2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round
The 2012 Miller Superbike World Championship round was the sixth round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of May 26–28, 2012 at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah, United States. The races were held on Memorial Day Monday.
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| Round 6 of 14 rounds in the 2012 Superbike World Championship. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | May 28, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Miller Motorsports Park | ||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.907 km (3.049 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Superbike World Championship | |||||||||||||
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Carlos Checa won the first race but lost the front and crashed in the second race while Marco Melandri finished second to Checa in the first race but won the second race. Still, it was Aprilia rider Max Biaggi that extended his lead in the championship standings by finishing third place in both races.[1]
Superbike
Race 1 classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  |
Ducati 1098R | 21 | 38:21.283 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 |  |
BMW S1000RR | 21 | +2.313 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 21 | +5.338 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 65 |  |
Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +5.517 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 58 |  |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 21 | +12.201 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 96 |  |
Ducati 1098R | 21 | +13.262 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 19 | |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 21 | +19.662 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 66 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 21 | +21.292 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 84 | |
BMW S1000RR | 21 | +21.450 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | 91 | |
BMW S1000RR | 21 | +23.433 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | 34 | |
Ducati 1098R | 21 | +23.696 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 50 |  |
Ducati 1098R | 21 | +24.752 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | 2 | |
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 21 | +29.400 | 20 | 3 |
| 14 | 86 | |
BMW S1000RR | 21 | +31.222 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 76 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 21 | +32.966 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | 121 | |
Ducati 1098R | 21 | +35.409 | 14 | |
| 17 | 4 |  |
Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +52.153 | 21 | |
| 18 | 14 |  |
Ducati 1098R | 20 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 19 | 16 | |
BMW S1000RR | 20 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| Ret | 36 |  |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 13 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 87 | |
Ducati 1098R | 11 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 | |
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 7 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 44 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 7 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 59 | |
Ducati 1098R | 6 | Accident | 15 | |
| OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT | |||||||
Race 2 classification
The race was stopped after 3 laps due to Hiroshi Aoyama's crash, that spilt fluid on the track, and restarted an hour later on an 18-lap distance.[2]
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | |
BMW S1000RR | 18 | 32:56.257 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | 65 | |
Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +0.195 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 18 | +2.137 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 19 | |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 18 | +4.245 | 11 | 13 |
| 5 | 66 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +9.534 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 58 | |
Aprilia RSV4 Factory | 18 | +9.798 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 34 | |
Ducati 1098R | 18 | +11.891 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 91 | |
BMW S1000RR | 18 | +12.715 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 96 | |
Ducati 1098R | 18 | +13.017 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 50 | |
Ducati 1098R | 18 | +13.703 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | 2 | |
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 18 | +15.687 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 84 | |
BMW S1000RR | 18 | +21.923 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | 86 | |
BMW S1000RR | 18 | +23.940 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | 76 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +24.051 | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | 121 | |
Ducati 1098R | 18 | +33.897 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | |
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 18 | +38.692 | 16 | |
| 17 | 36 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +47.703 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | |
BMW S1000RR | 18 | +1:07.223 | 23 | |
| 19 | 14 | |
Ducati 1098R | 18 | +1:41.714 | 24 | |
| Ret | 44 | |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 13 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | |
Ducati 1098R | 11 | Retirement | 2 | |
| Ret | 59 | |
Ducati 1098R | 9 | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | 87 | |
Ducati 1098R | 5 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 4 | |
Honda CBR1000RR | Not restarted | 21 | ||
| OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT | |||||||
gollark: I mean, it can become unable to do that.
gollark: It should autospin.
gollark: Fuel level?
gollark: It is plugged in, right?
gollark: Really?
References
- "Aprilia Max Biaggi leads World Superbike going into Misano Adriatico". GrandPrixRankings.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- "Melandri resists Rea as Checa chucks it". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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