Double Dutch for Toseland with two podiums at Assen

RACE REPORT 25/04/2010 Double Dutch for Toseland with two podiums at Assen Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike rider James Toseland made every lap count in Assen today, storming to two podium finishes and claiming hard earned points which move him up the championship table. The first race saw the British rider tear through the pack from his tenth place grid start position, making short work of his competitors with clean decisive overtakes, making up eight places to sit in second by just past mid-race point behind leader Jonathan Rea. An inspired overtake three laps to the end on the penultimate corner saw him temporarily lead the race, however Rea was able to get past at the end of the start straight, securing the win just 1.1 seconds ahead of Toseland. Team-mate Cal Crutchlow had a great start, making it up to sixth on the first corner before a bunched up pack of riders pushed him wide, dropping him to 13th initially. He fought back with a determined push and was the fastest lapping rider mid way through. He finally crossed the line in eighth having made up five positions on the tricky to overtake circuit. Race two and again Toseland charged through the pack, making fifth position by lap seven. He spent several laps following a furious battle in the top four between Haslam, Rea, Corser and Camier before slipping through and fighting his own battle to take third. Positions changed several times in the tightly bunched pack however he held onto third over the line for his second podium of the day. Team mate Crutchlow had a less fortunate race, with a technical issue with the rear suspension forcing an early retirement. Toseland now heads to the next round in Monza having climbed to fifth position in the standings on 86 points, just 17 behind Carlos Checa in fourth. Team-mate Crutchlow remains in tenth position just four points behind Michel Fabrizio in ninth. James Toseland James Toseland, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team, (2nd, 3rd) "We've had another tough weekend, especially Friday and Saturday, but we've pulled through. Once again the team has worked fantastically well, especially this morning, we had a new linkage system on the rear end just to try and sort some issues and it seems to have worked. It's been a long weekend but to come from tenth on the grid and get a second and a third, two podiums is just a great result for me and the team. It's been coming slowly, we've come from far behind in the first two races so it's fantastic to be up there at the front and fighting. There are a lot of Brits out there, and we're all racing at the front and doing a great job, everybody deserves to be in it. I've had great support from my family and friends and want to thank everyone for supporting me in getting back to where I should be." Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team, (8th, DNF ) "It's been a very frustrating end to the weekend for me, I know I had the pace to achieve really good results and be up there fighting with the front guys in both races. I made a good start in the first but lost a lot of places on the first corner when the pack pushed me wide, but fought back and was one of the fastest riders on the track mid-race. Race two was even more frustrating as I was determined and ready to fight for a podium. Unfortunately the technical issue was out of my control so there was nothing I could do." Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Manager "We had a great result today, especially considering how we got it, after a lot of challenges over the last two days. James also put all his heart into his racing today. I'm sorry for Cal, I think he had the ability to have a great two races, especially in the second one. Unfortunately we had a technical issue, we don't know what yet but we will figure it out. We've made big advances with our electronics and also with our chassis which could be seen with James's performance. We are now getting to a point where we have a very competitive bike with a set up that works on different tracks, but obviously we will continue to work for the next level. We head to Misano for testing next week motivated to keep on improving. A big thank you to all the team and the riders who worked so hard this weekend." In the European Superstock 600 Championship MRS Racing rider Jeremy Guarnoni took an impressive second place podium finish, less than two hundredths of a second off the front and earning 20 championship points on his Yamaha R6. He maintains his position as the championship leader, 11 points ahead of his closest rival after three rounds. Circuit Length: 4542 Temp: 20 Crowd: 78000 Weather: Sunny Lap Record: 2'04.685 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2005) Fastest Lap Ever: 1'34.944 (Jonathan Rea, 25/04/2010) Last Years Winner: Noriyuki Haga 2010 WSB The Netherlands - Assen 25/04/2010 Race 1 - 22 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 35'38.483 2 James Toseland Yamaha GBR 0'01.106 3 Leon Camier Aprilia GBR 0'01.249 4 Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 0'01.548 5 Troy Corser BMW AUS 0'02.738 6 Max Biaggi Aprilia ITA 0'02.813 7 Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 0'06.296 8 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha GBR 0'12.022 9 Shane Byrne Ducati GBR 0'12.146 10 Noriyuki Haga Ducati JPN 0'19.753 11 Leon Haslam Suzuki GBR 0'22.204 12 Tom Sykes Kawasaki GBR 0'22.282 13 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'22.780 14 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki FRA 0'23.364 15 Luca Scassa Ducati ITA 0'37.097 Race 2 - 22 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 35'43.137 2 Leon Haslam Suzuki GBR 0'01.942 3 James Toseland Yamaha GBR 0'03.928 4 Max Biaggi Aprilia ITA 0'04.067 5 Troy Corser BMW AUS 0'04.176 6 Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 0'04.525 7 Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 0'04.682 8 Shane Byrne Ducati GBR 0'07.698 9 Max Neukirchner Honda GER 0'09.903 10 Ruben Xaus BMW ESP 0'11.465 11 Luca Scassa Ducati ITA 0'15.489 12 Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 0'23.604 13 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki FRA 0'29.085 14 Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki AUS 0'35.401 15 Matteo Baiocco Kawasaki ITA 0'44.330 Best Lap Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 1'36.413 Rider Standings 25/04/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Leon Haslam Suzuki GBR 148 2. Max Biaggi Aprilia ITA 128 3. Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 110 4. Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 103 5. James Toseland Yamaha GBR 86 6. Noriyuki Haga Ducati JPN 85 7. Troy Corser BMW AUS 68 8. Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki FRA 55 9. Michel Fabrizio Ducati ITA 53 10. Cal Crutchlow Yamaha GBR 49 11. Leon Camier Aprilia GBR 48 12. Shane Byrne Ducati GBR 48 13. Jakub Smrz Ducati CZE 38 14. Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati ITA 26 15. Ruben Xaus BMW ESP 25 Manufacturer Standings 25/04/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Suzuki 148 2. Aprilia 134 3. Ducati 130 4. Honda 111 5. Yamaha 93 6. BMW 69 7. Kawasaki 19 Yamaha Racing Communications Barentszplein 4B / 1013 NJ Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 625 6539 E. office@yrc.nl W. www.yamaha-racing.com © Copyright Yamaha 2010 | Unsubscribe