Leon Haslam crushed the opposition today in WSBK race 1 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, taking a spectacular win with an almost two second advantage over the rest of the field.

The Brit rider was faultless in conducting his race after taking the lead on lap 5. Max Biaggi was second, but not showing the race pace he had during yesterday’s Superpole and taking too long trying to pass an excellent James Toseland on the Sterilgarda Yamaha who took the third spot on the podium.

Carlos Checa who was one of the riders tipped to be on today’s podium crashed out on lap 3 after taking the lead when he lost the front of his Ducati. Poleman Cal Crutchlow would finish down in seventh.

A welcome sight was Troy Corser who took fourth place on his BMW machine. The tough Austrialian managed to hold back a hard charging Noriyuki Haga, who had to settle for fifth.

Sixth went to a distant Jonathan Rea while Lorenzo Lanzi took eighth and Sylvain Guintoli took a good ninth spot after being forced to fifteenth after Leon Camier’s crash on lap eight and Jakub Smrz closed out the top ten.

Other crashers included Shane Byrne leaving no Althea Ducati riders on track and Michel Fabrizio who still laments front problems on his Xerox Ducati.

Valencia Race 1 Results:

1 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 36′47.723 (150,206 kph)
2 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1.757
3 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 3.621
4 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 4.209
5 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 4.378
6 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 9.834
7 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 10.466
8 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 16.080
9 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 18.382
10 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 18.589
11 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 22.903
12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 25.203
13 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 25.676
14 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 26.606
15 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 43.797
16 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 48.094
17 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 48.190
18 17 Andrews S. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 52.863

RET 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
RET 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R
RET 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R
RET 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R
RET 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR

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