Yamaha Finance Australian Round - Race 1

Date
Sat 24th February 2018 (UTC)

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13:30:00 UTC

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League
SBK

Season
2018

Round
1

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Location
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

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Description

The beautiful Phillip Island circuit on the Bass Straight, off the coast of Victoria in Australia, is one of the most iconic and exciting venues in world motorsport. WorldSBK™ first raced at Phillip Island in 1990, just after the first MotoGP™ visit in 1989.
That Australia has produced so many stars of two-wheel racing, such as Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan, Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser and Casey Stoner, is a testament to the country’s rich motorcycle racing heritage.

Melandri put in a stunning ride at Phillip Island to win the opening race of 2018, stalking his way through the podium places before being able to catch and pass earlier race leader and pole sitter Sykes. Melandri adds the victory to an illustrious list of glory accrued at the Australian track, including MotoGP and 250 World Championship wins. Behind Sykes, who took second, Davies completed the podium – slicing past reigning Champion Rea right at the end to begin his season on the rostrum after some late drama for Rea.

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Result List

Result Description
#/ Rider / Nat. /Team /Constructor /Time/Gap/Points

1/ Marco Melandri /ITA / Aruba.it Racing /Ducati /33'40.354/25
2/ Tom Sykes /GBR /Kawasaki Racing Team /Kawasaki /+1.180/20
3/ Chaz Davies /GBR / Aruba.it Racing /Ducati /+9.265/16
4/ Xavi Fores /SPA / BARNI Racing Team /Ducati /+9.821/13
5/ Jonathan Rea /GBR / Kawasaki Racing Team /Kawasaki /+13.896/11
6/ Alex Lowes /GBR / Pata Yamaha /Yamaha /+17.028/10
7/ Leon Camier /GBR / Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team /Honda /+21.514/9
8/ Eugene Laverty /GBR / Milwaukee Aprilia /Aprilia /+23.662/8
9/ Michael van der Mark /NDL / Pata Yamaha /Yamaha /+27.430/7
10/ Leandro Mercado /ARG / Orelac Racing VerdNatura /Kawasaki ZX-10RR /+27.446/6
11/ Loris Baz /FRA /Althea BMW Racing Team /BMW /+27.748/5
12/ Jake Gagne /USA / Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team /Honda /+28.466/4
13/ Toprak Razgatlioglu /TUR/ Kawasaki Puccetti Racing /Kawasaki ZX-10RR /+30.000/3
14/ Román Ramos /SPA / Team Go Eleven /Kawasaki /+53.619/2
15/ Ondrej Jezek /CZE /TripleM Honda World Superbike Team /Honda CBR1000RR /+1'00/1

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