WSBK: 2010 Misano Results

The Alitalia Aprilia rider took his fourth double of the season, including third in the last four rounds to extend his lead over Suzuki Alstares Leon Haslam to 37 points.

Meanwhile Troy Corser took the Superpole for BMW s first WSBK pole. The prime starting position helped Corser earn the German manufacturers second podium appearance.

Race One Highlights

The first race began with Biaggi taking the holeshot but quickly losing position to Corser. Riding the BMW S1000RR, Corser put in a strong effort to lead the first 16 laps.

Biaggi moved ahead on lap 17 to take the lead, and a few laps later, a wide corner by Corser allowed Althea Ducati s Carlos Checa to move into second. The three riders maintained those positions until end, with all three crossing the line within 0.822 seconds.

The win, combined with a disappointing eighth place finish for Haslam, extended Biaggis championship lead to 32 points. More significant, perhaps, was Corsers performance in the S1000RRs best effort to date.

I got another good start and dropped back inside Max to get the lead, says Corser. The track was really slippery compared to this morning, so it took a few laps to get a feel for the tire and get a good rhythm. I made a mistake and Max came past, I tried a bit too hard and that was about it for me. It was positive all the same because we managed to stay in front for a good while.

Fabrizio, fourth in Race One, also had a stronger start. The Ducati Xerox rider worked his into the lead by lap seven, with Biaggi moving up behind him into second. A slight mistake by Fabrizio on the final corner allowed Biaggi to take the lead on the straight.

Once in the lead, Biaggi was uncatchable. He would finish just over four seconds ahead of Haslam while Fabrizio held off Yamaha Sterilgardas Cal Crutchlow to take third. Corser was unable to repeat his Race One performance, finishing tenth despite leading the first six laps.

In such a tough and well balanced championship, all of the victories are earned with hard work and sweat, says Biaggi. In race 2, to be honest, maybe I rode pushing the envelope a bit, maybe even risking too much. But on the other hand, without risk there is no gain!

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