Cal Crutchlow got the first and second World Superbike wins of his career on home turf at Silverstone in England this past weekend. Heading an all-British podium on each occasion, the Yamaha Sterilgarda rider also set a new lap record on Sunday.
“I would rather have had one earlier in the year and one today, but we’ve been fighting for this all year and here it is,” said Crutchlow about his double victory.
Jonathan Rea (Ten Kate Honda) and Leon Haslam (Alstare Suzuki) joined Crutchlow on the podium in race 1. Rae duplicated his second place finish in race 2, while Haslam settled for fourth behind fellow Briton Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia).
Championship leader Max Biaggi had a somewhat lacklustre weekend at Silverstone, managing only a fifth and sixth place finish respectively, which allowed the Aprilia Alitalia rider’s nearest contender, Haslam, to chip 7 points away from his lead and reduce the margin to 60.
Three rounds remain in the series, the next one taking place on September 5 at the Nürburgring in Germany.
Silverstone WSBK Results Race 1
1. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 18 laps
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +1.621s
3. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +11.433s
4. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 +15.874s
5. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +17.085s
6. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +17.532s
7. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 +18.250s
8. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +18.938s
9. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 +22.997s
10. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR +25.830s
11. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +30.972s
12. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +31.808s
13. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Aprilia RSV-4 +32.193s
14. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 +33.206s
15. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Ducati 1198 +34.207s
16. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR +35.939s
17. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR +38.282s
18. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +39.923s
19. Akira Yanagawa JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +1min 21.620s
20. Tommy Bridewell GBR Tyco Racing Honda CBR1000RR +1min 21.678s
21. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR +1min 21.793s
Did Not Finish
22. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 laps completed
23. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 0 laps completed
24. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 0 laps completed
Did Not Start
Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198
Silverstone WSBK Results Race 2
1. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 18 laps
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +2.070s
3. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +8.834s
4. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +13.232s
5. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF R1 +13.258s
6. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +13.568s
7. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +13.963s
8. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198 +14.432s
9. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Aprilia RSV-4 +16.399s
10. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198 +19.874s
11. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR +26.268s
12. Josh Brookes AUS HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR +28.003s
13. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198 +28.550s
14. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +30.117s
15. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Ducati 1198 +30.415s
16. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR +58.607s
17. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1min 03.157s
18. Tommy Bridewell GBR Tyco Racing Honda CBR1000RR +1min 03.298s
19. Akira Yanagawa JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R +1min 20.285s
20. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1min 20.419s
Did Not Finish
21. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198 11 laps completed
22. Broc Parkes AUS Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 7 laps completed
23. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 6 laps completed
24. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1 lap completed
Did Not Start
Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198
2010 World Superbike Championship Standings
Max Biaggi Aprilia 373
Leon Haslam Suzuki 313
Jonathan Rea Honda 243
Carlos Checa Ducati 204
Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 188
James Toseland Yamaha 179
Noriyuki Haga Ducati 177
Leon Camier Aprilia 164
Michel Fabrizio Ducati 160
Troy Corser BMW 155
Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki 151
Shane Byrne Ducati 123
Jakub Smrz Aprilia 71
Ruben Xaus BMW 69
Luca Scassa Ducati 53
Tom Sykes Kawasaki 50
Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 46
Max Neukirchner Honda 40
Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki 10
Broc Parkes Honda 9
Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki 7
Joshua Brookes Honda 6
Sheridan Morais Aprilia 3
Matteo Baiocco Kawasaki 3
Andrew Pitt BMW 3
