight races run in Misano, Lorenzo Lanzi always finished in the top-10, but last year he didn't manage to do better than 19th and 18th. His best result came in the first 2005 race: fifth. In the 2003 Superstock race he finished third behind Michel Fabrizio and Riccardo Chiarello;• Max Neukirchner was absent in the 2009 edition, but in 2007 and 2008 he always finished in the top-10, winning the first 2008 race;• Broc Parkes in 2009 was coming back to superbikes after an absence of six years and was seventeenth in both races. In Supersport climbed three times on the podium, with a second place behind Anthony West in the 2007 race;• Jonathan Rea won here his maiden Superbike race last year in front of the works Ducati pair Fabrizio-Haga. He climbed on the podium also in the 2008 Supersport race;• Luca Scassa finished in 20th the second race last year on his Superbike debut, he was third in the 2006 Superstock race behind Alex Polita and Ayrton Badovini;• Jakub Smrz has a good feeling with the Misano track, since he was able to record here his maiden fastest lap in 2008 and last year his maiden pole, breaking the record string of Ben Spies. Last year his best race results: fourth in both races;• Last year Tom Sykes finished both races inside the top-10: eighth and seventh, at his debut in Misano;• James Toseland ran fourteen races here, climbing on the podium twice in second: in 2003, race 1 and 2006, race 1. In MotoGP he was sixth in 2008 and tenth last year;• Chris Vermeulen was second behind Regis Laconi in both 2005 races, then he went to MotoGP, when he was second again behind Casey Stoner in the 2007 race;• Ruben Xaus obtained three wins in Misano, he is second amongst the all-time winners of the Italian track behind Troy Bayliss (6 wins). From 2003 to 2008 he always finished in the top-10, while last year he recorded a fourteenth and a sixteenth. OTHER NOTES ON THE MISANO RACES • In the last four races run here four different manufacturers have won the race: Suzuki with Neukirchner in 2008, race 1, Ducati in race 2 with Xaus, Yamaha with Spies in 2009 race 1 and Honda with Rea in race 2;• Kawasaki (1994 race 1, Scott Russell) and Aprilia (2000 double by Corser) have also won at Misano, so only BMW among the current manufacturers have missed out on the win here;• Ducati won 26 races out of 36 in Misano, unbeaten from 2001 to 2006 race 1. Recently they won three of the last six races and in 2009 the best-placed Ducati was second in both races. MILESTONES IN MISANO 1994 - First and only fastest lap for Piergiorgio Bontempi;1995 - First win and first fastest lap for Mauro Lucchiari, 50th pole position for Ducati by Carl Fogarty;1996 - First win, pole and fastest lap for John Kocinski on his first appearance in WSBK;1999 - 150th fastest lap for Ducati by Troy Corser, 100th podium placement for Carl Fogarty;2003 - 200th fastest lap for Ducati (Ruben Xaus), 50th podium appearance for Pierfrancesco Chili;2004 - First pole position for Steve Martin;2005 - 10th win for Regis Laconi;2006 - First win for Andrew Pitt in race 2;2007 - 40th career pole for Troy Corser;2008 - Troy Corser scored his 42nd pole, exactly twice as many as Fogarty and Bayliss. Maiden fastest lap for Jakub Smrz. Max Neukirchner in race 1 took a Suzuki to the win for the first time in Misano;2009 - Maiden pole for Jakub Smrz and maiden win for Jonathan Rea. SUPERSPORT FLASH DATA In Misano the following riders obtained their maiden Supersport win: Massimo Meregalli (1997), Ruben Xaus (1999), Christian Kellner (2000), Massimo Roccoli (2006). Roccoli's one is the last by an Italian rider in Misano. SUPERSTOCK 1000 FLASH DATA • First Supesrtock 1000 win for Ivan Sala (1999), Fabio Capriotti (2000), Gianluca Vizziello (2002), Lorenzo Alfonsi (2004);• Last year Maxime Berger took Honda to the top step of the podium at Misano. In the last four years four different manufacturers have won here: Suzuki in 2006 (Polita), Yamaha in 2007 (Baiocco), Ducati in 2008 (Polita) and then Honda;• Alex Polita is the only rider to have won twice in Superstock 1000 in Misano (2006 and 2008). SUPERSTOCK 600 FLASH DATA Yamaha won here in the odd years (2005, 2007 and 2009), while in the even ones the winners were Kawasaki in 2006 and Honda in 2008. Read article
Statistics from Misano
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 25th June 2010, 6:53 GMT• Matteo Baiocco retired in both races in 2009. He raced here three times in the Superstock 1000 championship, winning the 2007 edition in front of Xavier Simeon and Ilario Dionisi, while in the other two cases he didn't manage to reach the top-10. He didn't have any more luck either in the Supersport class from 2003 to 2005, when he finished sixteenth in his first race and then retired twice;• Max Biaggi was out of the first races both in 2007 and 2008, finishing on the podium in the second ones. Last year a low-key performance with a thirteenth and a tenth. Max was the poleman of the 1993 race of the now defunct 250 cc championship;• Shane Byrne came close to winning the first race last year, beaten by Spies and by a bad choice for the bike swap as the track was drying. He was sixth in race 2;• Carlos Checa has always scored points in Misano, his best result is a fifth in race 1, 2008 and race 2 last year. In 1993, at his fourth race in the 250 cc championship he started 30th and finished 20th;• Troy Corser among the active riders is the most consistent in Misano with fifteen podium finishes out of twenty-six races, five poles and two wins, obtained in the 2000 edition. His last podium here was scored in 2008, third in race 1. Last year he didn't manage to reach the points, retiring in race 1 and finishing 19th in race 2;• Cal Crutchlow won the 2009 Supersport race starting from second in grid and posting the fastest lap;• Last year Michel Fabrizio was able to make up for a poor record in Misano: in his first six races here he retired four times, while in the two races of 2009 was in the podium twice: third and second. In Superstock 1000 he won the 2003 race;• Noriyuki Haga has started twenty superbike races in Misano, but has never been able to win. Four podium placements for the Japanese, the last one in race 2 last year, third;• Leon Haslam obtained his best result in Misano in the second 2004 race, fifth, he came back here last year ending twelfth and eighth;• Vittorio Iannuzzo's last points scoring finish here was in 2006, race 1, with a fourteenth place. His best result was a seventh in the second 2003 race. He was second in the 2002 Superstock 1000 race behind Gianluca Vizziello and third in the 2005 edition. He enjoyed little luck in the Supersport class, an eighth is his best result (1999) out of five races run;• In his first eight races run in Misano, Lorenzo Lanzi always finished in the top-10, but last year he didn't manage to do better than 19th and 18th. His best result came in the first 2005 race: fifth. In the 2003 Superstock race he finished third behind Michel Fabrizio and Riccardo Chiarello;• Max Neukirchner was absent in the 2009 edition, but in 2007 and 2008 he always finished in the top-10, winning the first 2008 race;• Broc Parkes in 2009 was coming back to superbikes after an absence of six years and was seventeenth in both races. In Supersport climbed three times on the podium, with a second place behind Anthony West in the 2007 race;• Jonathan Rea won here his maiden Superbike race last year in front of the works Ducati pair Fabrizio-Haga. He climbed on the podium also in the 2008 Supersport race;• Luca Scassa finished in 20th the second race last year on his Superbike debut, he was third in the 2006 Superstock race behind Alex Polita and Ayrton Badovini;• Jakub Smrz has a good feeling with the Misano track, since he was able to record here his maiden fastest lap in 2008 and last year his maiden pole, breaking the record string of Ben Spies. Last year his best race results: fourth in both races;• Last year Tom Sykes finished both races inside the top-10: eighth and seventh, at his debut in Misano;• James Toseland ran fourteen races here, climbing on the podium twice in second: in 2003, race 1 and 2006, race 1. In MotoGP he was sixth in 2008 and tenth last year;• Chris Vermeulen was second behind Regis Laconi in both 2005 races, then he went to MotoGP, when he was second again behind Casey Stoner in the 2007 race;• Ruben Xaus obtained three wins in Misano, he is second amongst the all-time winners of the Italian track behind Troy Bayliss (6 wins). From 2003 to 2008 he always finished in the top-10, while last year he recorded a fourteenth and a sixteenth. OTHER NOTES ON THE MISANO RACES • In the last four races run here four different manufacturers have won the race: Suzuki with Neukirchner in 2008, race 1, Ducati in race 2 with Xaus, Yamaha with Spies in 2009 race 1 and Honda with Rea in race 2;• Kawasaki (1994 race 1, Scott Russell) and Aprilia (2000 double by Corser) have also won at Misano, so only BMW among the current manufacturers have missed out on the win here;• Ducati won 26 races out of 36 in Misano, unbeaten from 2001 to 2006 race 1. Recently they won three of the last six races and in 2009 the best-placed Ducati was second in both races. MILESTONES IN MISANO 1994 - First and only fastest lap for Piergiorgio Bontempi;1995 - First win and first fastest lap for Mauro Lucchiari, 50th pole position for Ducati by Carl Fogarty;1996 - First win, pole and fastest lap for John Kocinski on his first appearance in WSBK;1999 - 150th fastest lap for Ducati by Troy Corser, 100th podium placement for Carl Fogarty;2003 - 200th fastest lap for Ducati (Ruben Xaus), 50th podium appearance for Pierfrancesco Chili;2004 - First pole position for Steve Martin;2005 - 10th win for Regis Laconi;2006 - First win for Andrew Pitt in race 2;2007 - 40th career pole for Troy Corser;2008 - Troy Corser scored his 42nd pole, exactly twice as many as Fogarty and Bayliss. Maiden fastest lap for Jakub Smrz. Max Neukirchner in race 1 took a Suzuki to the win for the first time in Misano;2009 - Maiden pole for Jakub Smrz and maiden win for Jonathan Rea. SUPERSPORT FLASH DATA In Misano the following riders obtained their maiden Supersport win: Massimo Meregalli (1997), Ruben Xaus (1999), Christian Kellner (2000), Massimo Roccoli (2006). Roccoli's one is the last by an Italian rider in Misano. SUPERSTOCK 1000 FLASH DATA • First Supesrtock 1000 win for Ivan Sala (1999), Fabio Capriotti (2000), Gianluca Vizziello (2002), Lorenzo Alfonsi (2004);• Last year Maxime Berger took Honda to the top step of the podium at Misano. In the last four years four different manufacturers have won here: Suzuki in 2006 (Polita), Yamaha in 2007 (Baiocco), Ducati in 2008 (Polita) and then Honda;• Alex Polita is the only rider to have won twice in Superstock 1000 in Misano (2006 and 2008). SUPERSTOCK 600 FLASH DATA Yamaha won here in the odd years (2005, 2007 and 2009), while in the even ones the winners were Kawasaki in 2006 and Honda in 2008. Read article
