Race 1

Ben Spies recovered one point during Race 1 at Magny-Cours. In an exciting last lap thriller, Spies almost lost first place to Noriyuki Haga after a small mistake in the final lap and won by 0.181s. Third went to Max Biaggi, with an Aprilia RSV4 Factory that has made a big step forward from Imola.

Spies lead the entire race from start to finish, with Noriyuki Haga stuck behind Jonathan Rea and Max Biaggi. Rea in a pass, went off line and with a technical problen could not get back into the race letting Biaggi in second place and Haga in third. The Japanese rider took ten laps to get past Biaggi and then began setting his sights on the Yamaha rider, gaining tenths of seconds here and there. Haga gained on Spies and managed to get past the American, but Spies responded and there was no corners or laps left for Haga to try another attack.

Race 1 Results:

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 37′57.110 (160,392 kph)
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 0.181
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 5.009
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 16.347
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 22.622
6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 24.948
7 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 27.144
8 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 27.578
9 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 28.486
10 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 28.716
11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 52.680
12 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′01.372
13 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′05.123
14 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′05.483
15 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1′05.672
16 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′29.284
17 40 Gentile F. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory
RET 132 Morais S. (RSA) Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R
RET 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
RET 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1

Race 2

It was Xerox Ducati’s Noriyuki Haga who took the win in race two at Magny-Cours grabbing back the championship lead from Ben Spies, three hours after Race 1. Second went to Max Biaggi and third to Jonathan Rea. Haga now leads the championship with 10 points.

The race saw Haga take off from 5th place in the grid and take the lead from Ben Spies at the end of lap 1 and never look back. Max Biaggi and Jonathan Rea exchanged paint for most part of the race, until Rea’s tires went off leaving Biaggi in second place with Ben Spies slowly fading and falling back and could finish only fourth, 18.1 seconds behind Haga.

With Haga’s win, Ducati has taken the 2009 Manufacturer Championship.

Race 2 Results:

1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 38′00.282 (160,169 kph)
2 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1.480
3 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 6.024
4 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 18.135
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.236
6 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 23.647
7 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 23.701
8 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 24.838
9 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 31.455
10 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 32.507
11 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 37.594
12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 44.727
13 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 49.782
14 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 50.345
15 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 56.209
16 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 58.796
17 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1′00.391
18 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′20.777
19 132 Morais S. (RSA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′24.318
RET 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory
RET 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R
RET 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1

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